Mayim Bialik

Although nothing like The Bear, these five are good in their own right.

The Big Bang Theory won a host of awards as it made being geeky cool. But it also made its main cast members very wealthy.

Despite the spin-off's success, its cast members bring home far less money than the original show's actors.

Mayim Bialik gained fame by playing the title character of the NBC sitcom Blossom, and then Amy Fowler on The Big Bang Theory - the latter role brought her several Emmy nominations.