Overview
- Nayyar said he goes on GoFundMe at night to cover random families’ medical bills, calling it his “masked vigilante” habit.
- He and his wife, Neha Kapur, fund scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- The actor framed his message as personal responsibility, saying people should practice simple neighborly kindness rather than expect politicians to deliver peace.
- Context for his giving includes his tenure as one of TV’s highest-paid actors on The Big Bang Theory, with reported $1 million-per-episode earnings and Forbes rankings in 2015 and 2018.
- While promoting the film Christmas Karma, which spotlights the 1972 expulsion of Asians from Uganda, he also said he has experienced racism globally and worries overt prejudice is resurfacing in the UK.