Bad mouths are going to say it wasn't such unexpected news. Jim Parsons' character in The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon Cooper, was quite revealing from this point of view. Anyway, Jim Parsons confirms quietly in an interview for New York Times he is gay.

Over the past few years Jim Parsons was pretty busy with 'The Big Bang Theory', as his character Sheldon Cooper was gaining more and more fans. As socially clueless as the scientist might be, people simply love him. Jim Parsons received two Emmy Awards two years in a row. The actor is now preparing for a Broadway play called 'Harvey'. In an interview for New York Times, Jim Parsons talked about his acting career and favorite characters. The actor might make the characters to die for, but bottom line Jim Parsons is the genius that makes Sheldon so awkward and cute. Hadn't it been for Jim Parsons special techniques behind creating the character of Sheldon, the screenplay alone wouldn't have done much.