Young Sheldon is a spin-off prequel series to the famous sitcom The Big Bang Theory. The show focuses on the childhood of iconic BBT character Sheldon Cooper. It started in September 2017 and ended with the seventh season in May 2024. So it's not shocking that the entire cast of Young Sheldon has undergone major changes. But here we have discussed the main role of Young Sheldon to jog your memory.

While Jim Parsons portrayed Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon introduced us to Iain Armitage as the young Sheldon Cooper. American actor Iain Armitage has also impressed the fandom with his appearance in HBO's Big Little Lies.

Fun fact: the character Sheldon Cooper is not entirely a creation of fiction, as he is inspired by an acquaintance of the show's co-creator, Bill Prady. He is a child prodigy who has been very attracted to science since childhood. His intellect often unwittingly causes people around him to develop an inferiority complex. A genius, he continued high school at the age of nine and began higher studies at the age of fourteen. Since childhood, the fictional character wanted to study physics, and The Big Bang Theory sees the adult Sheldon as a physicist.

Sheldon Cooper's strict mother, Mary Cooper, like any other mother, can do anything to improve her children. But sometimes she gets really strict if her instructions aren't followed. Mary was a rebellious child who caused many problems for her parents, and she did not want her children to repeat the same mistakes she had made in her youth.