Mayim Bialik Biography

Biography by Catherine Published on 24 Sep, 2018 Updated on 04 Oct, 2018

Facts of Mayim Bialik
Date of Birth:	1975 , December-12
Age:	42 years old
Birth Nation:	United States of America
Height:	5 Feet 4 Inch
Name	Mayim Bialik
Birth Name	Mayim Chaya Bialik
Nick Name	Mayim
Father	Barry Bialik
Mother	Beverly Bialik
Nationality	American
Birth Place/City	San Diego, California, United States
Ethnicity	White
Profession	Actress, neuroscientist, author
Net Worth	$25 million
Body Measurements	38-30-39 in
Breast Size	38 inch
Waist size	30 inch
Hip Size	39 inch
Weight in KG	62 kg
Divorce	Michael Stone (2003-2012)
Education	University of California, Los Angeles
Movies	Pumpkinhead, The Chicago 8, Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire.
TV Show	Big Bang Theory, Molloy

Born in San Diego, California Mayim Bialik started her career as a child actor which propelled her into fame though it was only short-lived. After completing her Ph.D. in neuroscience Bialik again returned to the acting field with the role of a neuroscientist coincidentally in the CBS's hit series The Big Bang Theory as Amy Farrah Fowler which earned her four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award. Famous actress, neuroscientist and author's other movies credit Blossom, The Chicago 8, Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire, Stan Lee's Mighty 7, MasterChef Junior.

Early Life And Education Of Mayim Bialik

Mayim Bialik was born Mayim Chaya Bialik on 12 December 1975 in San Diego, California to Barry and Beverly (nee Winkleman) Bialik. She was born to a Jewish family under the birth sign Sagittarius. Bialik was raised as a Reform Jew in Los Angeles. Her grandparents emigrated from Poland, Czechoslovakia & Hungary.

Bialik attended Walter Reed Junior High School which is now renamed as Wale Reed Middle School. In 1993 she graduated from North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood, California.

Later she completed her Bachelor's degree in 2000 and started studying Ph.D. in Neuroscience, with minors in Hebrew and Jewish studies which she completed in 2007.

Mayim Bialik's Career

Mayim Bialik began her career as a child actor in the late 1980s. Then after she starred in the horror movie, Pumpkinhead (1988). Then she appeared as a guest in the television series, The Facts of Life and Beauty and the Beast. She received the Screen Actors Guild card for her outstanding performance in Beauty and the Beast.

In 1994 she was cast in the major role in the comedy movie, Don't Drink the Water which was directed by Woody Allen. In next decade she spent most of her time in voicing for cartoons.

CAPTION: Mayim Bialik SOURCE: NPR

After completing her academic qualifications she landed in the acting career with an outstanding role of Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler in The Big Bang Theory. She starred from the season 3 as a guest role and later from season 4 she appeared as the main role which is running till 2018. For her best acting skills, she was nominated four times for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category.

She shared the screen with the famous star including Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar, Simon Helberg and many more. Besides this, on March 6, 2012, she released her parenting book titled Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident. While her book named Mayim's Vegan Table contains over one hundred vegan recipes.

Mayim Bialik's Net Worth

The Big Bang Theory star, Mayim Bialik earns huge amount of money from her voice-over roles, sitcom movies, and series, most notably, The Big Bang Theory. According to the Celebrity Net Worth, she has an estimated net worth of $ 25 million and her salary is $450 thousand per episode.

Mayim Bialik's Personal Life- Husband And Children

Talking about Bialik's love life, she was married to Michael Stone on 31 August 2003, in a Victorian-themed ceremony which also included traditional Jewish wedding customs.

The couple has two children; sons: Miles Roosevelt Bialik Stone (2005) and Frederick Heschel Bialik Stone (2008). However, their marital relation roughly lasted for nine years and they got divorced in November 2012. As of 2018, she is single and is living a blissful family life with her children.

In August 2015, she founded GrokNation which is an online platform that brings people from all over together to talk about contemporary issues within society's framework. Amidst the Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault scandal, she published an op-ed in The New York Times which talked about how society had become largely indecent and how women were constantly being materialized and are abused for profit by the film industry.

Accident And Speculation

On 15 August 2012, she had a car accident in LA. She was driving alone and suddenly her car collided with another car carrying three Chilean tourists. She then suffered from severe lacerations to her left hand and thumb. The media speculated that she could lose a finger, but Bialik confirmed via social media that she was fine.