Jim Parsons comes out as gay in newspaper profile

Actor Jim Parsons attends 'A Night at Sardi's' to mark the 20th anniversary of the Alzheimer's Association at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 21, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Jason Merritt, Getty Images for Alzheimer's Association) Actor Jim

Actor Jim Parsons attends 'A Night at Sardi's' to mark the 20th anniversary of the Alzheimer's Association at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 21, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Jason Merritt, Getty Images for Alzheimer's Association) Actor Jim

'Big Bang Theory' Star Jim Parsons: I'm Gay. 'Big Bang Theory' Star Jim Parsons: I'm Gay. The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons is publicly acknowledging that he's gay and has been in a long-term relationship. The New York

they all shouted, naming the socially clueless lead character on the CBS hit comedy “The Big Bang Theory” played by Jim Parsons, who had a small role in the play. Here was celebrity casting in action, yet it had unintended consequences: the teenagers

Jim Parsons has come out as gay in a profile in the New York Times. The fact that Parsons is gay isn't a shock, but it is surprising that he chose to do it in a casual way, instead of the standard celebrity magazine story.