Kaley Cuoco’s role as struggling actress Penny in The Big Bang Theory nearly went to Marisa Tomei along with many other actresses, according to a preview of Jessica Radloff’s upcoming oral history of the show, The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story Of The Epic Hit Series, published by The Hollywood Reporter. I read with Marisa Tomei,” recalled Jim Parsons, who won four Emmys for his starring role as physicist Sheldon Cooper. He was told at the time that the Oscar winner, 57, had effectively been auditioning him. “I went, ‘Oh, that makes sense.’ But oh my gosh what a different world that would have been,” said Parsons, 49. Walsh played Katie in the show’s unaired initial pilot, but was later replaced with Cuoco as Penny before a new pilot was filmed.

Source: The Star October 14, 2022 16:54 UTC