From Big Bang to Young Sheldon, Now a Spinoff with Georgie and Mandy
Houston born Jim Parsons won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy series four times for his portrayal of Sheldon Cooper in the television sitcom The Big Bang Theory. The show ran from September 24, 2007, to May 16, 2019, with Sheldon often commenting on his East Texas roots. The finale of Big Bang saw Sheldon and his longtime girlfriend Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik) getting married.
Young Sheldon, a prequel spinoff depicting Sheldon’s character as a boy, premiered on September 25, 2017, with Iain Armitage playing the young Sheldon. The story is set from 1989 into the mid 1990s as he grows up in East Texas trying to fit into a world of people, including his own family and friends, who struggle to cope with his intellectual capabilities and social ineptitude.
His older brother Georgie is portrayed by Montana Jordan who grew up in the Ore City, Texas, community in the suburbs of Longview.
Montana made his acting debut with his role as Jaden in the film The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter, which starred Josh Brolin and Danny McBride. Though Montana had no previous acting experience, his funny, outgoing personality prompted many in his small town to suggest that he respond to a local casting call for the movie and he was chosen for the role.
His parents are Kelli Pieratt Smith, a first-grade teacher, and Tony Jordan. He is the youngest of three children and has two older sisters. Montana spent most of his youth racing dirt bikes and playing for the Ore City Rebels National team. He learned to play the acoustic guitar in preparation for his role as Jaden.
His endearing role as Georgie in Young Sheldon picked up speed over the years and this last year his character became involved with Mandy (Emily Osment) who’s about 10 years older than he is and they now have a baby.
Young Sheldon is ending with a series finale airing Thursday, May 16 on CBS. Reprising their roles as the present day Sheldon Cooper and his wife Amy Farrah Fowler, Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik will make an appearance during the final show making it extra special.
At the recent 2024 CMT Music Awards in Austin, Montana and Osment gave an update to Entertainment Tonight’s Cassie DiLaura.
“We’re so excited, I just can’t wait,” Osment said. “We’re starting in July, I think, and we’re kind of a little blown away by all the people that are around us right now, and the fact that we get to do this because this amazing show is so great.”
The project has been in the works since January and is expected to be part of CBS’ 2024-25 TV slate. The duo said they are ready to start filming this summer but haven’t even seen a script yet.
“And we’re not acting, we actually haven’t,” Osment swore as Montana reiterated that they “have no idea.”
Montana regularly maintains his Instagram account and often shares TikTok reels.