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'''Kunal Nayyar''' (born April 30, 1981, [[London]], [[England]]) is a [[USA|American]] [[situation comedy|comic]] [[actor]] of [[Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin|Indian]] origin. He is currently known for his role as [[Rajesh Koothrappali]] on the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[The Big Bang Theory (TV series)|The Big Bang Theory]]''. |
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==Education== |
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*[[St. Columba's School]] (New Delhi, India) High School Education |
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*[[University of Portland]] (Portland, United States) BS in Business (BSS) |
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*[[Temple University]] (Philadelphia, United States) Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) |
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==Career== |
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Recently, Nayyar teamed up with [[Oroon Das]] to write the critically acclaimed play ''Cotton Candy'', which is currently still running in [[New Delhi|New Delhi, India]]. |
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Nayyar also previously guest-starred in the CBS drama ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service)]]'' in the episode “[[Suspicion (NCIS)|Suspicion]]” (Season 4, Episode 12), in which he played Youssef Zidan, a terrorist. |
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He was on ''[[The Bonnie Hunt Show]]'' on April 22, 2009 and on ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'' on May 8th and again on ''The Late Late Show'' on April 9, 2010. |
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==Filmography== |
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===Film=== |
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| 2004 |
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| ''[[S.C.I.E.N.C.E]]'' |
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| Pizza Man |
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===Television=== |
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| 2007 |
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| ''[[NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service]]'' |
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| Youssef Zidan |
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| Uncredited <br> Episode: "Suspicion" |
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| 2007-present |
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| ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' |
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| Raj Koothrappali |
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| Lead role |
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==External links== |
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* {{imdb name|2471798}} |
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* [http://alpha.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/kunal_nayyar.shtml Kunal Nayyar's Bio] on CBS's The Big Bang Theory site |
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* [http://twitter.com/kunalnayyar Kunal Nayyar's Official Twitter Account] |
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Revision as of 08:40, 19 June 2010
{{Infobox Actor | name = Kunal Maso Nayyar | image = Kunal Nayyar.png | caption = | birthname = | birthdate = April 30, 1981 |