Johnny Galecki is an American actor best known for playing Leonard Hofstadter on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory and David Healy on the ABC sitcoms Roseanne and The Conners.
He was born in Bree, Belgium to American parents, and moved to Chicago, Illinois at age 3.
Galecki began acting in local theater productions as a child, receiving a Joseph Jefferson Citation nomination at age 11.
His breakout roles were in the films Prancer and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
During his career, Galecki has appeared in numerous films and TV shows, including Suicide Kings, I Know What You Did Last Summer and In Time.
He was one of the highest paid TV actors in the world for his role on The Big Bang Theory, earning $900,000 per episode from 2017-2019.
Net worth
Galecki has an estimated net worth of $100 million.
His fortune is largely due to his starring role as Leonard Hofstadter on the hit CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
By the end of the show’s 12-season run in 2019, Galecki was earning $900,000 per episode, making him one of the highest paid TV actors in the world.
With over 200 episodes, his total earnings from the show likely exceeded $150 million.
Galecki has had a steady acting career since childhood, with breakout film roles in Prancer and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation in 1989 helping establish him as a child star.
He has since appeared in numerous other films and TV shows, earning a solid income over his 30+ year career.
These roles, although not as lucrative as his Big Bang Theory salary, have contributed to his overall net worth.
In addition to his acting income, Galecki is known to be a savvy real estate investor.
In 2015, he sold a Hollywood Hills home for $2 million that he had purchased for $1.2 million just three years earlier.
Galecki also owns a 360-acre ranch in Santa Margarita, California that was damaged in a 2017 wildfire but has since been rebuilt.
Career
Galecki’s began acting at a young age, making his on-screen debut in the 1987 CBS miniseries, Murder Ordained, and later appearing in films like National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and Prancer.
His breakthrough role came when he was cast as David Healy on the ABC sitcom, Roseanne, which he continued to play until the show’s end.
During his time on Roseanne, Galecki also appeared in several films, including Suicide Kings, The Opposite of Sex and Bounce.
After Roseanne, Galecki continued to work in film and television, taking on roles in projects like Bookies, My Name Is Earl and The Little Dog Laughed, for which he received a 2007 Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut.
In 2007, he starred as Leonard Hofstadter in the CBS sitcom, The Big Bang Theory, which ran for 12 seasons until its conclusion in 2019.
Throughout his career, Galecki has demonstrated his versatility as an actor, taking on a wide range of roles and genres, from comedy to drama to dark comedy.
Awards and accolades
Galecki has received a number of awards and accolades over his career.
He received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2011 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on The Big Bang Theory.
He was also nominated for a Golden Globe in 2012 for Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical for the same show.
Galecki has received several People’s Choice Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for his work on The Big Bang Theory, recognizing his outstanding performance and the chemistry he shared with his co-stars.
He has also been nominated for Teen Choice Awards in 2010 and 2015 for Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer and Choice TV: Chemistry.
Earlier in his career, Galecki won a Young Artist Award in 1994 for Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series and received additional Young Artist Award nominations in 1992, 1993 and 1995.
In 2007, he won the Theater World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut for his performance in The Little Dog Laughed.
More recently, Galecki has been recognized with a CinEuphoria Award in 2020 for Merit – Honorary Award, which he shared with the cast and crew of The Big Bang Theory.
He also received a UZETA Award in 2019 for Best Performance in a TV Series for his work on the show.
Real estate
Galecki has owned several notable real estate properties throughout his career.
One of his most significant properties is a historic Los Angeles home in the Outpost Estates neighborhood of the Hollywood Hills.
The Spanish-style property spans half an acre and features a two-story main house and separate guest house with six bedrooms in 7,400 square feet.
The home was previously owned by Jason Statham and Ben Stiller, and Galecki purchased it in 2015 for $9.2 million.
He later listed it for sale in 2020 for $11.9 million, which would be one of the most expensive homes ever sold in the neighborhood if it sells at the current list price.
Galecki has also owned a secluded two-bedroom home in the Hollywood Hills, which he listed for sale in 2020.
This property is described as a “bungalow” and is located in an exclusive area of Los Angeles.
In addition to these properties, Galecki has also owned other homes in the Hollywood Hills.
For example, he sold a home in the neighborhood in 2015 for $2 million, which he had purchased for $1.2 million just three years earlier.
This sale was part of his strategy to invest in real estate and generate passive income.
Personal life
Galecki is married to Morgan Galecki, whom he met through mutual friends and dated for several years before tying the knot in 2018.
The couple has kept their relationship relatively private, but Galecki has shared that he is very happy in his marriage.
Galecki has two children – a daughter named Oona Evelena, whom he shares with his wife Morgan, and a son named Avery from his previous relationship with Alaina Meyer.
Oona was born in 2019, and Galecki has spoken about the joys of fatherhood and how becoming a parent has impacted his life and career. He often shares sweet photos of his daughter on social media.
Galecki’s son Avery was born in 2018 to his ex-girlfriend Alaina Meyer.
Although Galecki and Meyer are no longer together, he remains an active and involved father to his son.
Despite his fame and success, Galecki is known to be a very private person.
He has been in relationships with actresses like Laura Harris and Kelli Garner in the past, but has largely kept the details of his personal life out of the spotlight.
