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This article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective. (January 2010) This article may contain original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding references. Statements consisting only of original research may be removed. More details may be available on the talk page. (December 2010) Leonard Hofstadter Johnny Galecki as Dr. Leonard Leakey Hofstadter First appearance "Pilot" Portrayed by Johnny Galecki Information Occupation Experimental physicist Title Doctor Family Unnamed father Beverly Hofstadter (mother) Michael Hofstadter (younger brother) Floyd (Uncle, deceased) Unnamed sister Religion Agnostic Nationality American Leonard Leakey Hofstadter[1], Ph.D., is a fictional main character of the CBS television series The Big Bang Theory, and is portrayed by actor Johnny Galecki. Leonard is an experimental physicist who shares an apartment with colleague and best friend Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons). Leonard and Sheldon are named after actor/producer Sheldon Leonard,[2] and Nobel Prize Laureates Robert Hofstadter and Leon Cooper.[3] Leonard has been described as the straight man of the series.[4][5] Penny (Kaley Cuoco) is Leonard's next door neighbor and main love interest within the series. The writers have toyed with a romance between him and neighbor Penny with their unresolved sexual tension being a major force for drama. Contents 1 Personality 2 Family 3 Work 4 Relationships 5 See also 6 References Personality Originally from New Jersey, Leonard is a Caltech experimental physicist who shares an apartment with Sheldon Cooper in Pasadena, California. He is usually seen wearing his characteristic black framed glasses, low-cut, black Converse All Stars sneakers, neutral colored sweat jackets, brown trousers, and physics-themed t-shirts. Although Leonard feels at home with his geek colleagues, he wants to be more social. Among the main characters, he generally has the least amount of difficulty interacting with "non-geek" individuals. He is instantly captivated by the presence of Penny, and from the beginning sets out to date her.[6] In the early episodes, Leonard is reluctant to let Penny know about his recreational activities (such as Klingon Boggle) as he does not like to be seen by her as a geek. While certainly a geek by most definitions, he is less socially awkward than Sheldon (who is unable to grasp social norms), Raj (who is unable to talk to women unless he is under the influence of alcohol), and even Howard (who is often seen as "creepy" when flirting with women). Leonard can also play the cello. As seen in an episode, he and Leslie Winkle practice their instruments and then leave to have sex. Despite his attempts to not appear to be a geek, Leonard owns, among other things, Star Wars hygiene products, an expansive Superman comic book collection (and wears Clark Kent type glasses) and a Battlestar Galactica Colonial warrior's flight suit. Early in the series, Leonard tried to get rid of his collectables to show maturity and impress Penny. However, he changed his mind when he saw Penny was already dating another man.[7] Having lived with Sheldon for several years, Leonard knows him best, and is obligated to explain Sheldon's behavior, and serve as a mediator between him and other people in many situations. For instance, when Penny and Sheldon engaged in fierce dispute, Leonard gave Penny the phone number of Sheldon's mother so she would call her son and scold him for his behavior, thus ending the fight.[8] Leonard's primary health concern is his lactose intolerance; he avoids eating even small amounts of dairy products, including cheese, yoghurt and butter, for fear of passing gas. Leonard also wears glasses because of myopia, and practically cannot see without them. In one occasion, when Leonard's glasses were broken at the movie theater, he had to go to his apartment for his backup glasses. He was aided remotely by Howard and Raj to navigate through the living room by using a helmet camera.[9] Leonard states in one episode that he suffers from sleep apnea. During his relationship with Leslie Winkle he tells Leslie that many members of his family have died from heart disease and thus he has a genetic disposition to the condition. At various points in the show, Sheldon also says that Leonard gets carsick unless he sits in the front seat. Unlike the rest of the gang, Leonard's religious convictions are never made clear, although in contrast to Sheldon, Leonard takes religious festivals such as Christmas much more seriously. Family All of the members of Leonard's family are accomplished scientists, except for his brother, who is a tenured law professor at Harvard Law School. His mother, Dr. Beverly Hofstadter, is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has a personality almost identical to Sheldon's, including strict speech patterns, lack of social conventions, and attention to detail, and is principally responsible for the difficult childhood Leonard had. Due to his mother's views, Leonard never celebrated his birthday when he was a child,[10] and when she visited him she was not impressed with Leonard's unoriginal research. Leonard revealed to Penny that when he was young he built a "hugging machine" in order to compensate for the lack of affection from his mother. He further stated that his father used to borrow it.[11] Beverly points out that Leonard's brother and sister are more successful in their respective fields than he is. Leonard's brother, Michael, is a Harvard law professor and is engaged to the youngest appellate court judge in New Jersey history, and Leonard's sister is a cutting-edge medical researcher working with gibbons to cure diabetes.[11] Leonard's father is briefly mentioned as an anthropologist. Sheldon pointed that Leonard's middle name, "Leakey", comes from famed archaeologist Louis Leakey, with whom Leonard's father had worked.[12] Leonard is embarrassed by this middle name and its humorous connotations, and rarely mentions it. Though little is known about Leonard's extended family, a few references have been made: in the first episode, Sheldon and Leonard discuss Leonard's grandmother who had visited them on Thanksgiving the year before. She has Alzheimer's and apparently "had an episode" during her visit which resulted in her stripping off her clothes and carving the turkey. On Beverly's first visit, she tells Leonard that his uncle Floyd has died, which greatly upsets him (according to him, Floyd was the only family member he really liked). Leonard also has several other uncles, which Sheldon says are all very bald, and when they gather together, they look "like a half carton of eggs". Leonard describes his aunt, however, as being "one of the hairiest women you will ever meet". Work Leonard has an IQ of 173,[6][9] and was 24 years old when he received his Ph.D.[13] Dr. Hofstadter received a dissertation of the year award for his doctoral paper on experimental particle physics.[14] Leonard's work as an experimental physicist often includes the use of lasers, such as a helium-neon laser or free-electron laser, and his research topics have varied from Bose-Einstein condensates and foundations of quantum mechanics to soft cosmic rays at sea level and development of novel rocket propellants. Leonard designs experiments in order to prove theories but, according to the cynical and egotistical theorist Sheldon, his work is mostly derivative and thus unimportant. His miscalculations in loading the top secret propellant for Howard's rocket led to the elevator in the apartment building where he lives being out of service for several years and his attempts to disprove the existence of dark matter were made moot by the work of another physicist. Yet, he resolved the latter by helping to solidify proof of the hypothetical matter's existence with a photomultiplier, was invited as keynote speaker to a topical conference by the Institute of Experimental Physics for his successful research on supersolids and has showed diverse knowledge of theoretical physics. Relationships Leonard is usually shy around women, but constantly wants a girlfriend. Leonard became attracted to Penny within seconds of spotting her.[6] His infatuation with Penny becomes the major force that drives the series during the first seasons. By the end of the first season, Leonard finally managed to ask Penny out, and they had their first date.[15] Subsequently, they broke up because Penny felt she wasn't as smart as Leonard would like.[16] Besides Penny, Leonard has been involved with only a few other women. One of Leonard's former girlfriends that is mentioned in several occasions is Joyce Kim. Although she has only recently appeared in person, many times, Leonard's friends recalled that they were together for only 27 days, after which Joyce, later revealed to be a spy, defected to North Korea.[17] Initially, after feeling that Penny was not for him, Leonard turned his attention to fellow scientist Leslie Winkle. The first time Leonard asked Leslie out, he was rejected.[18] His further relationships with her proved to be only short-lived casual sex encounters at her whim.[19][20] In the second season, Leonard began a stable relationship with Dr. Stephanie Barnett.[21] Although the relationship went well, even earning Sheldon's approval, Leonard felt uncomfortable with Stephanie moving in with him, and the relationship was ended off screen.[22] In another occasion, during the visit of Leonard's mother, Leonard and Penny came very close to having sex, but Leonard ruined the moment by talking about their childhood issues with his mother and her father, respectively.[11] In the second season finale, when the four men were due to leave for a 3-month scientific expedition, Penny finally showed interest in Leonard, but kept her feelings a secret from him.[23] In the third season premiere, Leonard and Penny finally started a romantic relationship, and had sex for the first time.[24] But the relationship was ended after Leonard prematurely told Penny he loved her, and she realized she could not yet reciprocate (interference by the "evil Wil Wheaton" helped Penny decide to dump Leonard). Shortly after the break up, Leonard has a one night stand with a physicist he admires when she stays with them on a short visit. Having sex so soon after their break up causes anger and open disgust from Penny. Leonard and Penny later resolve their feelings and their friendship continues. In the third season finale, after Penny's failed attempts to move on from her relationship with Leonard, she gets drunk and has sex with him. In the morning, Leonard believes that they're back together, though Penny tells him it was a mistake. This causes a strain on their friendship, when at the end of the episode, he gets drunk and tries to have sex with her, prompting Penny to kick him out of her apartment.[25] Leonard also has an affair with Raj's younger sister Priya (apparently every time she comes to town), despite a pinky swear with Howard that neither of them would attempt to make a move on her, and Raj giving his strong disapproval.[26] When Penny's father comes to town, she pretends she is still with Leonard so as not to disappoint her father. Her father had apparently been extremely glad to learn she was finally dating a man who wasn't an idiot (according to his mindset). When he discovers the ruse, he begs Leonard not to give up on Penny. Throughout the fourth season, it becomes obvious that Penny is still in love with Leonard. It is unclear whether or not Leonard has noticed this, though he clearly is still interested in Penny. In "The Benefactor Factor", Leonard is propositioned by a woman in exchange for a large donation to the physics department; he initially resists and she admits that she planned to make the donation anyway, after which they engage in a one-night stand. Leonard arrives home the next morning, whereupon Penny recognizes his "walk of shame" and Sheldon thinks Leonard has a future in becoming a gigolo to rich ladies in exchange for donations. When Priya returns, she and Leonard begin a relationship. Raj strongly opposes this, and Penny is secretly uncomfortable with Leonard dating someone else, eventually breaking down and crying. Once again, Leonard is unaware of Penny's true feelings. More recently, Priya pressures Leonard into telling Penny to leave him alone, which he does, albeit extremely reluctantly. Penny complies, though it is clear that she doesn't want Leonard out of her life. Penny eventually figures out how to stay in Leonard's life: by buddying up to Priya, which actually works. In the season 4 finale, Leonard runs into Penny and Raj as they come out of his room in the morning...just after Leonard and Priya break up upon Leonard's learning that Priya is soon moving back to India. See also List of characters in The Big Bang Theory List of The Big Bang Theory episodes References ^ "The Middle Earth Paradigm". The Big Bang Theory. October 29, 2007. No. 6, season 1 ^ "'Big Bang Theory': 'We didn't anticipate how protective the audience would feel about our guys'". Variety. May 5, 2009. http://weblogs.variety.com/season_pass/2009/05/big-bang-theory-we-didnt-anticipate-how-protective-the-audience-would-feel-toward-our-guys.html. Retrieved February 5, 2010. "Q. Are Sheldon and Leonard named after the brilliant (producer) Sheldon Leonard of "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Danny Thomas Show," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "My Favorite Martian" and "I Spy?" (Binnie) A. Yep. Chuck and I are both fans. Chuck’s idea."  ^ The Big Bang Theory, la fórmula perfecta del humor ^ "The Big Bang Theory: The Complete First Season". Bullz-eye.com. http://www.bullz-eye.com/television_reviews/2007/the_big_bang_theory_1.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-15.  ^ "Oak Park native finally gets the girl in 'Big Bang'". Chicago Tribune. 2010-01-10. http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-0111-galecki-tv-big-bangjan11,0,2907946.story. Retrieved 2010-01-15.  ^ a b c "Pilot". The Big Bang Theory. September 24, 2007. No. 1 (1), season 1. ^ "The Nerdvana Annihilation". The Big Bang Theory. April 28, 2008. No. 14 (14), season 1. ^ "The Panty Piñata Polarization". The Big Bang Theory. November 10, 2008. No. 7 (24), season 2. ^ a b "The Pancake Batter Anomaly". The Big Bang Theory. March 31, 2008. No. 11 (11), season 1. ^ "The Peanut Reaction". The Big Bang Theory. May 12, 2008. No. 16 (16), season 1. ^ a b c "The Maternal Capacitance". The Big Bang Theory. February 9, 2009. No. 15 (32), season 2. ^ "The Middle Earth Paradigm". The Big Bang Theory. October 29, 2007. No. 6 (6), season 1. ^ "The Bat Jar Conjecture". The Big Bang Theory. April 21, 2008. No. 13 (13), season 1. ^ "The Benefactor Factor". The Big Bang Theory. February 10, 2011. No. 15 (78), season 4. ^ "The Tangerine Factor". The Big Bang Theory. May 19, 2008. No. 17 (17), season 1. ^ "The Bad Fish Paradigm". The Big Bang Theory. September 22, 2008. No. 1 (18), season 2. ^ "The White Asparagus Triangulation". The Big Bang Theory. November 24, 2008. No. 9 (26), season 2. ^ "The Fuzzy Boots Corollary". The Big Bang Theory. October 8, 2007. No. 3 (3), season 1. ^ "The Hamburger Postulate". The Big Bang Theory. October 22, 2007. No. 5 (5), season 1. ^ "The Codpiece Topology". The Big Bang Theory. September 29, 2008. No. 2 (19), season 2. ^ "The Lizard-Spock Expansion". The Big Bang Theory. November 17, 2008. No. 8 (25), season 2. ^ "The Vartabedian Conundrum". The Big Bang Theory. December 8, 2008. No. 10 (27), season 2. ^ "The Monopolar Expedition". The Big Bang Theory. September 21, 2009. No. 23 (40), season 2. ^ "The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation". The Big Bang Theory. September 21, 2009. No. 1 (41), season 3. ^ "The Lunar Excitation". The Big Bang Theory. May 24, 2010. No. 23 (63), season 3. ^ "The Irish Pub Formulation". The Big Bang Theory. November 4, 2010. No. 6 (69), season 4. v · d · eThe Big Bang Theory Episodes · Characters Characters Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki) · Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) · Penny (Kaley Cuoco) · Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg) · Rajesh Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar) · Leslie Winkle (Sara Gilbert) · Bernadette Rostenkowski (Melissa Rauch) · Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik) Seasons Season 1 · Season 2 · Season 3 · Season 4 Chuck Lorre · Bill Prady