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Jim Parsons and Billy Eichner attend Variety x Mercedes Benz Power of Pride Issue Celebration held at Mr. Purple on Monday (June 24) in New York City.

The 46-year-old actor Big Bang Theory actor and the 40-year-old Lion King star were joined at the event by Queer Eye‘s Antoni Porowski, NBC’s Don Lemon, comedian Hannah Gadsby, ABC’s Gio Benitez, Younger‘s Nico Tortorella and partner Bethany C. Meyers.

Also in attendance were A Star Is Born‘s Shangela, Pose star Leyna Bloom, and Jim‘s partner Todd Spiewak.

At the event, Jim Parsons, Billy Eichner and guests signed the Mercedes-Benz and Variety “Power of Pride” jean jacket, which will be auctioned off and proceeds donate to The Trevor Project.

FYI: Billy is wearing Bally shoes.

Jim Parsons is opening up about the final season of The Big Bang Theory.

After the May 16th series finale, the 46-year-old actor who played Sheldon for the past 12 seasons, talks about leaving it all on the table for the final season.

“I played the s—t out of that character, and some people could have done it longer probably—I don’t mean our show, but this relationship with the character,” Jim shared with Variety. “But I feel like we really wrung that material for what it was.”

“No matter how successful you are,” Jim continues, “even if you’re a huge success in movies, you don’t get to check into the same parking space for 12 years. This is not how someone in a creative profession normally gets to behave. Most human beings crave that structure, so I can see how it causes some hurricanes in the heart.”

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Jim Parsons, Hannah Gadsby, Billy Eichner, Don Lemon, Asia Kate Dillon and MJ Rodriguez are on the cover of Variety‘s inaugural ‘Power of Pride’ issue, out on Wednesday (June 19).

Here’s what the stars had to say…

Jim Parsons, on coming out: “Once it was out in the public, I was like, ‘Well, f–k you! If you still have a problem with gay people, you directly have a problem with me. Being a full-fledged member of it and claiming it, there was just an elation there, and there still is! I still feel it. It’s a huge relief, and it’s also really nice to sometimes be able to feel righteous anger.”

Billy Eichner, on growing up gay and 2020 Presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg: “I was a child in New York at the height of the AIDS epidemic. I was a gay kid way before Ellen and Will & Grace. Pete is doing for the political world what people like Ryan Murphy have done in my industry for LGBT people, which is to create a space where a space did not exist.”

MJ Rodriguez, on coming out as trans to her agent and the fear of being dropped: “I remember calling my agency and saying, ‘Listen, you guys, I don’t know if you’re going to drop me or whatever the case may be, but I just need to let you guys know that I’m a female. That’s how I feel, and that’s how I’ve always been feeling ever since I was a child. They just welcomed me with open arms and said, ‘We don’t care. We love you, and we already pretty much knew.’ And I was like, ‘OK, good.’”

For more from the stars, head to Variety.com.

The guys from The Boys In The Band get in a group shot while attending the 2019 Tony Awards held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday (June 9) in New York City.

The cast (from left to right) – Matt Bomer, Michael David Washington, Charlie Carver, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Jim Parsons, Brian Hutchison, Tuc Watkins, and Robin De Jesus – were joined by their producer Ryan Murphy, with husband David Miller.

The Boys In The Band won the award for Best Revival of a Play. Robin was also nominated for Best Performance By a Featured Actor In a Play.

Some of the guys brought special dates to the awards show. Jim was joined by his husband Todd Spiewak, Matt brought his son Henry, Robin was joined by his mom, and Andrew was joined by his friend Zuzanna Szadkowski.

In case you missed the news, Ryan is turning The Boys In The Band into a movie for Netflix, with the entire cast reprising their roles!

FYI: Jim is wearing a Brooklyn Tailors tux, an Eton bow tie, and To Boot shoes. Charlie is wearing Dsquared. Zachary is wearing Emporio Armani. Matt is wearing a Giorgio Armani tux.

Following the emotional series finale of The Big Bang Theory on Thursday, the cast of the beloved CBS sitcom joined Stephen Colbert on The Late Show!

Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik, Melissa Rauch and Simon Helberg all hit the stage on Thursday night (May 16), where they dished on the show coming to an end, answered questions, and shared some secrets about their time on set over the last 12 years.

One of the funniest moments came when Colbert‘s questions came “from an anonymous member of the group, for the entire group.”

“Did anyone ever have sex in their dressing room?,” one cast member fessed up before both Cuoco and Nayyar pointed a finger at Galecki. “You must have,” Cuoco and Nayyar said as Galecki slowly raised his hand.

Jim also talked about how the writers were under enormous pressure as they worked on the series finale: “You can’t get it wrong, because it’s yours – you’ve been writing it all this time,” he said, then adding, “Think of it this way, you can’t get it right! Someone’s going to hate it. We’ll find out tomorrow.”

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Kaley Cuoco happily hits the red carpet alongside her husband Karl Cook at The Big Bang Theory series finale party held at The Langham Huntington on Tuesday (May 1) in Pasadena, Calif.

The 33-year-old actress was also joined at the event by her co-stars Jim Parsons, Mayim Bialik, Johnny Galecki and his girlfriend Alaina Meyer, Kunal Nayyar and his wife Neha Nayyar, Simon Helberg and his wife Jocelyn Towne, Melissa Rauch and Kate Micucci.

Also in attendance at the party were recurring guest stars Sara Gilbert, Laura Spencer, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Thomas Smith, Rati Gupta and Kevin Sussman.

“I might be cried out, if that’s possible. It’s been an unbelievable couple days,” Kaley expressed on the carpet (via ET). “There [have been] a lot of tissues. It started with reading that initial script, and then last night shooting it in front of the audience, and this morning with the hands at Mann’s Chinese [Theatre]. It’s just been a beautiful tribute to our show. I don’t know, I just feel so grateful. It’s been a gift, a gift of 12 years.”

The Big Bang Theory‘s two-part finale airs Thursday, May 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS!

FYI: Kaley is wearing a Carolina Herrera suit, Edie Parker clutch, and Anita Ko jewelry.

The cast of The Big Bang Theory is now forever cemented in history.

The series’ stars – Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik, and Melissa Rauch – stepped out for their handprint ceremony at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on Wednesday (May 1) in Hollywood.

The Big Bang Theory is the first television series in history to be honored with the ceremony.

The group just wrapped filming for the final episode of the show’s 12-season, 279-episode run the night before.

Executive producer and co-creator Chuck Lorre, who was a featured speaker at the event, said, “Having just wrapped the final episode the night before, we’re on a bit of an emotional roller-coaster. But we can definitely count this iconic handprint ceremony at the Chinese Theatre as one of the highs. We’d like to thank all of our viewers who’ve supported us over the last 12 years and made an unforgettable event like this possible.”

The Big Bang Theory will sign off as the longest-running multi-camera series in television history with a one-hour series finale on May 16 at 8/7c on CBS.

FYI: Kaley is wearing Marc Jacobs with Sergio Rossi shoes and Irene Neuwirth jewelry.

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