Actor Kunal Nayyar is known in Russia for the TV series "The Big Bang Theory". The image of the young scientist Rajesh Koothrappali, who was embarrassed in the presence of girls and could not say a word, brought him great fame and a decent fee: Forbes magazine in 2015 named him one of the highest paid actors.
Kunal Nayyar was born in London in 1981. His parents lived in England, so he is considered an English actor of Indian descent. Kunal's childhood was held in London, until his parents decided to move to New Delhi.
There he studied at school and did what he loved - played badminton. He did not turn professional, but at the amateur level he played very well and won many competitions. He was even called Tiger Woods, only in badminton. When it came time to decide what to do in life seriously, Kunal realized that sport was not his.
Even then, he was attracted to acting, but his parents were against it, and he went to the United States to enter Portland State University and study to be a financier. He studied cash flow management and performed in student productions in his spare time.
Kunal liked this lesson so much that he went to study for acting courses, and for one of the performances he received the Mark Twain Prize. This further convinced him that his calling was to be an artist.
As a result, he graduated from Temple University of Philadelphia and became an MA in Fine Arts, graduated from acting courses, studied at the Royal Shakespeare Company - that is, made every effort to become enlightened in the field of various arts.
Career in cinema and theater
At the age of 22, Nayyar played with success in the theater, and also promoted games and mobile applications on television. Agents spotted him after he played in Huck and Holden.
In addition, Kunal attempted to write the script for the play "Cotton Candy". He sent her to New Delhi, where she was staged, and the performance was a great success.
In 2006, Kunal was invited to play the role of an Iraqi terrorist in the TV series Marine Police. This role was very successful and strengthened the actor's desire to act in films.
So when he found out that CBS was starting filming The Big Bang Theory, he decided to send in a resume. As a result, for several years he got a job in one of the highest rated projects in the world. This series, along with a role in the series "Project Mindy", is considered the best in the actor's portfolio.
In 2014, Nayyar starred in the full-length film Doctor Taxi Driver, and he also voiced cartoons and played in the theater in parallel with the filming of The Big Bang.
Personal life
Kunal Nayyar is married to model Neha Kapoor. They played a wedding in 2011 in New Delhi, it was in Indian style. For six days, more than a thousand guests congratulated the young, and the pictures are striking in luxury and riot of color.
Now the Nayyar family lives in Los Angeles, the couple has no children yet.
The actor has already written his autobiography, it is called "Yes, My Accent is Real" and talks about how difficult it is to become an actor in our time.
