Mayim Bialik is an actress, author and game show host. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the hit NBC sitcom "Blossom." From 2010 to 2019, she played neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler on "The Big Bang Theory" for which she earned four Primetime Emmy nominations.
Bialik also hosted "Jeopardy" with Ken Jennings on a rotating basis between August 2021 and December 2023. Recently, she also has her own podcast "Mayim Bialik's Breakdown."
Mayim Bialik's Favorite Movies
Her favorite movies include Gladiator, X-Men, and Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Favorite Series to Binge-watch
She listed “The Umbrella Academy” as her favorite series to binge. “I just started Season 4 of ‘The Umbrella Academy,’ so I am really excited about that.”
Favorite Sports to Watch and to Play
Her favorite sport to play is pickleball, and she enjoys watching basketball and college sports. “I love playing pickleball,” she exclaimed. “I went to UCLA, and we had a really incredible basketball and football team. I think watching basketball is my favorite.”
Mayim's Favorite Music
“My music is an eclectic mix,” she said. “I’ve been listening to a lot of Kanye these days because my kids have been listening to him, so that is what is on my Spotify right now.”
If Mayim Bialik Was Not an Actor.....
“I am trained as a scientist, and I do love teaching science. I am a Certified Lactation Education Counselor, and I get to educate women about breastfeeding and all of those things.”
Advice for Hopefuls in Entertainment
“The industry right now is in a really interesting place; it’s a hard time to be pitching things, and it can make you feel like giving up on being creative but there is a tremendous amount of value in creativity, and I think there are a lot of avenues to exercise that. My advice for myself would be the same: not to give up.”
If She Could Have a Superpower
If Bialik were to have any superpower, it would be "invisibility." “As someone who is recognizable and who has been recognized for most of my life, I think it would be great to be invisible,” Bialik said with a sweet laugh.
Mayim Bialik's Favorite Motto to Live by
She shared her favorite motto to live by, and that is the following: "everything is going to be okay." "I like that especially if things are hard and challenging," she said.
Best Thing about Being Her Age
Regarding the best thing about being her age, she said, “I have a lot of years of experience behind me, and hopefully, a lot of years still ahead of me. I guess that is what middle age means.”
Who Would Be Her Dream Guests on Her Podcast?
She revealed that she would love to have “Steve Harvey” as her dream guest on her podcast, so she would like to throw that name into the universe. “I love Steve Harvey,” she said with a sweet laugh.
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