Former Fed chair Ben Bernanke was on 'The Big Bang Theory' last night

Ben Bernanke is officially a TV cameo star.The former Federal Reserve chair took a break from economics to make a a briefappearance in Thursday night's episode of the CBS comedy show "The Big Bang Theory."David Wessel, Bernanke's colleague at the Brookings Institution, confirmed this amazing TV appearance via Twitter on Thursday night.Bernanke and his wife can be seen in the background, sitting in a booth behind some of the star characters.Here are some screenshots where you can see the economist hanging out behind the gang, courtesy of Yahoo Finance editor Sam Ro:.@benbernanke goes prime time https://t.co/t0AF9TEDgP pic.twitter.com/iMO5TLKDTu Sam Ro (@bySamRo) February 19, 2016Yeah that's definitely @benbernanke pic.twitter.com/hybqdsUWFs Sam Ro (@bySamRo) February 19, 2016Additionally, Teller of the magical comedy duo Penn & Teller tweeted a selfie with him and the Bernankes filming the episode a few weeks back.Dropped by at a taping of BIG BANG THEORY. Ben and Anna Bernanke are big fans. Look for them in a Tiki bar scene. pic.twitter.com/RfWNXgOK98 Teller (@MrTeller) February 4, 2016SEE ALSO:12 fascinating facts about the Chinese economyJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: We did a blind taste test of Pizza Hut, Domino's, and Papa John's pizza ' here's the verdict
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