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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1980-12-09 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Simon Helberg

Biography:

Simon Maxwell Helberg (born December 9, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for playing Howard Wolowitz in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019), for which he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and as Cosmé McMoon in the film Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.

He has appeared on the sketch comedy series MADtv, and has appeared in films such as Old School (2003), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), A Serious Man (2009), and Annette (2021).

He wrote, directed (along with his wife Jocelyn Towne), and starred in the film We'll Never Have Paris (2014), which is based on he and his wife's relationship.

Known For

Acting

2025

2023

Space Oddity as Dimitry

American Symphony as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Poker Face as Special Agent Luca Clark

2022

As They Made Us as Nathan

2021

Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus as Self

Annette as The Accompanist

Dug Days as Squirrel (voice)

2018

End of the Line as Little Man

2017

Young Sheldon as Howard Wolowitz (voice)

2016

Florence Foster Jenkins as Cosmé McMoon

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self

Paint It Black as Jeremy

2015

Hollywood Adventures as Translator

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest

2014

We'll Never Have Paris as Quinn

The Tom and Jerry Show as Napoleon (voice)

2013

I Am I as Seth

Norm Macdonald Live as Self

Drunk History as Frank M. Robinson

2012

Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self

2011

The Selling as Young Husband

Let Go as Frank

2010

Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil as Ronaldo (voice)

Conan as Self

2009

A Serious Man as Rabbi Scott

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest

2008

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as Moist

Commentary! The Musical

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as Moist

2007

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Dreidel L'Chaim

Mama's Boy as Rathkon

Careless as Stewart

The TV Set as TJ Goldman

Evan Almighty as Staffer

The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as Self

The Big Bang Theory as Howard Wolowitz

Reporters as Shooter #5

Derek and Simon: The Show

The Guild as Kevinator

2006

For Your Consideration as Junior Agent

The Pity Card as Simon

Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette as Simon

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas as Al

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Alex Dwyer

The Jake Effect as Bill Skidelsky

2005

Good Night, and Good Luck. as CBS Page

Life on a Stick as Vinnie

American Dad! as Dr. Revanche (voice)

Life on a Stick as Stan

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self

American Dad! as Creep (voice)

2004

A Cinderella Story as Terry

Joey as Seth

Quintuplets as Neil

2003

Old School as Jerry

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales as Adam (DGA Trainee)

Reno 911! as Student Driver

Arrested Development as Jeff

Reno 911! as Hooker Buying Son

2002

National Lampoon's Van Wilder as Vernon

Less than Perfect as Arthur

The Funkhousers as Donnie Funkhouser

2001

Undeclared as Jack

2000

Son of the Beach as Billy

The Weber Show as Andy Tinker

1999

Mumford as College Roommate

Popular as Gus Latrine

1996

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Spokesman

1981

Entertainment Tonight as Self

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The Audacity as Martin

Writing

2014

We'll Never Have Paris as Writer

2007

Derek and Simon: The Show as Screenplay

2006

The Pity Card as Writer

Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette as Writer

Directing

2014

We'll Never Have Paris as Director

Production

2019

Elvis Goes There as Executive Producer

2014

We'll Never Have Paris as Producer

2007

Derek and Simon: The Show as Executive Producer

Creator

2007

Derek and Simon: The Show as Creator