History Creator / JohnnyGalecki

His character Leonard is often considered (but not confirmed or declared) the central protagonist of the series because of his OnlySaneMan quality and being the show's biggest IronButtMonkey by far. Leonard can be considered more of a protagonist than [[FetishizedAbuser Penny]] and [[EvilGenius Sheldon]] can, as the latter two are always relying on Leonard for money, emotional support and self-esteem. They also sometimes just bully/pick on Leonard with malicious insults, however, both have shown sincere love and care for him.

Prior to 2019 when ''TBBT'' ended, Galecki was one of the highest-paid live-action TV stars in the world. He made headlines back in 2014 along with co-stars Kaley Cuoco and Jim Parsons when they fell into pay disputes with the network as they all demanded at least $1 million per ''TBBT'' episode. The core three were actually all making hefty salaries compared to the vast majority of live-action sitcom stars at $350,000 per episode as while most live-action TV actors make low 5-digits per episode (around $15,000 to $30,000). This can mostly be explained by ''TBBT'' performing much better financially than most American television shows at the time. Galecki, Cuoco and Parsons refused to accept their salary as it is and successfully secured a pay raise to $1,000,000 and even more backend money. Supporting actor Mayim Bialik decried the pay disputes and said the show's stars including herself are all overpaid (although Bialik never took pay cuts after making those comments and even accepted pay raises in 2018).

Galecki's acting work funded his multiple properties such as his $9 million home in Hollywood Hills. Aside from being in a sitcom, Galecki has been in darker-toned movies such as ''Film/{{Rings}}'' and ''The Cleanse'' in a slight case of TomHanksSyndrome.

After the ''Roseanne'' revival was cancelled by ABC following the lead star's allegedly racist comments on Twitter, Galecki made a brief return in the spin-off show ''Series/TheConners''. Since then, he has been out of the limelight, focused on raising his young son.

!!Trivia tropes associated with his work:

** While his ''TBBT'' character Leonard is fond of meat dishes, Galecki is a vegetarian much like his ''TBBT'' co-stars Cuoco and Bialik. However, Kevin Sussman (Stuart's actor) is even thinner than Galecki is.

Galecki pursues work outside ''TBBT'' to fund his lavish lifestyle such as his $9 million home in Hollywood Hills. Aside from being in a sitcom, Galecki has been in darker-toned movies such as ''Film/{{Rings}}'' and ''The Cleanse'' in a slight case of TomHanksSyndrome.

After the ''Roseanne'' revival was cancelled by ABC following the lead star's allegedly racist comments on Twitter, Galecki made a return in the spin-off show ''Series/TheConners''.

John Mark "Johnny" Galecki (born April 30, 1975 in Bree, Belgium) is a Belgian-American actor who is famous for playing experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter on the popular sitcom ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' and to a lesser extent David Healy on ''Series/{{Roseanne}}''. Both shows are considered some of the highest rated and most watched American live-action TV programs of their respective original airing runs.

** In spite of his ''TBBT'' character Leonard being a [=CalTech=] physicist, Galecki never attended a college.

His character Leonard is often considered (but not confirmed or declared) the central protagonist of the series because of his OnlySaneMan quality and being the show's biggest IronButtMonkey by far. Leonard can be considered more of a protagonist than [[BastardGirlfriend Penny]] and [[EvilGenius Sheldon]] can, as the latter two are always relying on Leonard for money, emotional support and self-esteem. They also sometimes just bully/pick on Leonard with malicious insults, however, both have shown sincere love and care for him.

!!Trivia
* Galecki holds liberal views, is a supporter of the Democratic Party and endorsed both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns.
* While his character Leonard is fond of meat dishes, Galecki is a vegetarian much like his ''TBBT'' co-stars Cuoco and Bialik. However, Kevin Sussman (Stuart's actor) is even thinner than Galecki is.
* Galecki once was a smoker, but he quit before Season 8 of ''TBBT''.
* Back in the 2007-2008 UsefulNotes/TVStrikes, Galecki was the only member of ''TBBT''[='s=] main cast to decline participating in the strike.
* In spite of his character Leonard being a [=CalTech=] physicist, Galecki never attended a college.

John Mark Galecki (born April 30, 1975 in Bree, Belgium) is a Belgian-American actor who is famous for playing experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter on the popular sitcom ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' and to a lesser extent David Healy on ''Series/{{Roseanne}}''. Both shows are considered some of the highest rated and most watched American live-action TV programs of their respective original airing runs.

'''Johnny Galecki''' (born April 30, 1975 in Bree, Belgium) is a Belgian-American actor who is famous for playing experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter on the popular sitcom ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' and to a lesser extent David Healy on ''Series/{{Roseanne}}''. Both shows are considered some of the highest rated and most watched American live-action TV programs of their respective original airing runs.

'''Johnny Galecki''' is a Belgian-American actor who is famous for playing experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter on the popular sitcom ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' and to a lesser extent David Healy on ''Series/{{Roseanne}}''. Both shows are considered some of the highest rated and most watched American live-action TV programs of their respective original airing runs.

His character Leonard is often considered (but not confirmed or declared) the central protagonist of the series because of his OnlySaneMan quality and being the show's biggest ButtMonkey by far. Leonard can be considered more of a protagonist than [[BastardGirlfriend Penny]] and [[EvilGenius Sheldon]] can, as the latter two are always exploiting Leonard for servitude, money, emotional support and self-esteem. They also sometimes just bully/pick on Leonard with malicious insults.

Galecki is currently one of the highest-paid live-action TV stars in the world. He made headlines back in 2014 along with co-stars Kaley Cuoco and Jim Parsons when they fell into pay disputes with the network as they all demanded at least $1 million per ''TBBT'' episode. The core three were actually all making hefty salaries compared to the vast majority of live-action sitcom stars at $350,000 per episode as while most live-action TV actors make low 5-digits per episode (around $15,000 to $30,000). This can mostly be explained by ''TBBT'' performing much better financially than most American television shows at the time. Galecki, Cuoco and Parsons refused to accept their salary as it is and successfully secured a pay raise to $1,000,000 and even more backend money. Supporting actor Mayim Bialik decried the pay disputes and said the show's stars including herself are all overpaid (although Bialik never took pay cuts after making those comments and even accepted pay raises in 2018).

His character Leonard is often considered the central protagonist of the series because of his OnlySaneMan quality and being the show's biggest ButtMonkey by far. Leonard can be considered more of a protagonist than [[BastardGirlfriend Penny]] and [[EvilGenius Sheldon]] can, as the latter two are always exploiting Leonard for servitude, money, emotional support and self-esteem. They also sometimes just bully/pick on Leonard with malicious insults.

'''Johnny Galecki''' is a Belgian-American actor who is famous for playing experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter on the popular sitcom ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' and to a lesser extent David Healy on ''Series/{{Roseanne}}''. Both shows are considered some of the highest rated and most watched American live-action TV programs in the early 21st century.

After the ''Roseanne'' revival was cancelled by ABC following the lead star's allegedly racist comments on Twitter, Galecki made a return in the spin-off show ''The Conners''.

His character Leonard is often considered the central protagonist of the series because of his OnlySaneMan quality and being the show's biggest ButtMonkey by far. Leonard can be considered more of a protagonist than Penny and Sheldon can, as the latter two are always exploiting Leonard for servitude, money, emotional support and self-esteem. They also sometimes just bully/pick on Leonard with malicious insults.

* While his character Leonard is fond of meat dishes, Galecki is a vegetarian much like some of his ''TBBT'' co-stars. However, Kevin Sussman (Stuart's actor) is even thinner than Galecki is.

'''Johnny Galecki''' is a Belgian-American actor who is famous for playing experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter on the popular sitcom ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' and to a lesser extent David Healy on ''Series/{{Roseanne}}''. Both shows have paired him up romantically with Sara Gilbert's character.

Galecki pursues work outside ''TBBT'' (which he stated is approaching its end) to fund his lavish lifestyle such as his $9 million home in Hollywood Hills. Aside from being in a sitcom, Galecki has been in darker-toned and horror movies ''Film/{{Rings}}'' and ''Film/TheCleanse'' in a slight case of TomHanksSyndrome.

* While his character Leonard is fond of meat dishes, Galecki is a vegetarian much like some of his ''TBBT'' co-stars.
** However, Kevin Sussman (Stuart's actor) is even thinner than Galecki is.

* Back in the 2007-2008 WritersStrike, Galecki was the only member of ''TBBT''[='s=] main cast to decline participating in the strike.

After the ''Roseanne'' revival was cancelled by ABC following the lead star's allegedly racist comments on Twitter, Galecki is expected to return in the spin-off show ''The Conners''.

Galecki pursues work outside ''TBBT'' (which he stated is approaching its end) to fund his lavish lifestyle such as his $9 million home in Hollywood Hills. In addition to ''TBBT'', Galecki has done major to leading roles in low-budget horror movies ''Film/{{Rings}}'' and ''Film/TheCleanse''.

* Back in the 2007-2008 WritersStrike, Galecki was the only member of ''TBBT''[='s=] main cast to decline participation in picketing.

Galecki is currently one of the highest-paid live-action TV stars in the world. He made headlines back in 2014 along with co-stars Kaley Cuoco and Jim Parsons when they fell into pay disputes with the network as they all demanded at least $1 million per ''TBBT'' episode. The core three were actually all making hefty salaries compared to the vast majority of live-action sitcom stars at $350,000 per episode plus backend money as while most live-action TV actors make low 5-digits per episode (around $15,000 to $30,000). Although that can mostly be explained by ''TBBT'' performing much better financially than most American television shows at the time. Galecki, Cuoco and Parsons refused to accept their salary as it is and successfully secured a pay raise to $1,000,000 and even more backend money. Supporting actor Mayim Bialik decried the pay disputes and said the show's stars including herself are all overpaid (although Bialik never took pay cuts after making those comments and even accepted pay raises in 2018).