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Johnny Galecki

Johnny Galecki

23 movies on Netflix

Biography

Johnny Galecki is an American actor who started in the Chicago theater scene as a child and made his screen debut in the 1987 CBS miniseries Murder Ordained. He was born in Bree, Belgium, and grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. He became known for playing David Healy on Roseanne, a role he played from 1992 to 1997 and later revisited on the 2018 revival and The Conners. He also starred as Leonard Hofstadter on The Big Bang Theory from 2007 to 2019. He played Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. A part in In Time followed. On stage, he originated the role of Alex in The Little Dog Laughed, winning a 2007 Theater World Award. He also won a Satellite Award.

51years old

Turns 52 on April 30in 171 days

  • Born Bree
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
  • Also credited as John Mark Galecki

Movie Career

Films
23
Career span
37 years1988 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

Photos

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Galecki was asked to play Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory, but he thought the part of Leonard suited him better, and Jim Parsons was given the role of Sheldon.

  2. First role

    Galecki acted in Chicago theater as a small child, then landed his first onscreen role in the 1987 CBS miniseries Murder Ordained, appearing alongside JoBeth Williams and John Goodman, later his Roseanne co-star.

Johnny Galecki movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989 Comedyas Rusty

    IMDb rating 7.5249K votes

  2. In Time2011 Action, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Borel

    IMDb rating 6.7489K votes

  3. Hancock2008as Jeremy

    IMDb rating 6.4544K votes

  4. I Know What You Did Last Summer1997as Max Neurick

    IMDb rating 5.9183K votes

  5. Rings2017as Gabriel Brown

    IMDb rating 4.546K votes

  6. Vanilla Sky2001as Peter Brown

    IMDb rating 6.9312K votes

  7. Suicide Kings1997as Ira Reder

    IMDb rating 6.931K votes

  8. Bounce2000as Seth

    IMDb rating 5.823K votes

Most often with

Don Roos directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Chevy Chase, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Chevy ChaseBeverly D'Angelo, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Beverly D'AngeloKyle Gallner, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kyle GallnerJesse Bradford, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jesse BradfordEstelle Harris, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Estelle HarrisIvan Sergei, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ivan SergeiDon RoosDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Don Roos

Films together

Box office

What Johnny Galecki's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.7 billion

12 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 23 films: 12 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

Hancock2008as Jeremy$629 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Hancock2008as Jeremy
    $629M37.7% of the total
  2. 2
    Bean1997as Stingo Wheelie
    $251M15.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Vanilla Sky2001as Peter Brown
    $203M12.2% of the total
  4. 4
    In Time2011as Borel
    $174M10.4% of the total
  5. 5
    I Know What You Did Last Summer1997as Max Neurick
    $126M7.5% of the total
  6. 6
    Rings2017as Gabriel Brown
    $83M5.0% of the total
  7. 7
    A Dog's Journey2019as Henry
    $79M4.7% of the total
  8. 8
    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989as Rusty
    $75M4.5% of the total
Bounce (2000), $36.8 millionA Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988), $6.3 millionThe Opposite of Sex (1998), $5.9 millionCBGB (2013), $40,400

$49.0 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Johnny Galecki's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2007Theatre World AwardWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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