Kunal Nayyar Biography
Kunal Nayyar is an actor who is British, Indian, and American. On CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, he played Raj Koothrappali, and on Nickelodeon’s animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig, he voiced Vijay.
How old is Kunal Nayyar? – Age
Kunal is 40 years old as of 30 April 2021. He was born in 1981 in Hounslow, United Kingdom.
Kunal Nayyar Family
He was born into an Indian immigrant family. His family returned to India when he was four years old, and he grew up in New Delhi. He went to St. Columba’s School and was a member of the school’s badminton team. His parents live in the Indian capital of New Delhi. Nayyar moved to the United States in 1999 to pursue a bachelor’s degree in finance at the University of Portland, Oregon.
While pursuing his degree, he began taking acting classes and appeared in several school plays. Nayyar decided to pursue acting after participating in the American College Theater Festival. He went on to Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he earned a master’s degree in acting.
Is Kunal Nayyar still Married? – Wife
Nayyar married Neha Kapur, a model, actress, and Femina Miss India 2006, in December 2011.
Kunal Nayyar The Big Bang Theory
Nayyar was cast as Rajesh Koothrappali, a particle astrophysicist originally from New Delhi, India in the American television sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
Storyline
Raj had selective mutism at first, which meant he couldn’t talk to or be around women unless he was inebriated. Raj also has very feminine tastes, and in his friendship with Howard and in the group of four men, he frequently plays the stereotypical female role. Raj later dates Lucy (Kate Micucci), who also has social anxiety, but their relationship is short-lived. He eventually overcomes his selective mutism and speaks to Penny without the use of alcohol. He starts dating Emily Sweeney, and the two eventually become exclusive. Cinnamon, Raj’s Yorkshire Terrier, is also his pet.
Kunal Nayyar Sanjay and Craig
He was cast as Vijay Patel, Sanjay’s father, and owns a clearance store in the neighborhood in the American animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig. He’s created a variety of mechanicals, including the Partybot, a dancing robot obsessed with parties. Sanjay’s pet snake Craig, he also knows, can communicate.
Kunal Nayyar Trolls Holiday
He was cast as Guy Diamond, a glittery, naked Troll with a highly auto-tuned voice and one of Poppy’s friends in the 2017 Christmas special Trolls Holiday. The Bergens have no holidays to celebrate after the Bergen Town tradition of eating Trolls on Trollstice is abolished. Poppy enlists the help of the Snack Pack and her friend Branch, who isn’t used to being happy, to celebrate Troll holidays. Meanwhile, Bridget and Gristle begin to regret their harsh treatment of the Trolls, and Bridget recognizes Poppy’s concern for her.
Kunal Nayyar Dr. Cabbie
He was cast as Tony in the 2014 romantic comedy film Dr. Cabbie. Deepak Veer Chopra is an Indian doctor who comes to Canada to start a new life, but bureaucracy forces him to work as a taxi driver. He begins treating other passengers and practicing medicine illegally after delivering a baby in his cab. Natalie Wilman, the woman whose baby he delivered, falls in love with him and uses her training as a (non-practicing) lawyer to help him achieve his goals.
Kunal Nayyar Movies
♦ 2004 – S.C.I.E.N.C.E
♦ 2012 – Ice Age: Continental Drift
♦ 2013 – Beyond All Boundaries
♦ 2014 – The Scribbler
♦ 2015 – Consumed
♦ 2016 – Trolls
♦ 2019 – Sweetness in the Belly
♦ 2020 – Trolls World Tour
♦ 2021 – Spaceman
Kunal Nayyar TV Shows
♦ 2007 – NCIS
♦ 2007–2019 – The Big Bang Theory
♦ 2010 – The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
♦ 2013–2016 – Sanjay and Craig
♦ 2013–2014 – Sullivan & Son
♦ 2015 – The Late Late Show – Host
♦ 2015 – The Mindy Project
♦ 2016 – Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
♦ 2017 – Trolls Holiday
♦ 2020 – Criminal: UK
