Kunal Nayyar (/kʊˌnɑːl ˈnaɪər/; Hindi: क ण ल नय यर, Punjabi: ਕ ਨ ਲ ਨ ਯ ਯਰ, born April 30, 1981) is an Indian actor and writer known for his role as Dr. Raj Koothrappali in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Read full biography of Kunal Nayyar →
No one ever sees the sleepless nights, the years of studying and 14-hour days earning your dues. I spent three years isolated in an academic... →
I'm helping launch the new Milky Way Chocolate Ice Cream Bar. I play an astrophysicist on television, and the name of the bar is Milky Way, so... →
I have a dialect myself; it's more pronounced, because I have studied theatre and been in England. It's half-British, half-Indian.
If you want to go on the floor, go in disguise because otherwise you won't be able to. I would just put on a full Darth Vader costume and walk... →
People at the University of Portland were accepting and loving and open-minded. When you have a safety net, it allows you to take risks.
Sometimes I'll be sitting with my friends; I'll say something Koothrappali-esque and make a face. There is a lot of Koothrappali in me as a... →
I have a fear of heights and I'm claustrophobic.
I love video games. I love, love, love them! I also love 'Star Wars.' I wish Jedi was a true religion.
I was pretty awkward when I was young, but I was never afraid of putting myself out there. I would say stupid things but then they would laugh at me... →
The really good stand up comedians can be angry but relatable, and they have interestingly humanizing personalities. Their observational skills are... →
These characters, they have to evolve. They're getting older on the show, these are things that happen in everyone's life. People do get... →
When we first started 'The Big Bang Theory,' I would get incredibly nervous because it's such a big show and I was just out of graduate... →
When you move from a different country, it takes a while to make friends. I found myself being lonely a lot at first. In New Delhi, I had all my... →
Kunal Nayyar (/kʊˌnɑːl ˈnaɪər/; Hindi: क ण ल नय यर, Punjabi: ਕ ਨ ਲ ਨ ਯ ਯਰ, born April 30, 1981) is an Indian actor and writer known for his role as Dr. Raj Koothrappali in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.