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John Ross Bowie as Barry Kripke

Barry Kripke was a rival physicist at CalTech who maintained an on-again, off-again friendship with Sheldon. Barry suffered from a case of rhotacism—a speech impediment that caused him to pronounce "R" and "L" as a "W" sound.

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The More You Know

  • The producers of The X-Files originally wanted Pamela Anderson for the role of Dana Scully.
  • The fan-favorite "Soup Nazi" character from Seinfeld was based on Al Yeganeh, a NYC chef. After the Soup Nazi episode aired (which Yeganeh reportedly hates), his business increased wildly.
  • The extremely popular British sci-fi television series Doctor Who ran from 1963 to 1989 and was re-booted in 2005; the title character, Dr. Who, has so far been played by 13 different actors, including female Jodi Whittaker, during its run.
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