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He is best known for playing George Cooper, Sr. on the CBS sitcom Young Sheldon (2017\u2013present), as well as Bill Ponderosa on the FX show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsEarly life[edit]Personal life[edit]Filmography[edit]Film[edit]Television[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Early life[edit]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.After a year at the Barn Theatre, alongside Jennifer Garner, Barber moved to Chicago and spent five years working his way up in The Second City improvisational 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 starred in episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Gilmore Girls, Californication, Monk, The Mentalist, and Grey’s Anatomy.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Barber 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] 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 a video tape that Sheldon unexpectedly watches.[4]Personal life[edit]Barber lives in Los Angeles with his wife Aliza, who is a chef, and their two young children.[1]Filmography[edit]Film[edit]Acting roles in film productions:\u00a0[5][6]Television[edit]Roles and voice acting work in television films and series:[5][6]YearTitleRoleNotes2017\u2013presentYoung SheldonGeorge Cooper Sr.TV series (83 episodes, continuing)2011, 2018The Big Bang TheoryGeorge Cooper Sr. \/ Jimmy SpeckermanTV series (2 episodes)The VCR Illumination (2018) as ‘George Cooper Sr.’The Speckerman Recurrence (2011) as ‘Jimmy Speckerman’2010; 2012\u20132018It’s Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaBill PonderosaTV series (11 episodes)2017All Hail King JulienBruceTV series (episode: One More Cup, Part 2)(voice)2016\u20132017Black-ishDr. GablerTV series (2 episodes):Good Dre HuntingNothing But Nepotism2016Brooklyn Nine-NinePatrickTV series (episode: Captain Latvia)2014\u20132016Faking ItLucas \/ Karma’s DadTV series (8 episodes)2015Dr. KenPhil StocktonTV series (episode: The Master Scheduler)2014Masters of SexLarryTV series (episode: One for the Money, Two for the Show)2014Garfunkel and OatesDrewTV series (episode: Speechless)2014Hot in ClevelandTylerTV series (episode: Straight Outta Cleveland)2014Bob’s BurgersJustgrillin’TV series (episode: Uncle Teddy) (voice)2014We Got NextJayTV movie2013Timms Valley\u2013TV series (episode: 2nd Executive)2013The Crazy OnesClydeTV series (episode: Models Love Magic)2013Franklin & BashTeddy LazlowTV series (episode: Control)2013WhitneyNateTV series (episode: Sorry!)2012Baby DaddyTommyTV series (episode: The Daddy Whisperer)2012The Soul ManMr. RichardsonTV series (episode: Pastor Interference)2012How I Met Your MotherGuard #1TV series (episode: The Magician’s Code: Part 2)2012Key and PeeleCopTV series (episode #1.2 (2012)2011Harry’s LawDavid KerwinTV series (episode: Purple Hearts)2010JustifiedFrankTV series (episode: Long in the Tooth)2010United States of TaraSullyTV series (2 episodes):The Truth HurtsTrouble Junction2010Grey’s AnatomyPhilTV series (episode: Suicide Is Painless)2010Men of a Certain AgeHardware Store ManagerTV series (episode: Father’s Fraternity)2009Single White MillionaireSeth MortinTV movie2009CSI: MiamiAl WayonsTV series (episode: Bad Seed)2009MonkBill the DeliverymanTV series (episode: Mr. Monk Is Someone Else)2008The MentalistDaniel CardeiraTV series (episode: Red-Handed)2008The MiddlemanJohnny JohnTV series (episode: The Cursed Tuba Contingency)2007The HillEricTV movie2007CalifornicationNick LowryTV series (3 episodes)2007Insatiable at IMDbJerry MarinelliTV series (episode: Pilot)2006Thick and ThinKevinTV series (episode: Mary Moves On)2006Untitled Patricia Heaton ProjectPeteTV movie2001\u20132006Gilmore GirlsHugo Gray \/ the Man at InnTV series (2 episodes):Introducing Lorelai Planetarium (2006) as ‘Hugo Gray’Like Mother, Like Daughter (2001) as ‘the Man at Inn’2005, 2014The ComebackPaulie G.TV series (21 episodes)2005JoeySteveTV series (episode: Joey and the High School Friend)2004Come to PapaPhillipTV series (episode: The Crush)2004Faking the VideoBilly the Fake DirectorTV series2004Yes, DearManTV series (episode: Who Done It?)2003On the SpotEnsemble PlayerTV series (5 episodes)2002What I Like About YouPhone GuyTV series (episode: Spa Day)2001ERHoward NordenTV series (episode: Start All Over Again)References[edit]^ a b c d e f g “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.^ 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.^ a b “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.^ 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.^ a b “Lance Barber \u2013 Filmography”. IMDb. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.^ a b “Lance Barber”. TV Guide. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. 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