Johnny Galecki was first seen in the 1987 television film ‘Murder Ordained’ directed by Mike Robe. The film received a 7.0 out of 10 rating on IMDb. The following year, he starred as ‘Toby Reardon’ in the William Richert-directed American coming-of-age drama film ‘A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon.’ The film holds a 33% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. He next played the role of ‘Russell "Rusty" Griswold’ in the 1989 American Christmas comedy film ‘National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation’ directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and grossed over $73.3 million at the box office. In 1990, he became a part of the American sitcom television series ‘American Dreamer’ created by Susan Seeger. He played the role of ‘Danny Nash’ and remained on the show until it went off-air in 1991. He was next seen in television series and shows such as ‘Blossom’ (1991), ‘Billy’ (1992), ‘Roseanne’ (1992-1997, 2018), ‘Civil Wars’ (1993), ‘Batman Beyond’ (2000), ‘The Norm Show’ (2000), ‘LAX’ (2004), ‘My Name Is Earl’ (2005), ‘Hope & Faith’ (2005), ‘American Dad!’ (2006), and ‘My Boys’ (2006-2007). In 2007, the joined the main cast of the American television sitcom ‘The Big Bang Theory’ as ‘Leonard Hofstadter.’ The series aired 279 episodes in a span of 12 seasons before going off-air in 2019. Galecki also became a recipient of the ‘Satellite Award’ for his portrayal of Leonard Hofstadter in the show.Â
He next starred in films and television series like ‘Hancock’ (2008), ‘Table for Three’ (2009), ‘Family Guy’ (2009), ‘Entourage’ (2011), ‘In Time’ (2011), ‘CBGB’ (2013), ‘The Cleanse’ (2016), ‘Lip Sync Battle’ (2016), ‘Rings’ (2017), and ‘The Conners’ (2018-2019). Galecki was last seen in the 2019 American family comedy-drama film ‘A Dog's Journey’ directed by Gail Mancuso. The film grossed over $75.8 million on a budget of $16 million and received a 51% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes.
