OG Nerd Bill Gates to Cameo as Himself on 'The Big Bang Theory'

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Try to keep your cool, nerds. Bill Gates is set to cameo on an upcoming episode of “The Big Bang Theory” as — wait for it — Bill Gates.

The founder of Microsoft, king of the internet and hero to all geeks everywhere, will appear in a March episode of the CBS sitcom, the network announced Tuesday. Gates will pop in as a guest of Penny’s (Kaley Cuoco) at work, and the boys will do anything it takes to get near their leader.

Other A-listers who have played themselves on the hit CBS series include Carrie Fisher, Bill Nye, Stephen Hawking, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Buzz Aldrin, LeVar Burton, Steve Wozniak, and Stan Lee. (Note the plethora of other nerds on that list).

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“The Big Bang Theory” will return with new episodes on March 1 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

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Sorry, “Big Bang Theory” and “Empire” — your “live” TV Ratings are just too strong for this list

"The Big Bang Theory" dominates TV ratings, but the popular CBS sitcom ranks 70th in terms of its delayed viewing. Scroll through our gallery for the 20 television series that see the largest jump one week after they air. (We ranked them by their percentages of growth when going from Nielsen's Live + Same Day TV Ratings metric to its Live + 7 Day measurement.)

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