{"id":490404,"date":"2026-02-19T15:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/490404\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:29:08","slug":"big-bang-theorys-kunal-nayyar-secretly-pays-for-strangers-medical-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/490404\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Bang Theory\u2019s Kunal Nayyar secretly pays for strangers\u2019 medical bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Fortune magazine reported the 44-year-old actor has a net worth of $75,312,000.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Kunal Nayyar and wife Neha Kapur in 2015. Photo \/ Lester Cohen, WireImage\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Kunal Nayyar and wife Neha Kapur in 2015. Photo \/ Lester Cohen, WireImage<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Nayyar continued, saying \u201cNo, money doesn\u2019t feel like a burden, it feels like a grace from the universe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">He added that he and his wife, model and designer Neha Kapur, shared a love of dogs and regularly contributed to several dog welfare organisations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">The New York Daily News reported the couple also donated towards university scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Nayyar played astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali throughout the Emmy-winning Big Bang Theory\u2019s entire 2007-19 run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Variety reported the principal cast earned a staggering $1,673,600 per episode during the show\u2019s peak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Nayyar was listed as the world\u2019s third-highest-paid actor in 2015 and 2018, earning $33,472,000 and $39,329,600, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe are expecting a president or a politician, some leader, to come and bring us world peace,\u201d he said to The i Paper. <\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cBut there is no world peace if your neighbour comes to your door wanting some sugar for their tea, and you lock it against them. <\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cNo one is going to come and change the world for you. You have to do it for yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The Big Bang Theory cast. Photo \/ supplied\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The Big Bang Theory cast. Photo \/ supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">Nayyar\u2019s undercover generosity came into the spotlight following the death of Dawson\u2019s Creek actor James Van Der Beek from cancer last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">A GoFundMe fundraiser, set up by Van Der Beek\u2019s friends to support his wife and six children, has raised $4,519,854.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">The family said they were left \u201cout of funds\u201d after his years-long cancer battle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThank you from the bottom of our hearts for showing up for James and his beautiful family. Your kindness has meant more than we can put into words,\u201d his friends said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nfOBuVOCysHhj\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt reminds us that love is real, that community is strong, and that James\u2019 spirit continues to bring people together \u2026 Your respect and understanding will give them the room they need to heal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fortune magazine reported the 44-year-old actor has a net worth of $75,312,000. 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