In an interview with the Montreal Gazette, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar spend quite a bit of time emphasizing that they're not very much like their Big Bang Theory characters of Howard and Rajesh.
Says Simon, "We have to come clean. We actually rely on real smart people to make us sound smart. Not only can I not help someone with the apps on their iPhones, but people look at me real strangely when I go to the Genius Bar at my local Apple Store and ask the staff if they can help me figure out how to get my email – because I have no idea how to do it. Sad to say, but, although I’m getting better, I’m pretty much totally inept on a computer.”
To which Kunal adds, “We’re both quite capable of saying some real dumb stuff. We're 100-per-cent different from our characters in real life. People do think we are really smart in real life because of the characters we play, but, fortunately, few ask me questions about quantum physics – which would fast prove otherwise."
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HOWARD & SIMON
July 28, 2011
December 06, 2008
November 19, 2008
MEET SIMON HELBERG & HOWARD WOLOWITZ
Simon Helberg's television credits include guest starring appearances in "MAD TV," "Reno 911," "Joey" and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip."
His feature film credits include "Van Wilder," "Old School," "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "For Your Consideration." He will soon appear in the feature films "Mama's Boy" and Judd Apatow's "Walk Hard."
Herberg attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where he trained at The Atlantic Theater Company. He is an accomplished pianist.
Son of actor Sandy Helberg and casting director Harriet Helberg, he was born and raised in Los Angeles, where he currently resides. His birth date is December.
