The sitcom... it's not him giving a lecture

Stephen Hawking is to appear in US sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

The professor – research director at Cambridge University's Centre for Theoretical Cosmology – filmed his cameo in Los Angeles on Friday.

According to TV Guide, the 70-year-old physicist has a ‘run-in’ with the character Sheldon, played by Jim Parsons.

The scene will air in the States on April 5, a week after an episode featuring Leonard Nimoy makes an appearance as Spock in a dream sequence.

The sitcom’s premise of a bunch of geeks living across the hall from an attractive woman might appeal to Hawking, as last month the 70-year-old was seen in a swingers’ sex club in California.

This is not the first time that Hawking has featured in a TV comedy, having appeared as himself in The Simpsons and Futurama.

Published: 11 Mar 2012