The Big Bang Theory co-creator recalls Chuck Lorre almost rejecting Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper

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During an appearance on the At Home with the Creative Coalition podcast, Bill Prady said Lorre originally wasn't sure about casting Parsons following his audition. "We saw — oh God, I don't know, 100 people?" Prady recalled of the audition process, according to People. "And when Jim Parsons came in, he was Sheldon on a level — you know, there were people who came in and you went, 'Okay, well, he's kind of okay,' 'Oh, he's pretty good,' 'Maybe he's the guy.' And Jim came in and he was just — from that audition, he was the Sheldon that you saw on television."