Johnny Galecki

Johnny Galecki began dating ‘The Big Bang Theory’ co- star actress Kaley Cuoco in 2007. The couple terminated their relationship in 2009 in an amicable manner.

In 2012, he was romantically linked with actress Kelli Garner. However, the relationship ended in 2014.

He is said to be dating Alaina Meyer, who is half his age. The couple has been spotted together at several events.

Johnny Galecki was born on 30 April 1975 to Mary Lou Noon, mortgage consultant, and Richard Galecki, who was a member of the US Air Force. He was born in a city named Bree in Belgium. His family moved to Chicago when he was three years old and he grew up in Illinois.

Johnny Galecki has two younger siblings; a brother Nick Galecki who works in the automotive industry, and a sister Allison Galecki. Johnny lost his father at the age of 16 in a car accident.

Johnny Galecki was interested in acting from an early age and started appearing in productions at Chicago's Goodman Theater by the age of seven.

In 1988, he made his first appearance on the big screen in the movie ‘A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon’. The next year he acted in the movie ‘Prancer’ and ‘National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation’, through which he garnered a lot of attention. During this time he along with his family shifted to Los Angeles to make his career in the show business, however, after a while, his family returned to Chicago and he stayed back to build a career for himself.

In 1990, he signed his first television series project ‘American Dreamer’ which starred actor Robert Urich. However, the show did not succeed as expected and went off air mid-season.

The following years, he made short appearances in TV series like an episode for ‘Blossom’ in 1991 and 13 episodes for ‘Billy ‘in 1992. He was also offered several minor roles in movies like ‘Blind faith’ (1990), ‘In Defense of a Married Man’ (1990) and made for TV movie ‘Backfield in Motion’ (1991).

In 1992, Johnny Galecki was offered a role in one of the most popular television shows of the time – ‘Roseanne’, in which he was cast as the boyfriend turned husband of Roseanne’s daughter. His portrayal of the character grabbed the attention of viewers and he was subsequently signed for the remaining five seasons of the show that went on till 1997.

John Galecki is best known for his performances on television. His character David Healy in ‘Roseanne’ brought him into the limelight whereas his portrayal of Dr Leonard Hofstadter in ‘The Big Bang Theory’ earned him much fan-following.