Big Bang Theory Star Reveals a Generous Late-Night Habit

Kunal Nayyar has a late-night habit you won't see on any resume: anonymously clearing strangers' medical bills on GoFundMe. The Big Bang Theory star, who once pulled in a reported $1 million per episode, says his wealth doesn't feel like a burden so much as "a grace from the universe"—and he's intent on redistributing some of it, per the i Paper. He and his wife, Neha Kapur, fund scholarships for disadvantaged students and back animal charities, but his favorite ritual is logging on in the evenings and quietly wiping out health care debts for families he'll never meet. "That's my masked vigilante thing," says Nayyar, who Variety notes appeared on all 12 seasons of the hit CBS sitcom playing Raj Koothrappali.

Nayyar, now fronting Gurinder Chadha's East Asian-themed Dickens remix Christmas Karma, tells i Paper that generosity isn't just for multimillionaires. People are unhappy, he suggests, because they're waiting for politicians or leaders to fix things instead of acting themselves. "There is no world peace if your neighbor comes to your door wanting some sugar for their tea, and you lock it against them and say 'Get away,'" he says. Fans are praising Nayyar's philanthropic revelation, per Woman's World. "This is the real-life version of being a superhero," one fan wrote on Reddit. "No capes, just clearing debt and changing lives quietly."