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Lance Barber

Lance Barber (born June 29, 1973) [ 1 ] is an American actor. He gained recognition for his main role as Paulie G on the HBO sitcom The Comeback (2005; 2014; 2026), which was fo...

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Lance Barber (born June 29, 1973)[1] is an American actor. He gained recognition for his main role as Paulie G on the HBO sitcom The Comeback (2005; 2014; 2026), which was followed with a starring role in the film The Godfather of Green Bay (2005).

In the 2010s, Barber had recurring roles as Bill Ponderosa on the FX and FXX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2010–2013; 2015–2018) and Lucas on the MTV television series Faking It (2014–2016). He received renewed attention for his main role as George Cooper Sr. on the CBS sitcom Young Sheldon (2017–2024).

Early life

Barber was born and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan, and developed an interest in acting at the age of seven, after seeing a performance of Grease at the Barn Theatre.[1] He acted at Pennfield High School, from which he graduated in 1991, and performed in school productions from Kellogg Community College[1] while earning his associate degree.

Career

After a year at the Barn Theatre, Barber moved to Chicago and spent five years working his way up in The Second Cityimprovisational comedy troupe.[1] He then moved to Los Angeles and had his first television role in On the Spot, an improv sketch show that ran for five episodes on The WB in 2003.[1] He credits his breakthrough to the 2005 HBO series The Comeback with Lisa Kudrow, in which he played Paulie G., a television writer. In 2010, he landed the recurring role of Bill Ponderosa on FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.[1] He reprised his role as Paulie G. when HBO brought back The Comeback in 2014.[2] He also appeared in episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Gilmore Girls, Californication, Monk, The Mentalist, and Grey's Anatomy.

Barber played Jimmy Speckerman, who bullied Leonard Hofstadter at high school, in one episode of The Big Bang Theory.[3] He was cast as George Cooper Sr., father of Sheldon Cooper, in the spin-off Young Sheldon that premiered in 2017, and mentioned in an interview that some fans were confused by his different roles in the two related series.[3][4] Barber also played Cooper in "The VCR Illumination", a 2018 episode of the parent show's twelfth season; the character is deceased in the series but appears on an old VHS tape that Sheldon plays.[5]

Personal life

Barber lives in Los Angeles with his wife Aliza, who is a chef, and their two children.[1]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. 1234567"Lance Barber finds a home in television". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 14, 2014. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  2. ↑Metz, Nina (December 11, 2014). "Lance Barber on his long-awaited 'Comeback'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. 12"Young Sheldon interview: Lance Barber on playing Sheldon's father George Cooper Sr". CarterMatt. September 22, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  4. ↑Bojalad, Alec (May 17, 2024). "Young Sheldon: Why Everybody Loves Lance Barber's George Sr". Den of Geek. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  5. ↑Dumaraog, Ana (December 9, 2018). "Big Bang Theory's Young Sheldon Crossover Resolves Its Biggest Continuity Issue". Screenrant. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  6. ↑"Lance Barber Returning To Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage — With 4 More Young Sheldon Alums (Exclusive)". TVLine.com. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
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