“Big Bang Theory Insider Reveals Johnny Galecki’s Surprisingly Gross Quirk”
Reported by the Daily Express, Nayyar appeared on the British television program, Sunday Brunch, and unveiled some trivia about the filming process in Sheldon, Leonard, and Penny’s apartment complex. He says that any shots involving characters walking up and down the apartment stairs took place on prop stairs that “go nowhere” and that the actors would have to hold at the ends of the stairs while the set changed to resemble a different floor. When going downstairs, there was nothing but a wall “where Johnny Galecki, for 12 years, would stick his chewing gum on.” Read Nayyar’s full quote below:
You run back up the stairs, that go nowhere, and then you walk back down as if it’s a new floor. Down there is nothing. There’s a wall there where Johnny Galecki, for 12 years, would stick his chewing gum on. I’m not joking. So, if any of you are Johnny Galecki fans and you want his dried chewing gum, I am sure it’s for sale somewhere on the internet. Welcome to Hollywood.
Behind-the-scenes trivia is often interesting for film and TV fans, even if it can reveal some “movie magic” that filmmakers or stars would prefer to keep secret to maintain that all-important suspension of disbelief. The staircase shooting technique is one of those moments that feel seamless when watching The Big Bang Theory, but the fact that there’s a wall covered in an actor’s gum at the very bottom is far from anything that fans of the show would probably imagine. Galecki’s behavior is also far from the grossest thing an actor has done on set if some of the things done while filming 90 Day Fiancé are any indication.
