Mary Cooper, Sheldon's deeply religious and God fearing mother, appeared in both Young Sheldon and the popular sitcom The Big Bang Theory (TBBT).

A spin-off and prequel to The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon, is the creation of Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro and features Iain Armitage in the titular role of the younger version of Sheldon.

In 2025, the actor got engaged to Jenna Weeks, with whom he has a daughter. Annie Potts portrays the hard-nosed, ...

As the spinoff of The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon has a lot of easter egg references to the original series. We recap ten ...