The Tragic True Story Of Mayim Bialik

Mayim Bialik first came to the public's attention as a child, appearing in a series of television shows and movies. In 1990, she was cast in the lead role of the sitcom "Blossom," appearing in 114 episodes over the course of five seasons. After returning to mainstream television permanently in 2010, she was able to land the role of Amy Farrah Fowler in "The Big Bang Theory," starring as Sheldon Cooper's (Jim Parsons) love interest. She has since worked on various film and television projects. Like many child stars, life has not been entirely easy or straightforward for Bialik. However, most of the trauma and tragedy that she has suffered didn't happen in her early years as an actor but during adulthood. Whether it's controversies stirred up by her public remarks or disasters that led to devastating consequences, Bialik has had more than her fair share of sad events and hardships during her life. Read on for her tragic true story. Mayim Bialik was typecast from an early age Harry Langdon/Getty Images Mayim Bialik is recognized around the world for playing the quirky and slightly weird character Amy Farrah Fowler on "The Big Bang Theory," but before that, she was best known for playing the titular character in the NBC sitcom "Blossom." Both characters reflect elements of Bialik's own personality — whether that's Blossom's introspective nature or Amy's passion for neuroscience. But Blossom, who is just as quirky as Amy, is a marker of the kind of characters Bialik would come to play throughout her career. "That's what I'm usually cast as," she explained while talking to her former co-star Jenna von Oÿ on her podcast "Mayim Bialik's Breakdown." "I'm the quirky friend. I'm the weird one." While this led to a successful career for Bialik, being typecast like this has meant that certain doors were not always open for her, especially at the start of her career. The fact that she didn't conform to the beauty standards of the time only made things more difficult. "I had little luck landing 'leading' roles but was cast as the quirky friend or nemesis in a lot of sitcoms I appeared in, such as 'Webster' and 'The Facts of Life.' I'm sure there are many reasons I didn't land a leading role besides my profile, but the truth is that girls with prominent noses were not cast in leading roles in the 1980s," Bialik revealed in an essay for Variety. "We also didn't get cast in commercials, since what they wanted in commercials was 'All-American' kids. I didn't capture that vision." She hated being rejected as a child Harry Langdon/Getty Images Being typecast as the quirky friend or nemesis meant that Mayim Bialik was pushed toward some roles and not others, which led to a certain amount of rejection. She was only 11 when she started acting professionally, and she quickly learned that you're not going to get every part you audition for, no matter how much you want it. Rejection is just a part of the job when you're an actor, but it was a hard lesson for Bialik to learn. Read More: https://www.looper.com/1432541/mayim-bialik-tragic-life/