Johnny Galecki

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Recent Role:
Leonard Hofstadter on The Big Bang Theory
Gender:
Male
Born:
4-30-1975
Birthplace:
Bree, Belgium
AKA:
Johnny Galeki, John Galecki
With his tangle of curly, brown hair and sensitive half-smile, Johnny Galecki captured viewers hearts and perfected his comic facets over a five season (1992-1997) run on ABC's ground-breaking sitcom, Roseanne. Cast as David Healy, he made a name for himself as the soft-spoken, gentle-hearted, and most times, put-upon boyfriend of acerbic Darlene Conner, and infused fresh perspective into the program's eruptive happenings. In no time, Johnny developed into a fan favorite in the role he is remembered most for.

Born in Bree, Belgium, where his father was serving in the U.

… More S. Armed Forces, and raised in Chicago, Galecki knew very early in his life that he wanted to be an actor. At only 7 years of age, he already had several theatre performances under his belt including the stage musicals, Fiddler on the Roof and Pippin, and in Galileo, opposite actor Brian Dennehy.

Johnny began his professional acting career at the age of twelve and debuted on the big screen as River Phoenix's brother in A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon in 1988, and inherited the role of Rusty from actor Anthony Michael Hall in 1989's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

After playing Robert Urich's son in the 1990's Emmy-nominated mini-series, Blind Faith and on the short-lived NBC comedy series, American Dreamer, Galecki garnered sitcom success on Roseanne. Johnny had previously worked with comedienne, Roseanne Barr, playing her son in the ABC made-for-TV movie, Back Field in Motion (1991). He stayed with the show until its final season in 1997. He then added to his television credits with several guest appearances, leading roles in televison movies, and a minor role on the ephemeral Head of the C l a s s spin-off, Billy. Johnny Galecki made his return to feature films in supporting roles in the teen horror flick, I Know What You Did Last Summer and the comedy, Bean, both in 1997. He followed it with his critically acclaimed performance in Suicide Kings released that same year.

Johnny veered away from his "darling" image to play a menacing homosexual in the 1998 movie, The Opposite of Sex, and played a convict in 1999's Morgan's Ferry. After small parts in Bounce (2000), Playing Mona Lisa (2000), and Vanilla Sky (2001), he played a leading role in the comedy thriller, Bookies, which premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.

After taking a few more bites out of the small screen (guest starring in the TV comedy series, My Name is Earl in 2006; appearing in as a recurring character in episodes of the sitcom, Hope and Faith during the 2005-2006 season; and as Trouty, a less than desirable character in the TBS comedy series, My Boys), Galecki's acting took him down an entirely new path: he appeared in the Off-Broadway production of Carter Beene's gay Hollywood satire, The Little Dog Laughed, as Alex, a young prostitute. The play opened on Broadway to rave reviews on November 13, 2006 and ran until February 18, 2007. It was the only new American play to have opened on Broadway that season.

At present, Johnny is involved in The Big Bang Theory, a CBS comedy series developed for the 2007-2008 television season. Co-starring with actor, Jim Parsons, he plays Leonard, one of two theoretical physicists who meets a woman who shows them how little they know about life.

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    9.5 Superb
    Date of Birth
    30 April 1975, Bree, Belgium Birth Name
    Johnny Mark Galecki Height
    5' 5" (1.65 m) hide show

    Born in Belgium where his father was stationed while serving in the US Air Force. He moved to Chicago when he was 3 years old.

    In 1991, he starred in the made-for-TV movie Backfield in Motion (1991) (TV), which co-starred the production team of Roseanne and Tom Arnold. The next year, Galecki joined the cast of "Roseanne" (1988) as Darlene's sensitive and put-upon boyfriend, David.

    At the age of 11, he received a Joseph Jefferson citation nomination for his critically-acclaimed performance as John Henry in The Member of the Wedding.

    By age 7, he began performing in such prestigious theater productions as "Fiddler on the Roof", "Pippin" and "Galileo", opposite Brian Dennehy at The Goodman Theater in Chicago.

    Star/producer/writer Roseanne of "Roseanne" (1988) praises Galecki's "great vulnerability".

    Brother of Nick Galecki.

    Close friend of Sara Gilbert.

    Has a sister, Allison Galecki.

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    Ellison-16 Added Nov 27, 2008 All my reviews
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    10 Perfect
    Loved him on Roseanne! Such a great actor. hide show

    Johnny Galecki is a great actor. He showed such great talent on the TV comedy "Roseanne." He played shy, sensetive boyfried to Darlene. There on and off realtionship was often a storyline.
    I loved seeing Johhny Galeki on this show. He had to play the role of such a shy, soft-spoken guy, which must have been hard.
    I really think that he should have been made more than just a recurring role, but he wasn't. He was still a huge part of the show after moving in with the Conners.
    He now continues to act and does an amazing job.

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    Sci-fi09 Added Aug 15, 2006 All my reviews
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    8.5 Great
    underrated actor hide show

    What the heck is so hard about pronouncing Galecki?

    Anyway, his role on Roseanne really should have earned him as part of the starring cast, not just recurring. The role was difficult to play against so many other characters with loud opinions but was well done.

    Looking forward to seeing him in other roles.

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    carbon-based Added Nov 3, 2005 All my reviews
 
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