Still, they were endearing, leading to a very active fan base that continues to this day.

Reflecting on the end of “The Big Bang Theory,” Parsons spoke withEntertainment Weekly.

“Whatever ends up happening to us, this is life-altering,” he said.

Jim Parsons, Simon Helberg, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar, and Johnny Galecki smiling and laughing

No matter what I do after this.

This is what made us who we are."

This is what the cast of “The Big Bang Theory” is doing today.

A split image of Jim Parsons on BBT and on a recent red carpet

That means, as of press time, Parsons has played Sheldon on a staggering 414 episodes of television.

That’s a lot of “Bazinga!”

Parsons also stopped by to reprise Old Sheldon in the 2024 series finale of the spin-off.

Kaley Cuoco acting on The Big Bang Theory and posing today

“It was beautiful,” he toldEntertainment Tonight.

“It was even more beautiful than I expected it to be.”

Parsons has been focused on dramatic roles in the years since his sitcom ended.

A split image of Johnny Galecki in The Big Bang Theory and recently

In 2020, he played lecherous talent agent Henry Willson in Ryan Murphy’s “Hollywood.”

In 2022, he starred in “Spoiler Alert,” a dramatic romance about entertainment writer Michael Ausiello.

“I was drawn to the material because it affected me so powerfully,” he said.

A split image of Simon Helberg acting on BBT and a recent red carpet

Parsons is now also openly gay, which he wasn’t when “The Big Bang Theory” began.

Speaking withVariety, he reflected that being able to play gay characters has renewed his passion for his craft.

She was one of the hit sitcom’s biggest breakout stars.

Kunal Nayyar acting on The Big Bang Theory and attending the Spaceman premiere

At one point, she becameone of the highest-paid womenon television.

(Other"Big Bang Theory" cast members made less.)

After “The Big Bang Theory,” Cuoco made her mark in the streaming space.

A split image of Mayim Bialik on BBT and smiling recently

“Unfortunately, the character was so depressed that it wasn’t helping me.”

She was pregnant during filming, and her pregnancy was written into the show.

As she toldNBC, it felt right to have this new phase of her life captured on camera.

A split image of Melissa Rauch acting on BBT and smiling recently

“It will never be fully eclipsed.

We will always be associated with one another,” he said.

“It’s such an incredibly unique experience that only the seven of us can really understand.

A split image of Christine Baranski acting on BBT and smiling on a recent red carpet

However, he hasn’t been back since 2019.

That may be true, but Galecki hasn’t acted since that 2019 appearance on “The Conners.”

Instead, reckon it’s he has been focused on his family life.

Wil Wheaton acting on The Big Bang Theory and smiling recently

In 2024, he revealed that he had not only secretly gotten married, but had become a father.

“I don’t wear a wig.

Sometimes, I need help from the two poor women to take them off.”

In 2023, he was in two episodes of Peacock detective series “Poker Face.”

Fans were excited to see him stretch his acting muscles once again.

He managed to grow over the course of the show, becoming ever-so-slightly more confident.

I’m feeling all of it.

I’m feeling sad.

I’m feeling exhilarated.

I’m feeling tired.

I’m cried out, I’m laughed out, it’s all of it.”

I did that in my audition; that’s why I got the part."

Nayyar also explained, “I love playing this character because he’s really sweet.”

“Being in each other’s presence was a real joy,” he said.

“It was almost unreal.”

She toldForbesthat it was a rewarding experience.

Bialik was also tapped to be one of the late Alex Trebek’s replacements on “Jeopardy.”

In 2023, she was let go from “Jeopardy.”

Executive producer Michael Davies revealed at a press conference (viaPeople) that others wanted it that way.

“They wanted a single host … Ken [Jennings] really won the job.”

She and Helberg got particularly close while filming.

I wish he was still like that."

Rauch toldCinemaBlendthat she was happy to work with him again, emphasizing their rapport on set.

“He goes, ‘That’s interesting.'”

“More often than not, they point to me and say, ‘Leonard’s mother!'”

“The show is just such a megahit,” she reasoned.

“There are worse things to be called, believe me.”

We simply can’t process it.

So, yeah, that’s a goal that I have.

The luxury of being unemployed for a while."

That said, Baranski also leads the cast of HBO’s “The Gilded Age.”

She proclaimed, “Time is the greatest extravagance and the greatest gift to an actor.”

“First, I had to adjust to being a villain to, basically, being myself.”

Since the show ended, Wheaton has continued performing copious amounts of voice-over acting work.

In an interview withThe Los Angeles Public Library, Wheaton said he’d love to write a novel someday.