1. Kunal Nayyar is a British-born Indian actor based in the United States.
19 Facts About Kunal Nayyar
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Kunal Nayyar gained recognition with his portrayal of the Indian character Raj Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory and voiced Vijay on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig.
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Kunal Nayyar was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards for his role in Criminal: UK.
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Kunal Nayyar attended St Columba's School in Gole Market, where he played badminton for the school team.
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In 1999, Kunal Nayyar moved to the United States to pursue a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance at the University of Portland in Oregon.
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Kunal Nayyar started taking acting classes and appeared in several school plays while working on his degree.
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Kunal Nayyar then attended Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he received his Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting.
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In 2006, Kunal Nayyar teamed up with Arun Das to write the play Cotton Candy, which premiered in New Delhi to positive reviews.
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Kunal Nayyar made a guest appearance on the CBS drama NCIS in the season four episode "Suspicion", in which he played Youssef Zidan, an Iraqi terrorist.
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In 2007, Kunal Nayyar's agent heard about a role for a scientist in an upcoming CBS pilot and encouraged him to audition for the part.
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Kunal Nayyar voiced Gupta in Ice Age: Continental Drift in 2012.
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From 5 May to 29 June 2015, Kunal Nayyar performed in an off-Broadway production, The Spoils, written by and starring actor Jesse Eisenberg.
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Kunal Nayyar played Kalyan, a Nepalese student and roommate of the protagonist Ben, played by Eisenberg.
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Kunal Nayyar published a book about his career journey, titled Yes, My Accent is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You, in September 2015.
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Kunal Nayyar voiced another animated movie character named Guy Diamond in DreamWorks' Trolls, released in November 2016.
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In 2020, Kunal Nayyar played a convicted serial killer named Sandeep on the Netflix UK production Criminal: UK.
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Kunal Nayyar appeared in the final episode of Season 2, which was released in August 2020.
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In 2024, Kunal Nayyar reunited with Big Bang Theory costar, Melissa Rauch, making a guest appearance on an episode of Night Court.
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In December 2011, Kunal Nayyar married Neha Kapur, a model and Femina Miss India 2006.