Kunal Nayyar

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Kunal Nayyar is an Indian comic actor. He is currently known for his role as the nerdy and socially-neurotic Rajesh Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom, The Big Bang Theory.

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[edit] Education

University of Portland (Portland, OR)
B.S. in Business

Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
Masters in Fine Arts

[edit] Career

Recently, Nayyar teamed up with fellow Indian Oroon Das, to write the critically acclaimed play, "Cotton Candy," which is currently still running in New Delhi.

While his role on CBS' The Big Bang Theory is his first as a TV regular, Kunal has previously guest starred in the CBS drama NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) in Suspicion (Season 4, Episode 12). He played Youssef Zidan, a terrorist.

Nayyar is currently writing his first feature film.

[edit] Personal

As of 2007, Nayyar is dating actress Sonal Shah.

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