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Kunal Nayyar at an event for Scream Awards 2009 (2009)

Biography

Kunal Nayyar

Overview

  • Born
    April 30, 1981 · London, England, UK
  • Height
    5′ 7¼″ (1.71 m)

Biography

  • Kunal Nayyar is a British actor. He moved from India to the US in 1999. He first moved to Portland, Oregon, to study business. He started acting in plays as a way of making new friends. He took acting classes, but he went on to graduate from the University of Portland with a degree in business, as something to fall back on. He then went on to get a master's degree in fine arts from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He did some work for the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, UK. He then landed his breakthrough role in The Big Bang Theory (2007) in 2007, just a year after graduating.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Jason A. Churchill

Family

  • Spouse
      Neha Kapur(December 22, 2011 - present)
  • Parents
      Heita Nayyar
      Rakesh Nayyar

Trivia

  • Although he was born in England, he grew up in New Delhi, India. His family moved there when he was four years old.
  • Has a Master's in Fine Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Has a B.S. in Business from the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon, USA.
  • Is exactly 6 years to the day younger than his The Big Bang Theory (2007) co-star Johnny Galecki.

Quotes

  • Comic-Con fans are so affectionate, and it's always a lovely way to start a new season.
  • Comic-Con has been an amazing experience. It's overwhelming, I have to admit, because of the lines and the crowds.
  • I did learn that there's no point in eating too much Vitamin C because it comes out of your bladder.
  • I have a dialect myself; it's more pronounced, because I have studied theatre and been in England. It's half-British, half-Indian.
  • I have a fear of heights and I'm claustrophobic.

Salaries

  • The Big Bang Theory (2007) - $100,000 per episode (2013-2014)
  • The Big Bang Theory (2007) - $900,000 per episode + 0.25 point of the series' backend money (2017-2019)

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