“Money \u2026 has given me greater freedom and the greatest gift is the ability to give back, to change people\u2019s lives,” he said in a December interview with “The i Paper<\/a>.”<\/p>\n KATEY SAGAL’S SON, \u2018TELL ME LIES\u2019 STAR JACKSON WHITE, PRAISES MOM FOR \u2018GETTING HER S— TOGETHER\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Kunal Nayyar portrayed Raj Koothrappali throughout the 12-season run of “The Big Bang Theory.” (Sonja Flemming)<\/p>\n In addition to funding university scholarships for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with his “Christmas Karma”<\/a> director Gurinder Chadha, the television star gives back to families in need.<\/p>\n “We also support animal charities because we love dogs,” Nayyar said.\u00a0<\/p>\n “But what I really love to do is go on GoFundMe at night and just pay random families\u2019 medical bills. That\u2019s my masked vigilante thing!”\u00a0<\/p>\n LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n He added, “So, no, money doesn\u2019t feel like a burden. It feels like a grace from the universe.”<\/p>\n Kunal Nayyar attends the photocall for Netflix’s “Spaceman” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on February 26, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.\u00a0 (JC Olivera)<\/p>\n Nayyar also knows the value of community and the importance of helping others.<\/p>\n “Right now people are not happy, because we are all expecting someone else to be kind,” he told the outlet. “We are expecting a president or a politician, some leader, to come and bring us world peace.”\u00a0<\/p>\n He added, “But there is no world peace if your neighbour comes to your door wanting some sugar for their tea, and you lock it against them and say \u2018get away\u2019.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n Nayyar has a hard stance when it comes to politics: grace above all else.<\/p>\n “People experience racism and sexism, all kinds of isms in this life, because of how narrow-minded people are,” he said. “For me, whenever I face hardship, I try to approach it with compassion and understanding, because I don\u2019t believe you can change someone\u2019s mind by beating them in the mouth.”<\/p>\n Simon Helberg, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Jim Parsons, Mayim Bialik and Kunal Nayyar starred on the CBS sitcom. (Michael Yarish\/CBS via AP)<\/p>\n He added, “I think that, with grace, you can help heal their inner child. Whatever is screaming out inside of them, you can hold that and say: I am here with you.”<\/p>\n During the peak of “Big Bang Theory” fame, Nayyar pulled in roughly $1 million per episode. At one point, he was one of the highest paid actors on television, according to Fortune<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n While the “Spaceman” star amassed significant wealth and is worth a reported $45 million<\/a>, he still faces challenging times. A one-word mantra provides Nayyar clarity.<\/p>\n Kunal Nayyar attends the World Premiere of “Christmas Karma” at The Curzon Mayfair on November 12, 2025 in London, England.\u00a0 (Dave Bennett)<\/p>\n “Sometimes, if I find myself really banging my head against something, and it\u2019s just one of those days where everything\u2019s going wrong, I just tell myself surrender,” he said. “Take a breath. Take a pause. Let\u2019s just see what happens.”<\/p>\n![\"Kunal](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/big-bang-theory.jpg\")
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