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{{short description|British actor (born 1981)}} | {{short description|British actor (born 1981)}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Kunal Nayyar | | name = Kunal Nayyar | ||
| image = Kunal Nayyar at PaleyFest 2013.jpg | | image = Kunal Nayyar at PaleyFest 2013.jpg | ||
| caption = Nayyar at the 2013 PaleyFest | | caption = Nayyar at the 2013 PaleyFest | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|4|30}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|4|30}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Hammersmith]], [[London]], England | | birth_place = [[Hammersmith]], [[London]], England | ||
| nationality = Indian | |||
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist| | | alma_mater = {{Plainlist| | ||
* [[University of Portland]] ([[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]]) | * [[University of Portland]] ([[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]]) | ||
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'''Kunal Nayyar''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ʊ|ˈ|n|ɑː|l|_|ˈ|n|aɪ|.|ər|}}, {{respell|kuu|NAHL|_|NY|ər}}; born 30 April 1981) is | '''Kunal Nayyar''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ʊ|ˈ|n|ɑː|l|_|ˈ|n|aɪ|.|ər|}}, {{respell|kuu|NAHL|_|NY|ər}}; [[Hindi|Hindi:]] कुणाल नय्यर; born 30 April 1981) is an Indian<!--DO NOT CHANGE NATIONALITY WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON TALK PAGE--> actor. He portrayed [[Raj Koothrappali]] on the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' (2007–2019) and voiced Vijay on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom ''[[Sanjay and Craig]]'' (2013–2016). Nayyar also appeared in the films ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'' (2012), ''[[The Scribbler (film)|The Scribbler]]'' (2014), ''[[Dr. Cabbie]]'' (2014), ''[[Consumed (film)|Consumed]]'' (2015), ''[[Trolls (film)|Trolls]]'' (2016) and ''[[Sweetness in the Belly]]'' (2019). ''[[Forbes]]'' listed Nayyar as the world's third-highest-paid television actor in 2015 and 2018, with earnings of US$20 million and US$23.5 million, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www3.forbes.com/business/the-worlds-highest-paid-tv-actors-2015/12/|title=The World's Highest-Paid TV Actors|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=3 February 2020|first=Maggie|last=McGarth|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319223831/http://www3.forbes.com/business/the-worlds-highest-paid-tv-actors-2015/12/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2018/10/24/highest-paid-tv-actors-2018-jim-parsons-leads-with-26-5-million/|title=Highest-Paid TV Actors 2018|work=Forbes|access-date=March 21, 2019|first=Natalie|last=Robehmed|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802113835/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2018/10/24/highest-paid-tv-actors-2018-jim-parsons-leads-with-26-5-million/|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Nayyar was born on 30 April 1981 in [[Hammersmith]], London, to a family of Indian immigrants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=NShO606NpdTIkwEMm2DViQ&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=18 January 2022|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS|archive-date=18 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118143156/https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=NShO606NpdTIkwEMm2DViQ&scan=1|url-status=live}}</ref> When he was three years old, his family returned to India and he grew up in [[New Delhi]], where his parents live.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kapoor|first=Kritika|title=I'd rather do social movies: Kunal Nayyar|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-d-rather-do-social-movies-kunal-nayyar_1400993|access-date=21 October 2011|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis|date=25 June 2010|archive-date=23 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923013018/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-d-rather-do-social-movies-kunal-nayyar_1400993|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ahmed|first=Sana|title=Going places|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/06/28/stories/2008062850570400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005020234/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/06/28/stories/2008062850570400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 October 2013|access-date=21 October 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 June 2008}}</ref><ref name= accent/> He attended [[St. Columba's School, Delhi|St. Columba's School]], where he played [[badminton]] for the school team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=25 Fun Facts About Kunal Nayyar {{!}} The Big Bang Theory|url=https://www.thefactsite.com/kunal-nayyar-facts/|date=2012-03-08|website=The Fact Site|language=en-us|access-date=2020-05-19|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025112524/https://www.thefactsite.com/kunal-nayyar-facts/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/television/salman-khan-has-done-such-amazing-things-for-our-industry-kunal-nayyar/article1-1134835.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518125610/http://www.hindustantimes.com/television/salman-khan-has-done-such-amazing-things-for-our-industry-kunal-nayyar/article1-1134835.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 May 2015 |first=Prashant |last=Singh |title=Salman Khan has done such amazing things for our industry: Kunal Nayyar |work=Hindustan Times |date=14 October 2013 |access-date=5 January 2021 }}</ref> | Nayyar was born on 30 April 1981 in [[Hammersmith]], London, to a family of Indian Punjabi immigrants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=NShO606NpdTIkwEMm2DViQ&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=18 January 2022|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS|archive-date=18 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118143156/https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=NShO606NpdTIkwEMm2DViQ&scan=1|url-status=live}}</ref> When he was three years old, his family returned to India and he grew up in [[New Delhi]], where his parents live.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kapoor|first=Kritika|title=I'd rather do social movies: Kunal Nayyar|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-d-rather-do-social-movies-kunal-nayyar_1400993|access-date=21 October 2011|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis|date=25 June 2010|archive-date=23 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923013018/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-d-rather-do-social-movies-kunal-nayyar_1400993|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ahmed|first=Sana|title=Going places|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/06/28/stories/2008062850570400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005020234/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/06/28/stories/2008062850570400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 October 2013|access-date=21 October 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 June 2008}}</ref><ref name= accent/> He attended [[St. Columba's School, Delhi|St. Columba's School]], where he played [[badminton]] for the school team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=25 Fun Facts About Kunal Nayyar {{!}} The Big Bang Theory|url=https://www.thefactsite.com/kunal-nayyar-facts/|date=2012-03-08|website=The Fact Site|language=en-us|access-date=2020-05-19|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025112524/https://www.thefactsite.com/kunal-nayyar-facts/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/television/salman-khan-has-done-such-amazing-things-for-our-industry-kunal-nayyar/article1-1134835.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518125610/http://www.hindustantimes.com/television/salman-khan-has-done-such-amazing-things-for-our-industry-kunal-nayyar/article1-1134835.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 May 2015 |first=Prashant |last=Singh |title=Salman Khan has done such amazing things for our industry: Kunal Nayyar |work=Hindustan Times |date=14 October 2013 |access-date=5 January 2021 }}</ref> | ||
In 1999, Nayyar moved to the United States to pursue a [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] in finance from the [[University of Portland]] in Oregon.<ref>[http://www.backstage.com/news/successful-actors-talk-about-their-training Successful Actors Talk About Their Training] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111171926/http://www.backstage.com/news/successful-actors-talk-about-their-training/ |date=11 November 2012 }}. backstage.com. Retrieved on 2012-11-17.</ref> He started taking acting classes and appeared in several school plays while working on his degree.<ref name= accent>{{cite book |title= Yes, My Accent Is Real: And Some Other Things I Haven't Told You |first= Kunal |last= Nayyar |date= 2015 |publisher= Atria Books |isbn= 978-1476761824 }}</ref> | In 1999, Nayyar moved to the United States to pursue a [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] in finance from the [[University of Portland]] in Oregon.<ref>[http://www.backstage.com/news/successful-actors-talk-about-their-training Successful Actors Talk About Their Training] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111171926/http://www.backstage.com/news/successful-actors-talk-about-their-training/ |date=11 November 2012 }}. backstage.com. Retrieved on 2012-11-17.</ref> He started taking acting classes and appeared in several school plays while working on his degree.<ref name= accent>{{cite book |title= Yes, My Accent Is Real: And Some Other Things I Haven't Told You |first= Kunal |last= Nayyar |date= 2015 |publisher= Atria Books |isbn= 978-1476761824 }}</ref> | ||
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| ''[[Sweetness in the Belly]]'' | | ''[[Sweetness in the Belly]]'' | ||
| Dr | | Dr Robin Sathi | ||
| Zeresenay Berhane Mehari | | Zeresenay Berhane Mehari | ||
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| ''The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry'' | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{IMDb name|id=2471798|name=Kunal Nayyar}} | * {{IMDb name|id=2471798|name=Kunal Nayyar}} | ||
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[[Category:British expatriate male actors in the United States]] | [[Category:British expatriate male actors in the United States]] | ||
[[Category:British expatriates in India]] | [[Category:British expatriates in India]] | ||
[[Category:British male actors of | [[Category:British male actors of Asian descent]] | ||
[[Category:British male film actors]] | [[Category:British male film actors]] | ||
[[Category:British male television actors]] | [[Category:British male television actors]] | ||