"Big Bang Theory" Nabs Stephen Hawking for Cameo
Mar 10, 2012
by Kate Stanhope


Has Dr. Sheldon Cooper met his match?

"The Big Bang Theory" has finally nabbed famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking to film a cameo.

As first reported by TV Guide Canada, Hawking filmed a scene with Jim Parsons, a.k.a. Sheldon, Friday for the show's April 5 episode. In the scene, Hawking has a "run-in" with Sheldon.





The CBS comedy had invited Hawking to appear on the show before, but at the time they were told he was too ill to participate. Hawking's appearance will air the week after another big guest star stops by.

"Star Trek's" Leonard Nimoy will lend his voice to the March 29 episode when he speaks to Sheldon in a dream sequence.

Hawking, coincidentally, played a hologram of himself on an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation", and also played himself on "The Simpsons" and "Futurama".

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Big-Bang-Theory-Stephen-Hawking-1044663.aspx

On the April 5 episode of CBS's The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon (Jim Parsons) gets a visit from renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.

I spoke with Jim exclusively about the episode at the Alzheimer's Association's Night at Sardi's event and learned that the actor, like his character, was blown away by meeting one of the world's most intelligent people. Special steps had to be taken to accommodate Hawking, who suffers from a motor neuron disease related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a condition that has left him almost completely paralyzed.

"It was insane and intense, if I'm being honest," Jim says of the shoot. "To be in his presence was a very powerful thing. He's communicating only through a speech-generating device, but I was also able to look into his eyes."

"We had this scene written out, and obviously his lines were pre-programmed into his computer," Jim continues. "They had the capability of just cueing his lines, but he demanded to control every take himself by operating his machine with his cheek muscle. At first he was very slow getting the cues going, but they fine-tuned it. Only at the very end of the day did I realize the magnitude of what we'd pulled off."

In the episode, Professor Hawking comes to lecture at the university where the guys work. "Wolowitz is on the engineering team to make sure everything stays okay with his wheelchair while he's there," Jim says. "Sheldon asks Wolowitz to give Stephen Hawking a paper Sheldon has written on the Higgs boson particle. It's a long and winding road to get to the point where I'm actually allowed to see him, but it happens."

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Big-Bang-Theory-Parsons-Hawking-1045176.aspx?rss=breakingnews&partnerid=popeater&profileid=breaking

Looking forward to this!

"Big Bang Theory" First Look: Sheldon Meets Stephen Hawking!
Apr 2, 2012
by by Kate Stanhope


This is so not a dream.

One week after meeting Leonard Nimoy in his sleep on "The Big Bang Theory", Sheldon (Jim Parsons) is about to come face-to-face with another one of his idols.



In these first looks from Thursday's episode, airing at 8/7c on CBS, Wolowitz gets to work with Stephen Hawking, and Sheldon becomes determined to do whatever it takes to meet the famous scientist as well.

Will he get the chance? It sure looks that way from these photos, but fans will have to wait and see until Thursday.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Big-Bang-Theory-Stephen-Hawking-1045547.aspx

:cool: :D

Can't wait to see this ep.!