Kunal Nayyar

Kunal Nayar, an Englishman of Indian descent, became known in the art world for his role as astrophysicist Rajesh Kutrappali in The Big Bang Theory. Since 2007, the actor "lived" in the image of a young scientist who suffers from selective non-female - can not talk in the presence of girls. Thanks to this role in 2015 Kunal took the 3rd place in the list of the highest-paid television actors according to Forbes magazine - a profit of $20 million.

Kunal Nayar was born on 30 April 1981 (two weeks prematurely by caesarean section) in Hounslow, London, into a Punjabi family. When the boy was 4 years old, his parents moved with their son to New Delhi, India. This is where Kunal enrolled at St. Columbus School.

As a child, Nayar played badminton. For his high achievements, he was nicknamed "Badminton Tiger Woods". In 1996 and 1997 he won the prestigious Indian "Badminton Championship Match" but, having lost in 1998 to a professional player (Kunal was an amateur), he retired from the sport.

The future actor realized early that he wanted to devote his life to creativity, but practical parents insisted on getting a "serious" education. In 1999, he enrolled at Portland State University, Oregon, USA to receive a bachelor's degree in finance.

As a student, Kunal used every opportunity to show innate talent. In his first year, the young man, along with his roommate Dziko, a Frenchman by nationality, participated in the festival "International Night". Jiko played guitar, Kunal sang, two other foreigners played banjo. The group quickly performed the Mexican folk song "La Bamba" for the students.

In the 2nd year of the university, Dziku was offered a scholarship to a basketball school, and Nayar lost a close friend. In order not to be alone, he began to attend acting courses, play in student theater productions. His talent was awarded the Mark Twain Award and the Sundance Theatre Lab. Participation in the American Student Theatre Festival convinced the guy to become an actor.

Nayar holds a master's degree in fine arts from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the same time, he took acting lessons at the Royal Shakespeare Company in the UK. Exotic appearance and undoubted talent allowed Kunal to perform on the stage of British theaters at a fairly young age - 22 years.

After graduating from Temple University, Nayar advertised mobile phone apps and games on British television. American agents turned their attention to him after starring in Rajav Joseph's play Huck and Holden.

The plot resembles a biography of the actor. A young man from India came to the United States on an exchange to get an engineering education. Before returning to his native country, where he is waiting for a forced marriage, the student decides to taste the free Western life.

However, he is not allowed to relax the task of literature: to compare two rebellious boys - Huckleberry Finn from the books of Mark Twain and Holden Caulfield from the novel by D.D. Salinger "Over the abyss in the rye." It is exhausting that in the library a young man can not find a book with a strange name "Huck and Holden." It turns out that this is the title of the essay, which the student must write for the next class.

Nayar was interested in theater and cinema since childhood, and the first love was Vinnie Cooper - the heroine of the TV show "Wonder Years" performed by Danica McKellar. By the way, later, during the filming of "The Big Bang Theory", Kunal was lucky to meet her: in the episode "The Psychic Vortex" (season 3, episode 12 series) Raj Kutrappali kissed a girl named Abby, played by Danica. Fortunately for Nayar, the take was re-shot six times.

In addition to acting, Kunala was interested in writing her own stories. Thus, in 2006, from under his pen came the play "Cotton Candy", which was staged in New Delhi and received positive reviews from the audience. At the same time, Nayar first appeared on TELEVISION, playing the Iraqi terrorist Youssef Zidan in the TV series "Marine Police: Special Branch" (episode "Suspicion", season 4, 12 episode).

In late 2006, Gnayar's agent learned that CBS was looking for actors for a series about young scientists, and sent a resume to the producers. Kunal was invited to audition and then confirmed as Rajesh Kutrappali, an astrophysicist from New Delhi. This project is considered key in the actor's filmography.

"The Big Bang Theory" is a comedy series about four scientists: physicists Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) and Leonard Hofstedter (Johnny Galecki), as well as their friends - astrophysicist Rajesh Kutrappali and engineer Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg). Their lives consist of scientific experiments, computer and board games and, of course, bounce girls.

Next door to Sheldon and Leonard lives Penny (Kaley Cuoco). She moved to California to become an actress, but works as a waitress in a bakery. Leonard and Howard are trying to get her attention. Raj, also interested in relationships with the opposite sex, remains on the sidelines: selective insmot does not allow him to communicate with women with whom he is not related.

The irony is that when Raj talks to girls (in a state of alcoholic intoxication), he becomes more charming and charming than his friends. Kunal Nayar once remarked that he and Raj had a lot in common:

"The Big Bang Theory" was loved by the public.

As you know, the good comes to an end: in 2018 on the channel CBS released the final, the 12th, season of "The Big Bang Theory" (the last series - May 2019). In 2012, Kunal Nayar voiced a badger-honey-food Gupta from the animated "Ice Age 4: Continental Drift."

In 2014, he first starred in the feature film "Dr. Cabbie". The actor got the role of an Indian doctor who moved to Canada to start a new life. There are no jobs in the hospital, so he has to do it. Once a pregnant woman begins to give birth right in the car, and the doctor has no choice but to give birth. Everything goes well, and the Indian decides to examine the patients in the car.

In 2015, Nayar played the role of a Nepalese student in a production of actor Jesse Eisenberg's The Spoils. From May to June, the performances were held in the United States, in 2016 - in the UK. In the same year, Kunal voiced Diamond in the cartoon "Trolls".

The main difference between Rajesh and Kunal - the actor could not successfully develop a personal life. In December 2011, Nayar married model Nehu Kapoor. The couple had an Indian-style wedding in New Delhi. Photos from the ceremony are striking with a riot of colors and generosity of treats. The celebration lasted 6 days, during this time more than a thousand guests came to congratulate the newlyweds. Judging by the profiles of lovers in Instagram, they do not have children yet.

Neha Kapoor is the winner of the title "Miss India 2006", a participant of the "Miss Universe" contest (in the top 20). The model does not correspond to the conventional parameters (height 176 cm), and Kunal Nayar is even lower - 171 cm.

In 2015, the actor wrote an autobiography, Yes, My Accent is Real, which tells the story of his childhood, student years and first steps in the cruel world of art.

Now Kunal and his wife live in Los Angeles and bring up a dog named Bob.

In 2020, the second part of the cartoon "Trolls" will be released, and the actor has already agreed to take part in the voiceover. Nayar is also listed in the "Dogs Best Friend" cast with Megan Fox and Janet Montgomery.

2007-2019 - The Big Bang Theory 2007 - "Marine Police: Special Branch" 2013 - "Pisaka" 2014 - "Dr. Taxi Driver" 2015 - "The Mindy Project"

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