For a show many folks claim to hate, BBT sure has managed to snag a slew of amazing guest stars, and cameos as well. For those who watch, what were your favorite guest spots/ cameos? I enjoyed many including Neil Degrasse Tyson . I also think the recurring guest stars who play Leonard & Sheldon’s mothers are perfect.
Bob Newhart steals every episode in which he appears
James Earl Jones and Billy Bob Thornton were two of my favorites.
Stephen Hawking, Wil Wheaton and the voice (and DNA!) of Leonard Nimoy.
Lewis Black as Professor “Creepy” Crawley was only on once and in one scene, but every line from Lewis always makes me laugh!
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It’s a toss up between Christine Baranski and Bob Newhart for me. I’m amazed by Christine’s acting range and of course, Bob Newhart is a national treasure.
Judy Greer.
In order:
Bob Newhart
Briana Cuoco*
Stephen Hawking
Carrie Fisher
Lewis Black
Laurie Metcalf
Kate Micucci
Leonard Nimoy
Adam Nimoy (what a good sport)
Mike Massimino (for a non-actor with a substantial role, he was great)
LeVar Burton (“Oh, HELL no!”)
Riki Lindhome
*This was an inside joke. The old friend who cheated on Penny with her boyfriend at the time, and then ended up at the restaurant where Leonard, Penny, Howard and Bernadette were spending Valentine’s Day, and the old boyfriend ended up proposing, was played by Kaley Cuoco’s sister.
Christine Baranski
It’s gotta be Bob Newhart.
All of the above are great, but the one I would dearly love to see again (in ANY role) is Analeigh Tipton. She’s the blonde who (a) opened the door for Howard and Raj at the supermodel mansion and (b) showed up at Sheldon’s place two minutes too late to become his new girlfriend. :o
Alessandra Torresani (“Claire”) comes in a close second! :o
She’s not famous, so she isn’t really a guest “star,” but I thought the actress who played Wendy Chow did a fantastic job with a tiny part. I wish she could come back. Maybe she’ll be Zach’s fiancee.
Surely you mean **Mandy **Chow? :dubious:
(And yes, she is hot! :o )
The lovely actress who played Priya. That’s Arrti Mann, and she was very charming and funny. Wish they’d bring her back.
And I love, love, love Garfunkel & Oates. They’ve both been on the show, and it’s always a treat.
Who was the one that looked like Eliza Dushku that was from the FBI and doing a background check on (I think) Howard?
That was “The Apology Insufficiency” and FBI Special Agent Amanda Page was played by an actress named Eliza Dushku.
I think you should separate Guest Stars from Recurring Roles. Sheldon and Leonard’s moms are recurring roles. Newhart was a Guest Star. Maybe 5 appearances is the dividing line?
Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci have guest starred separately in several episodes. At some point I’d to see both Garfunkel & Oates together in the same episode.
Absolutely.
Winner for me, her character was not only great, her performance was instantly charismatic. It’s a shame they didn’t find a way to include her ongoing.