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Susan Olsen’s potty mouth got her canned!
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OU know him as The Big Bang Theory’s smarmy Howard Wolowitz, but actor, comedian and musician Simon Helberg, 36, has been making people laugh his whole life! Here are 10 things you didn’t know about the talented funnyman.
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He’s a huge Beatles fan and his dream is for Ringo Starr to guest on Big Bang as Howard’s dad.
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“Literally, there are people who are paid to peel off my leather pants,” laughs Simon of Howard’s unique wardrobe.
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He’s married to actress Jocelyn Towne and they have two kids — Adeline, 4, and Wilder, 2.
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He went to high school in Santa Monica, Calif., John alongside Jason Ritter Ritter, actor son of He has a black the late John Ritter. belt in karate — he They were also college got it when he was 9! roommates at NYU!
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He and the star of Comedy Central’s Drunk History, Derek Waters, had a sketch comedy duo in the early 2000s.
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Simon had one line in George Clooney’s 2005 flick Good Night, and Good Luck.
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Also a pianist, Simon says he “rehearsed a tremendous amount on weekends” with Meryl Streep for their roles in 2016’s Florence Foster Jenkins.
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Simon does pretty stellar impressions of Nicolas Cage, Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Ben Stiller.
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He almost turned down auditioning for The Big Bang Theory because he didn’t want to play nerds anymore —
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luckily, he “just got convinced to go in.”
The actor starred in Florence Foster Jenkins
BRADY KID SUSAN FIRED FOR GAY SLURS!
EX-Brady Bunch star Susan Olsen has been canned from her radio host gig after unleashing a foulmouthed tirade against a gay guest! The 55-year-old actress, who played pigtailed pixie Cindy Brady on the beloved sitcom, got into a heated exchange with gay actor Leon Acord-Whiting. Afterwards, Leon took to Facebook, calling for Cindy to be fired for spreading “idiotic lies.” Then Olsen sent a series of nasty posts and private messages — with words that would have gotten Cindy grounded for a year! “You are the biggest f----ass in the world the biggest p----!” writes Susan. “I hope you meet your karma SLOWLY AND PAINFULLY.” Her employer, LA Talk Radio, wasted no time in dumping her and issuing a statement: “We will not tolerate hateful speech by anyone associated with our radio station.”