Michael J. Massimino as Mike Massimino
This is one of those instances where who this character is in real life is freaking cool. Michael Massimino is a professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and he’s also a former NASA astronaut!
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Michael J. Massimino As Mike Massimino
Massimino has a reoccurring role as himself on The Big Bang Theory. We can’t imagine what it must be like to play yourself in a huge and popular television series!
Vernee Watson as Althea
63 year old Vernee Watson is a well known actress, author, voice artist, and acting coach. Not convinced? Watson is Vernajean Williams from Welcome Back, Kotter.
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Vernee Watson As Althea
Or better yet she’s Viola “Vy” Smith on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Anyways she had a reoccurring role on the show from 2006 to 2016.