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Kunal Nayyar

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Kunal Nayyar (, kuu-NAHL NY-ər; born 30 April 1981) is an actor. He gained recognition for playing of 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). Nayar was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards for his role in Criminal: UK. Forbes listed him 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. As of 2024, his net worth is estimated to be $45 million. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kunal Nayyar is the 5,660th most popular actor (down from 5,361st in 2019), the 4,455th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,045th in 2019) and the 648th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kunal Nayyar ranks 5,660 out of 13,578. Before him are Kazuya Nakai, Hunter Tylo, Charles S. Dutton, Regina Bianchi, Noah Taylor, and Corey Haim. After him are Yelena Safonova, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Phoebe Tonkin, Sybil Danning, Wendell Corey, and Chunky Panday.

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Among people born in 1981, Kunal Nayyar ranks 159. Before him are Yusuke Yoshizaki, Mohamed Zidan, Fumiaki Nakamura, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Mahamadou Diarra, and Christina Milian. After him are Timo Boll, Sarah Harding, Paolo Cannavaro, Caro Emerald, Taylor Kitsch, and Michiel Huisman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kunal Nayyar ranks 4,456 out of 8,785. Before him are Anna Massey (1937), Estelle (1980), Steven Moffat (1961), William Henry Dean (1887), Jamie Hewlett (1968), and Noah Taylor (1969). After him are Raymond Gosling (1926), Jonathan Palmer (1956), Ian Botham (1955), Andrew Wakefield (1957), Anthony Harvey (1930), and Kate O'Mara (1939).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Kunal Nayyar ranks 648. Before him are Bruce Payne (1957), Charlie Cox (1982), Gemma Arterton (1986), Anna Massey (1937), Estelle (1980), and Noah Taylor (1969). After him are Kate O'Mara (1939), Charlotte Lewis (1967), David Burke (1934), Barbara Windsor (1937), Sarah Harding (1981), and Cynthia Erivo (1987).

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