Who is Mayim Bialik?
A: Mayim Chaya Bialik is an American actress, game show host, and author.
When was Bialik born?
A: On December 12, 1975.
Where was she born?
A: In San Diego,
California.
Who are her parents?
A: Beverly and Barry Bialik.
Her family were Jewish immigrants who lived where?
A: In the Bronx, New York City.
Three of her four grandparents migrated from where?
A: Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary.
She was raised as a what?
A: A Reform Jew but now considers herself Modern Orthodox Jewish.
Her name, Mayim ("water" in Hebrew), originates in a
family nickname of who?
A: Her great-grandmother, Miriam.
The Hebrew-language poet Hayim Nahman Bialik was her
what?
A: Great-great-great-granduncle.
Bialik graduated in 1993 from what high school?
A: North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood, California.
In acknowledgment of her acting commitments, she was
granted a deferred acceptance and attended what university?
A: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in what field?
A: Neuroscience, with minors in Hebrew and Jewish studies, in 2000.
Bialik has said she did not have the grades needed for
what?
A: Medical school.
She went on to study for a doctorate in what?
A: Neuroscience.
Why did she take a break from studies in 2005?
A: To return to acting.
She returned to earn her Doctor of Philosophy degree in
neuroscience from UCLA in what year?
A: 2007 under Dr. James McCracken.
What was her dissertation titled?
A: "Hypothalamic regulation in relation to maladaptive,
obsessive-compulsive, affiliative and satiety behaviors in Prader–Willi
syndrome".
When did Bialik start her career as a child actress?
A: In the late 1980s.
Her early roles included what 1988 horror film?
A: Pumpkinhead (her first acting job).
She had guest appearances on what two shows?
A: The Facts of Life (two final-season episodes) and Beauty and the Beast.
She joined the cast of The Big Bang Theory as whom in
2010?
A: Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler.
Her first appearance was in the season 3 finale as a
potential love interest for what character?
A: Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons).
In 2019, Bialik appeared in a commercial for what
company?
A: IBM.
On August 20, 2019, it was announced that she and her
new production company, Sad
Clown Productions, had signed exclusive
contracts with whom?
A: Warner Bros. Entertainment.
From May 31 to June 11, 2021, Bialik was a guest host
of what show?
A: Jeopardy!
On August 11, 2021, it was announced that she would
host the series' future what?
A: Primetime specials and spinoffs.
When executive producer Mike Richards resigned as host
after one week, it was announced that Bialik would guest-host the show for
how long?
A: Three weeks.
On December 8, 2021, it was announced that Bialik and
Jennings will do what?
A: Continue to host the show for the rest of the 2021–22 season.