Mayim Bialik Net Worth

What is Mayim Bialik's Net Worth and Salary?

Mayim Bialik is an American actress and neuroscientist with a net worth of $20 million. She first gained recognition for playing a young Bette Midler in the 1989 movie "Beaches." She is best known for her roles as Blossom Russo on NBC's "Blossom" and Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler on CBS's "The Big Bang Theory," which earned her four Primetime Emmy nominations. Bialik earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience in 2007 and initially worked as a research professor before returning to acting. She periodically hosted "Jeopardy!" alongside Ken Jennings after the death of Alex Trebek, with a salary of $1 million per season.

Big Bang Salary

For most of the middle seasons of "The Big Bang Theory," Mayim earned $200,000 per episode, roughly $4.5 million per season. In March 2017, the five core stars of the show agreed to take a $100,000 reduction in salary so Mayim and Melissa Rauch could get a pay raise for the final two seasons. The core five dropped from $1 million per episode to $900,000 each. With the raise, Bialik and Rauch began earning $450,000 per episode, approximately $10 million for the final two seasons.

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Early Life

Mayim Chaya Bialik was born on December 12, 1975, in San Diego, California, to Barry and Beverly. Her family are Jewish immigrants. Raised in Reform Judaism, Mayim later identified herself as an "aspiring Modern Orthodox." She graduated from North Hollywood High School in 1993. Bialik attended UCLA, deferred due to acting commitments, and graduated with a B.S. in neuroscience, with minors in Hebrew and Jewish studies. She paused her Ph.D. studies in 2005 to return to acting, eventually completing her doctorate in 2007.

Acting Career

Bialik debuted in the 1988 horror film "Pumpkinhead," and appeared in "Beaches" the same year. She had guest roles on TV shows such as "The Facts of Life," "Webster," "Empty Nest," "MacGyver," "Doogie Howser, M.D.," and "Murphy Brown." In 1990, she was cast as Blossom Russo in "Blossom," which aired for 114 episodes. Post-"Blossom," Bialik lent her voice to animated projects like "Hey Arnold!," "Extreme Ghostbusters," and "Kim Possible." She made guest appearances on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Fat Actress," "Bones," and "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." In 2010, she played Amy Farrah Fowler on "The Big Bang Theory," becoming a series regular in season 4 and appearing in 203 episodes.

She appeared in films like "Kalamazoo?" and "The Chicago 8." In 2019, she formed Sad Clown Productions and starred in "Call Me Kat." Her directorial debut, "As Sick As They Made Us," was released in 2022, featuring Dustin Hoffman, Candice Bergen, and Simon Helberg.

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Writing Career

Mayim's first book, "Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way," was published in 2012. She co-authored "Mayim's Vegan Table" with pediatrician Jay Gordon in 2014. Her books "Girling Up: How to be Strong, Smart and Spectacular" (2017) and "Boying Up: How to be Brave, Bold and Brilliant" (2018) both reached the "New York Times" Best Seller List. Mayim has written for the Jewish parenting website Kveller and released "Flash Facts" in 2021.

Personal Life

Mayim met Michael Stone at UCLA, and he converted to Judaism before they married on August 31, 2003. They have two sons, Miles and Frederick. The couple divorced in 2013. Bialik supports attachment parenting and was named a celebrity spokesperson for the Holistic Moms Network in 2009. She is a Zionist, feminist, and vegan, and co-founded the Shamayim V'Aretz Institute, a Jewish nonprofit promoting veganism and animal advocacy. She co-owned the Los Angeles vegan restaurant Bodhi Bowl, which closed in 2020 due to the pandemic. In 2015, Mayim launched the website Grok Nation for discussing contemporary issues. In July 2022, she joined Ken Jennings as a replacement host for Mike Richards on "Jeopardy!" Mayim temporarily stepped down in May 2023 to support the Writer's Guild of America strike.

Awards and Honors

Mayim Bialik won a Young Artist Award in 1988 for "Beaches" and received several nominations for her performances in "Empty Nest" and "Blossom." "The Big Bang Theory" earned her accolades from the Online Film Critics Society, Critics' Choice Television Awards, and Broadcast Film Critics Association. In 2019, Bialik received a Keter Shem Tov Award at the Jew in the City 6th Annual All-Star Awards. Boston University awarded her an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 2014.