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What is Mayim Bialik's Net Worth and Salary?

Mayim Bialik is an American actress and neuroscientist who has a net worth of $20 million. Mayim Bialik first gained recognition for her portrayal of a youngBette Midlerin the 1989 movie "Beaches."  Today, she is best known for playing Blossom Russo on NBC's "Blossom" and Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler on the CBS sitcom "The Big Bang Theory," a role that earned her 4 Primetime Emmy nominations. Mayim earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience in 2007 and worked as a research professor before she returned to acting. Mayim Bialik periodically hosted "Jeopardy!" alongsideKen Jenningsafter the death ofAlex Trebek. Her salary for hosting Jeopardy! was $1 million per season.

In the decade after "Blossom" ended, Mayim lent her voice to numerous animated projects, including "Hey Arnold!," "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest," "Extreme Ghostbusters," and "Kim Possible." In 2005, she began a 3-episode arc on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and guest-starred on "Fat Actress," "Bones," and "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" before landing the role of neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler on "The Big Bang Theory" in 2010. Bialik started out as a guest star on the show, appearing in the season 3 finale, but she was promoted to a series regular in season 4. "The Big Bang Theory" ran until 2019, and Mayim appeared in 203 episodes.

Mayim Bialik was born Mayim Chaya Bialik on December 12, 1975, in San Diego, California. She is the only child of Barry (who passed away in 2015) and Beverly and comes from a family of Jewish immigrants. Mayim's parents raised her in Reform Judaism, but in 2012, she said that she considers herself an "aspiring Modern Orthodox."

For most of the middle seasons of "Big Bang," Mayim earned $200,000 per episode, roughly $4.5 million per season.

In March 2017, the five core stars of the show agreed to each take $100,000 less in salary so Mayim andMelissa Rauchcould get a pay raise for the final two seasons. The core five dropped from $1 million per episode to $900,000. With the raise, Mayim and Melissa began earning $450,00 per episode, roughly $10 million for each of the final two seasons.

Bialik attended North Hollywood High School, graduating in 1993. After receiving a deferred acceptance due to her acting commitments, she attended UCLA, majoring in neuroscience and minoring in Hebrew and Jewish studies, and earned her B.S. degree in 2000. Mayim began studying for her doctorate but took a break in 2005 to focus on acting. Two years later, she earned her Ph.D. degree in neuroscience from UCLA.

Bialik landed her first acting role in the 1988 horror film "Pumpkinhead," and she also appeared in "Beaches" that year. Between 1988 and 1990, she had guest roles on several popular television shows, including "The Facts of Life," "Webster," "Empty Nest," "MacGyver," "Doogie Howser, M.D.," And "Murphy Brown," and she appeared inMichael Jackson's"Liberian Girl" music video in 1989. In 1990, Mayim was cast in the role that would make her a household name: Blossom Russo. "Blossom" ran until 1995, airing 114 episodes. While starring in "Blossom," Bialik appeared in "Don't Drink the Water," a 1994 TV movie written and directed byWoody Allen, and guest-starred on "TheJohn LarroquetteShow and Lifetime anthology series "The Hidden Room."

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