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Wallace Shawn as Dr. John Sturgis

Dr. John Sturgis is played by Wallace Shawn, who you might recognize from hits like The Princess Bride (1987) and My Dinner With Andre (1981). Dr. Sturgis, a physics professor at East Texas Tech, is initially Sheldon Cooper's pen pal. Sheldon is thrilled when Sturgis starts dating his grandmother.

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