Simon currently stars in CBS’ smash hit (and People’s Choice Winner for Best TV Comedy,) "The Big Bang Theory", as Howard Wolowitz, engineering genius who prides himself on being the group’s Casanova. Prior to his success on "The Big Bang Theory," Simon was a regular on the sketch comedy show, "MADTv". He was also featured in numerous critically acclaimed series including "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip", "Arrested Development", and "Reno 911!" On the big screen he has been seen in such Academy Award nominated films as the Coen Brothers’ "A Serious Man" and "Good Night and Good Luck", as well as "Old School", Christopher Guest’s "For Your Consideration" and "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story". Simon is also well known as one half of the comedy duo "Derek & Simon", with comedy partner Derek Waters. The two most recently starred together in the web series "Derek & Simon: The Show" on the comedy website Super Deluxe, which they created with comedian Bob Odenkirk. He also played the role of ‘Moist’ in the internet cult sensation "Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog". Born and raised in Los Angeles, Simon attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where he trained at the Atlantic Theater Company.
ABOUT JOCELYN TOWNE
Jocelyn Towne was born and raised in Los Angeles, attended Crossroads School for the Arts & Sciences and got her B.A. in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley. She has worked as an actor in theatre and film. In 2001, she got a job as a reader for Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and helped them to find "Little Miss Sunshine." In 2011, Jocelyn raised funds for her first feature (as director/writer/actress), "I Am I," on Kickstarter and won the Kickstarter Video of the Year for her campaign. "I Am I" premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2013, where she won "Outstanding Achievement in Directing." The film made its international premiere at the Champs Elysees Film Festival. "I Am I" also won a Special Jury prize at U.S. in Progress in 2012. Jocelyn’s 2nd film, "We’ll Never Have Paris," premiered at SXSW in 2014. She is married to Simon Helberg.
SYNOPSIS OF I AM I
I AM I is the story of a young woman, Rachael (Jocelyn Towne), who meets her estranged father, Gene (Kevin Tighe), at her mother’s funeral. Eager to get to know her father, Rachael later tracks him down at an assisted living home only to realize that Gene suffers from memory loss and thinks he is still a young man. He has no recollection of having a daughter and instead is convinced that Rachael is actually her mother. After trying and failing to make him remember her, Rachael eventually decides to go along with her father’s delusions by pretending to be her mother in order to get to know him. Before long, Rachael is visiting Gene every day, finding new ways to bring elements from his past into their present relationship. What began as a search for understanding has become romantic and joyful, but it can’t go on forever. As Rachael pieces together the past and plays out memories for Gene, her need to be seen by her father for who she truly is grows strong.
Here’s a link to the trailer: http://iamithefilm.com /trailer