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08-17-2022, 06:55 PM
https://www.looper.com/969474/how-simon-helberg-almost-missed-out-on-the-big-bang-theory/
Helberg initially declined the role because he was on another show
During an appearance on the "Plot Twist" (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/simon-helberg-and-boyd-hilton/id1500622932?i=1000534774340) podcast, Simon Helberg revealed that he initially declined the role of Howard Wolowitz because he was working on another show at the time (via Express.co.uk (https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1490864/the-big-bang-theory-simon-helberg-miss-out-howard)).
"'Big Bang' came around, and I was like, 'I'm on the show, it's an amazing group of people, and I'm not going to audition,'" the actor explained. "I was convinced by my agent to go in for 'The Big Bang Theory,' and it was ... the first thing I'd ever been a part of that actually aired!" Although it's unclear exactly which series Helberg is referring to in this interview, Helberg was starring in Aaron Sorkin's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" as well as "Derek and Simon," the latter of which was a web series co-created by Helberg, Derek Waters, and "Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk.
Although neither of those projects ended up making it to a second season, the fact that Helberg was working on two shows at this time makes it perfectly understandable why he wouldn't have wanted to audition for "The Big Bang Theory." However, there's no doubt that the actor is happy he ended up doing so. To this day, Howard Wolowitz remains the most well-known character in Helberg's career, and it's hard to imagine what the show would have been like if he had turned down the part.
Helberg initially declined the role because he was on another show
During an appearance on the "Plot Twist" (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/simon-helberg-and-boyd-hilton/id1500622932?i=1000534774340) podcast, Simon Helberg revealed that he initially declined the role of Howard Wolowitz because he was working on another show at the time (via Express.co.uk (https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1490864/the-big-bang-theory-simon-helberg-miss-out-howard)).
"'Big Bang' came around, and I was like, 'I'm on the show, it's an amazing group of people, and I'm not going to audition,'" the actor explained. "I was convinced by my agent to go in for 'The Big Bang Theory,' and it was ... the first thing I'd ever been a part of that actually aired!" Although it's unclear exactly which series Helberg is referring to in this interview, Helberg was starring in Aaron Sorkin's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" as well as "Derek and Simon," the latter of which was a web series co-created by Helberg, Derek Waters, and "Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk.
Although neither of those projects ended up making it to a second season, the fact that Helberg was working on two shows at this time makes it perfectly understandable why he wouldn't have wanted to audition for "The Big Bang Theory." However, there's no doubt that the actor is happy he ended up doing so. To this day, Howard Wolowitz remains the most well-known character in Helberg's career, and it's hard to imagine what the show would have been like if he had turned down the part.