Simon Maxwell Helberg (born December 9, 1980) is an American actor and comedian. Helberg is best known for his role as Howard Wolowitz in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory. He was also a member of the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv for one season.
Helberg was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor Sandy Helberg. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he trained at the...
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Simon Maxwell Helberg (born December 9, 1980) is an American actor and comedian. Helberg is best known for his role as Howard Wolowitz in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory. He was also a member of the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv for one season.
Helberg was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor Sandy Helberg. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he trained at the Atlantic Theater Company.
Helberg is one half of the comedy duo Derek & Simon, with his comedy partner Derek Waters. The two most recently starred together in the web series Derek & Simon: The Show on the comedy website Super Deluxe, which they created with comedian Bob Odenkirk.
Helberg officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2002, as a feature performer, for the eighth season. Helberg's tenure on MADtv was limited to only one season. At the end of season eight, his contract was not renewed.
Helberg appeared in the 2002 feature film National...
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