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Kunal Nayyar is an British actor. He moved from India to the US in 1999. He first moved to Portland, Oregon, to study business. He started acting in plays as a way of making new friends. He took acting classes, but he went on to graduate from the University of Portland with a degree in business, as something to fall back on. He then went on to get a master's degree in fine arts from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He did some work for the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, UK. He then landed his breakthrough role in The Big Bang Theory (2007) in 2007, just a year after graduating.

Kunal Nayyar at an event for Scream Awards 2009 (2009)

Although he was born in England, he grew up in New Delhi, India. His family moved there when he was four years old.

Has a B.S. in Business from the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Has a Master&#39;s in Fine Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Is exactly 6 years to the day younger than his <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0898266/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">The Big Bang Theory (2007)</a> co-star <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0301959/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Johnny Galecki</a>.

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