The couple founded That’s Wonderful Productions together, and they’re also executive producers on The Big Bang Theory’s spin-off show, Young Sheldon
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Who is Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons’ husband, Todd Spiewak? The couple met on a blind date in 2002 at a karaoke bar – but didn’t marry until 15 years later
Sumnima Kandangwa
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The couple founded That’s Wonderful Productions together, and they’re also executive producers on The Big Bang Theory’s spin-off show, Young Sheldon
Jim Parsons and his husband Todd Spiewak just celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary – but fans may not realise that the pair have already been together for over two decades.
The Big Bang Theory actor came out as gay in a 2012 New York Times interview and revealed to fans that he’d been in a relationship with Spiewak for a decade. The couple had hit it off after meeting on a blind date in 2002 and they officially tied the knot in 2017, per Hello! Magazine.
Parsons talked about his marriage during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert after his wedding in 2017. “To be in love, to find a love in that way, is as close to anything I can imagine doing in life that brings me close to the feeling of God – or whatever that is for you,” he said.
Here’s everything you need to know about Jim Parsons’ husband, Todd Spiewak.
He is a producer
Todd Spiewak was born in 1977, and graduated from Boston University with a degree in fine arts with a focus on graphic design, per People. Spiewak is now a producer known for his work on projects including 2019 show Special, and the 2022 film Spoiler Alert starring Parsons.
In 2015, the long-time couple founded That’s Wonderful Productions. Spiewak and Parsons are also executive producers on The Big Bang Theory’s spin-off show, Young Sheldon.
They met on a blind date
In 2015, Spiewak detailed his first meeting with his future husband during an episode of Inside the Actors Studio featuring Parsons. “My boss and Jim’s best friend from grad school were friends, two women, and they hooked us up,” Spiewak said. “They were with us on the first date, so we weren’t alone,” he added. The meeting took place in a karaoke bar.
Despite making an instant connection, it took the couple nearly 15 years to tie the knot. “We just didn’t care about the act of it that much, to be honest with you,” the four-time Emmy-winning actor told Stephen Colbert in 2017. “That sounds cold in a way but I finally thought: ‘Well, let’s have a party then for the celebration and we’ll go ahead and legalise this thing.’”
However, Parsons admitted the wedding turned out to be much more special than he thought. “You know, I had been an adult gay person for so long at a time where that wasn’t possible where life was ‘fine’ for me,” he told Colbert. “It’s been resonantly much more meaningful for me afterward than I ever saw coming.”
Do Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak have kids?
While Parsons and Spiewak have yet to expand their family by welcoming children, the couple are parents to their two dogs, Rufus and Stevie.
