Mayim Bialik Net Worth

Mayim Chaya Bialik was born in San Diego, California, on December 12, 1975. A super talented American actress, Mayim began her successful career as a child actor in a few Facts of Life and Beauty and the Beast episodes. She followed that up by appearing in eight episodes of Webster.

Movies

The young actress made her first big screen debut in the horror cult classic Pumpkinhead. In her next film, Beaches, she played the child version of star Bette Midler. She made one last film, The Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten, before getting her big television break.

Blossom

Mayim Bialik played Blossom Russo in the NBC sitcom Blossom from 1990 to 1995. The show’s premise was following the life of teenage Blossom, who lived with her father and older brothers after her mother left the family, and her best friend, Six. While filming Blossom, she also had appearances in Murphy Brown, Doogie Howser, M.D., MacGyver, Empty Nest, and The Wonder Years.

Other Television Parts

Between 1995 and 2010, Bialik continued to have steady work on television. She did voiceover work for cartoons like The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Kim Possible, Hey Arnold, Johnny Bravo, and Recess after Blossom ended. She was also in three episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm as the daughter of Larry David’s friend. 

In 2010, Mayim appeared in six episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Dr. Wilameena Bink.

Her only movies during this time were 2005’s Kalamazoo and 2011’s The Chicago 8.

The Big Bang Theory

Mayim joined the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory cast as neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler, the wannabe girlfriend of Sheldon Cooper, late in season 3. Mayim and Jim Parsons created incredible chemistry between the awkward characters of Sheldon and Amy Farrah Fowler. In the final season of the Big Bang Theory, Amy Farrah Fowler and Sheldon Cooper won the Nobel Prize for Physics.

What awards did Mayim win in real life for playing Amy Farrah Fowler? She was nominated for four Emmy Awards but only won one award, the Critics Choice Television Awards, for playing Amy Farrah Fowler.

Call Me Kat

After the Big Bang Theory ended in 2019, Mayim appeared in one episode of Vampirina and two episodes of Young Sheldon before taking on her next sitcom, Call Me Kat. It is based on the British series Miranda and follows the socially awkward Kat and her adventures at her cat cafe. Bialik co-produces the show with her production company, Sad Clown Productions, and Jim Parson’s That’s Wonderful Productions. The show was renewed for a third season in 2022.

Jeopardy

After the death of long-time Jeopardy host Alex Trebek, the iconic game show searched for a new host. Many celebrities filled the position and Mayim was a guest host for three weeks in the summer of 2021. When Mike Richards was named replacement host, it was announced that Mayim would host Jeopardy primetime specials, such as the National College Championship and spinoffs. But, Mike Richards resigned after only a week, and Mayim’s guest host contact was extended for seven weeks. Not long afterward, it was announced that Mayim and Jeopardy superstar Ken Jennings would host the beloved trivia game show.

As They Made Us

Mayim wrote, directed, and produced the film As They Made Us. After a delay due to COVID, the movie was released in April 2022 to positive reviews.

What is Mayim Bialik’s Net Worth?

She has been in show business since she was 13, so the Mayiam Bialik net worth is pretty substantial. It has not been disclosed how much she made per episode for Blossom, nor her current salary for hosting Jeopardy. When she first started on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, Mayim earned $200,000 per episode. That added to her net worth of about $4.5 million per season.

But, in 2017, the cast was so close that the other cast took a pay cut to allow Mayim Bialik and fellow Big Bang Theory star Melissa Rauch to receive an increase to $450,000 per episode. So, it is safe to say that The Big Bang Theory is a large part of the Mayim Bialik net worth. That means for the last two seasons of the show, her net worth rose by about $10 million per season. But, depending on how long she hosts Jeopardy, that could become a substantial part of her net worth.

In addition to her acting career, Mayim has boosted her celebrity net worth through commercials, writing, and podcasts.

Who is Mayim Bialik?

Mayim Bialik was born on December 12, 1975, to parents Beverly and Barry Bialik. She has one sibling, an older brother, Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik, an artist in Southern California. Although she was raised as a Reform Jew, she now practices as a Modern Orthodox Jew.

Mayim graduated from North Hollywood High School in 1993. Because of her acting, she deferred acceptance into the University of California Los Angeles but eventually attended college and graduated with a degree in neuroscience in 2000. She received a Ph.D. in neuroscience in 2007 from UCLA. Boston University awarded Bialik an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree in 2014.

Mayim has written four books. Her first was Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way. She followed that up with Mayim’s Vegan Table with her favorite healthy recipes. Bialik released her third and fourth books, Girling Up and Boying Up, about growing up and the challenges kids face.

Mayim Bialik’s Personal Life

Mayim has been married once. She married Michael Stone in 2003, but the couple quietly split in 2012. The couple has two sons, Miles and Frederick. Even after the divorce, Mayim and ex-husband Michael Stone remain dedicated to co-parenting their sons.

Fun Facts About Mayim Bialik

• Mayim is a vegan. She helped found Shamayim V’Aretz Institute, a Jewish nonprofit organization that promotes veganism and animal advocacy among communities.
• Mayim means water in Hebrew.
• Mayim’s YouTube cameos have her appearing as characters Blossom and Amy Farrah Fowler, who ask questions about Jewish beliefs.
• Jews in the City awarded Mayim the Keter Shem Tov award in 2019.
• Mayim’s lifestyle site, Grok Nation, is an online community for people of all ages and backgrounds, such as culture and parenting.

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