▁instead . ▁ ▁Mal ina ▁is ▁a ▁co - cre ator ▁and ▁producer ▁of ▁Bra vo ' s ▁cable ▁TV ▁series ▁C ele br ity ▁P oker ▁Show down . ▁In ▁private ▁life , ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁av id ▁pok er ▁player , ▁having ▁played ▁with ▁S ork in ▁while ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁used ▁pok er ▁w inn ings ▁to ▁pay ▁his ▁rent ▁early ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁and ▁organized ▁a ▁cast - and - cre w ▁game ▁that ▁last ed ▁the ▁full ▁duration ▁of ▁Sports ▁Night ▁and ▁occasionally ▁delayed ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁shooting . ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁week ly ▁high - st akes ▁pok er ▁game ▁hosted ▁by ▁H ank ▁Az aria , ▁which ▁Mal ina ▁and ▁friend ▁Andrew ▁Hill ▁New man ▁attended . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Mal ina ▁appeared ▁as ▁Pres . ▁Sie bert ▁on ▁The ▁Big ▁Bang ▁Theory . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Mal ina ▁held ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁role ▁on ▁ABC ' s ▁Sc andal ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁David ▁Rosen . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁regular ▁for ▁season ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁Mal ina ▁co - host ed ▁the ▁pod cast ▁The ▁West ▁Wing ▁Week ly ▁with ▁Hr ish ik esh ▁Hir way . ▁The ▁series ▁deb uted ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁ended ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Phil anth ropy