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LEONARD
PENNY
SHELDON
AMY
He’s a smart guy Originally from
EastTexasandachildprodigyhe
startedcollegeattheageofand
receivedhisfi rstdoctorateatage
Todayhe’satoptheoreticalphysicist
atCaltechSheldon’sgreatlovesarescienceand
sciencefi ctionalthoughhehasnowenteredinto
a “Relationship Agreement” with his girlfriend
neurobiologistAmyFarrahFowler
AmyisaneuroscientistwithaPhDin
neurobiologyandSheldon’sgirlfriend
Theysharemanyofthesametraits
both being extremely rational
andsometimes awkwardinsocial
situationssomuchsothatSheldonhascreateda
-page“RelationshipAgreement”forthemAmyis
alsobestfriendswithPennyandBernadettewho
havehelpedherfi tinbetter–moreorless
Leonardisanexperimentalphysicist
withanIQofwhoreceivedhis
PhDattheageofOriginallyfrom
NewJerseyLeonardcomesfroma
familyofaccomplishedscientistsHis
motherisaworld-renownedpsychiatristhisfather
isananthropologisthisbrotherisanattorneywho’s
arguedcasesbeforetheSupremeCourtandhis
sisterisabiologistLeonardsharesanapartment
withhisfriendandcolleagueSheldonCooper
PennyisLeonardandSheldon’sstreet-
smartneighborfromacrossthehallway
Outgoingandself-assuredPenny’s
personalityoftencontrastswiththatof
theguysOriginallyfromasmalltownin
Nebraskasheworkedasawaitressatalocalrestaurant
whileaspiringtobecomeanactressNowshehasa
jobasasalesrepresentativewithapharmaceutical
companyandisengagedtoLeonardPennyisalso
goodfriendswithAmyandBernadetteandthethree
ofthemoftenhangoutinPenny’sapartment
motherisaworld-renownedpsychiatristhisfather
situationssomuchsothatSheldonhascreateda
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