Iain Armitage’s Sheldon Cooper on “Young Sheldon” was second to none. It’s hard to imagine anyone else playing the child brainiac — except for, of course, Jim Parsons. The actor first debuted Sheldon on the hit sitcom “The Big Bang Theory,” where his quirky personality was as endearing as it was annoying. Sheldon’s backstory tells us about his journey to college before he even hit puberty. For the actor, the education milestones were hit at the typical rate. A throwback photo from his high school days, however, might make you think he was a child prodigy, like Sheldon.
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To most, Jim Parsons’ high school portrait is nearly unrecognizable from his red carpet photos today — much like his on-screen lover Mayim Bialik’s exceptional transformation since her childhood acting days. To his past teachers, however, he still looks like the young schoolboy who dreamt of Hollywood. “Sometimes when he turns or makes an expression, I remember the Jim from 7th grade,” Leigh Langlinais, Parson’s 7th grade teacher, told Houston station KHOU in 2019. While Parsons is said to be nothing like his character on “The Big Bang Theory,” they have eerily similar backgrounds.
