Following the Wall Street crash of 1929, he found himself unemployed and resolved to become a professional actor on the stage. Smith was also an ex-gambler who was trying not to get sucked back into the racket, while dealing with the various crazies and eccentrics that crossed his path. In an early episode on the show, Sheldon uses the concept of Schrödinger’s cat as dating advice for both, Penny and Leonard. Later he became one of the most successful producer-directors of TV series, afterwards acting only rarely. 23. "Big" Eddie Smith was the new owner of New York's Big E Sports Arena. Sheldon and Leonard are thrilled to meet their childhood hero, TV scientist Professor Proton, but their anticipated party does not go as planned. He lived with his ex-stripper wife Honey and their granddaughter Ginger. After completing his Ph.D. by the age of 24, Leonard went on to be an experimental physicist at Caltech. He studied acting at Syracuse University and, after graduating, landed a job on Wall Street. Biography and career. The show, unfortunately, doesn't show much of his work and research, but what it does show … He played character roles in dozens of films, usually portraying gangsters and hoods, often of a colorful, Runyonesque variety. But there are also casual fans who take issue with some of the show's plot points. They're critical because they care, and some fans say that Penny's feelings for Sheldon outshine her love for Leonard. Sheldon Leonard Celebrity Profile - Check out the latest Sheldon Leonard photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at Rotten Tomatoes! The Love Spell Potential Birth Name: Sheldon Leonard Bershad. Born Sheldon Leonard Bershad, he began appearing onscreen in 1939 after much stage work. Sheldon Leonard Bershad was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of middle class Jewish parents Anna Levit and Frank Bershad. ... and TV's most beloved dad on The Cosby Show. Sheldon Leonard was born in New York City's lower Manhattan, the son of Jewish parents. Just when loyal viewers of "The Big Bang Theory" thought they'd seen the very last of Sheldon, Leonard, Amy, Penny, Bernadette, Howard and Raj, "Young Sheldon" proved them wrong. Few sitcom shows – heck, few TV shows, period – have ever managed to pierce the mainstream public conscience as much as The Big Bang Theory did across its impressive 12 seasons. Although Sheldon might be the smartest physicist in the show, Leonard is also unbelievably intelligent. Sheldon Leonard News. He explains that if a cat was placed in a box with a vial of poison programmed to open at a random time, the cat is to be regarded as both, dead and alive until the box is open. 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