Biography
Simon Helberg - Hollywood actor, comedian, musician, famous for the role of an eccentric engineer Howard Volovitsa in the TV series CBS "The Theory of Big Explosion". The winner of the television award "Choosing Critics" and the nomination "Golden Globe" for the best male role of the 2nd Plan.Childhood and youth
Simon Maxwell Helberg (Simon Maxwell Helberg) was born on December 9, 1980 in Los Angeles. He is the son of the actor, the founder of the improvisation troupe The Groundlings Sandy Helberg, known on the films "Fear of heights", "World History: Part 1", "Space Eggs", and director of casting and scenario Harriet Helberg (nee Burnbaum). Parents, Jews by nationality, brought up Son on the Jewish canons.
As a child, the boy was fond of music, mastered the game on the piano, engaged in martial arts. After watching the film "Malysh-Karate", 1984, Simon decided to become the same as the hero of the film, and succeeded. From 5 years he began to train, and at 10 years old received a black belt.
Helberg entered Crossroads, secondary educational institution in Santa Monica, California. There he became interested in the theater, at the age of 15-16 he played in school performances. The most young man liked to fulfill comic roles. The scenic art teacher remarked Simon's talent and began to develop his acting abilities in different amplua.
At the end of the school, Helberg decided that he wanted to be an artist. He entered the TISH Art School at the New York University, where he received a bachelor's degree. There are many young actors among the graduates of his course and on television: Feliciti Huffman, Jessica Alba, Jason Ritter and others. During the years of study, the young man continued to engage in music. He performed in youth ensembles, created several own projects.
Films
Film shooting for Helberg began in 1999 with the episodic role of a neighbor on the hostel in the comedy of Lawrence Cezdan "Dr. Mamford". At the same time, the actor's debut was held on television in the TV series "Best", "Sabrina is a small witch", "Malibu's Sosers", etc.
At the dawn of the career, in 2002, Simon participated in the popular American MADTV Sketch Show on the Fox Channel. The genre of improvisation was close to the actor since childhood, since he began to attend the ideas of the father's troupe. But work in a humorous project on commercial television assumed restrictions, did not allow self-expression. A young comedian lasted in the project season 1.
In the same year, the youth comedy "King Party" came to the screens, where Simon fulfilled the role of Botany's student. Then the audience saw him in the films "Klava, come on!", "Old hardening", "The History of Cinderella", "Good Night and Good luck".
Helberg continued shooting on television in the series "Studio 60 on Sunset Strip", ironically describing the backstage life of popular shows like MadTV. Simon's character - Alex Driver, famous for the parody of Nicholas Cage, was close to the actor in character and image of thoughts. In 2006, Helberg lit up in a series of humorous commercials for the British financial company Virgin Money.
In the early 2000s, Simon, together with the comedian Derek Waters, created the comedic duet Derek & Simon. Actors shot 2 short films "Derek & Simon: A Bee and A Cigarette" and "Derek & Simon: The Pity Card", which were presented at Southwest Film Festival and Sundance Festival Festival and Southwest Festival. Then they were combined into a half-hour picture that came out on the HBO channel.
In 2007, with the participation of Bob, Derekirk Duet created the web series "Derek & Simon: The Show" for the Super Deluxe comedic site. It was a show about the life of friends, Simon and Derek, wandering around Los Angeles in order to understand the problems of lovers, penetrate the secret of the relationship between people. Most of the time heroes were held in bars, pursuing women, fell into ridiculous, funny situations.
The turning point in the biography of the actor came in 2007, when he learned about Casting for the new comedy series, conceived by Chuck Lorry and Bill Priedi. Helberg's agent immediately saw him in the role of an ironic botanist engineer and recorded on audition. The role of Howard Volovitsa easily went to the young comedian.
The "Theory of the Big Bang" in the root changed the life of Helberg. His character, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, the only thing in the company did not have a scientific degree, so friends - doctors of science - constantly fought over it. But Howard - the owner of the brightest and eccentric appearance, the first found his love, a miniature girl Bernettet Rosenkovsky, who played Melissa Rauch. The actors perfectly approached each other: Helberg's growth of 163 cm, weight 70 kg, his partner - 152 cm, 57 kg.
From the season for the season, the hero Simon evolved, but did not cease to be ridiculous: unlucky lovers in the parrot outfits, a parenchy, tied to the skirt of the power MAN, then Astronaut, her husband and father.
Helberg, along with Johnny Galeki, Jim Parsons, Kayley Coco and Kunalal Nayar, became the central actor of the series, acquired spectator love and world fame, was awarded a television award "Choice of Critics" for the "Best Male role in the comedy genre".
For each episode Show Simon received a fee of $ 100 million, however, in the 10th, 11th and 12th seasons, the chief executive staff had to share a profit with Melissa Rausch and Maim Bialik, the salaries of which were 5 times smaller. In 2016, Helberg took the 4th line of the Forbes list among the highest paid television stars, its income amounted to $ 22 billion. The project was filmed for 11 years. In 2018, the last series of the show came out, they did not extend it for the 13th season.
In parallel with the filming in the "Theory of Big Explosion", Helberg worked on other projects. In 2008, the comedian took part in the shooting of the short film "Music Video Blog of the Doctor of Horror". In this fantastic musical, Helberg fulfilled the role of a wet, funny friend and a girlish main character, constantly exacerating moisture.
Next year, the actor starred in the Black Comedy of the Cohen Brothers "Serious Man" in the role of a young rabbi. The film was among the nominees to Oscar 2010. In 2013, Simon's wife, Joseney Town, presented to the public of India-drama "I am" (I Am I), in which the actor acted as a producer and performer of one of the main roles.
In 2014, Helberg tried himself as director. Debut work became a melodramatic comedy "Do not see us Paris, as your ears," where the actor fulfilled the main role. This film was the 2nd joint work of the star "Theory of the Big Explosion" and his spouse.
In 2016, Helberg was invited to a major role in the Kinolent "Primadonna" ("Florence Foster Jenkins") about the life and work of the American Opera Singer and Pianist Florence Foster Jenkins, famous for performances on stage with the complete absence of hearing, voices and feelings of rhythm. Simon fulfilled the role of Cosme Macmuna, the Diva accompaniators, and received the nomination "Golden Globe" for it - "The best men's role of the 2nd plan".
Personal life
Simon Helberg is married to a long-standing beloved, actress, producer and director Goselin Town, born on June 30, 1976. Her uncle, American Writer of Jewish origin Robert Town, is known for the films "Chinese Quarter" Roman Polanski and "Mission Impossible", 1 and 2 part. The couple have two children.
Before making an offer, Helberg ripped relations with the future spouse and escaped from her, frightened by the thought of marriage, but this story ended well. The wedding of Simon and Joselin took place on July 15, 2007. In 2011, the spouses bought a house in Los Angeles for $ 290 thousand. The former wife of the American actor Charlie Tire.
On May 8, 2012, the pair had daughter Adeline. In honor of the baby, the spouses organized a party on which Helberg's friends, actors and creators of the series "Theory of the Big Explosion", which occupy a great place in the personal life of the comedian.
Life partners, Goselin and Simon became colleagues on the set. They communicated 24 hours a day. In an interview with Journalists Simon said that he likes to work with his wife, they have similar tastes and the same vision of the process of creating films.
On April 23, 2014, the son of Wilder was born in the actor's family. Before the appearance of the baby, the couple decided that the floor of the future child should be a surprise, the fact that this is a boy, they found out after birth.
Simon Helberg now
After the closure of the Big Explosion Theory project, which was announced in May 2018, Simon Helberg, like other actors of the series, participates in casting on television. What are these projects, is still unknown.
Now, judging by Publications in Twitter, the actor is interested in the political situation in America. He actively calls on fellow citizens to take part in the interim elections to the US Congress.
There are almost no personal photos on social networks. In Instagram Helberg is not registered.
Filmography
- 2001-2002 - "Sabrina - Little Witch"
- 2002 - "King Party"
- 2003 - "Klava, come on!"
- 2003 - "Old hardening"
- 2004 - "The History of Cinderella"
- 2004-2006 - "Joey"
- 2006-2007 - "Studio 60 on Sunset Strip"
- 2007-2018 - "Theory of the Big Explosion"
- 2008 - "Music Video Blog of the Doctor of Horror"
- 2009 - "Serious Man"
- 2014 - "Do not see Paris as our ears"
- 2016 - "Primadonna" ("Floren Foster Jenkins")