Kunal Nayyar, who played Raj Koothrappali on the hit comedy series The Big Bang Theory, has quietly become the internet's new favorite hero.
The 42‑year‑old actor recently admitted that when the rest of us are doom‑scrolling before bed, he’s doing something a little more… superhuman: hopping onto GoFundMe and secretly paying off random families’ crushing medical debt. No fanfare, no "look at me" post, no glossy charity gala — just Kunal, his credit card, and a bunch of strangers who wake up to find their fundraiser suddenly, magically fully covered.
He calls it his "masked vigilante" thing, which honestly sounds like something Raj would pitch to the guys as a comic‑book idea — except Kunal is out here actually doing it. Apparently, he scrolls through campaigns late at night, reads people’s stories, and when one hits him in the gut, he quietly wipes out the balance. The families usually have no idea who stepped in; there’s no note saying, "Surprise, it’s the guy from The Big Bang Theory."
And that’s the part gossip fans are latching onto: he doesn’t want the credit. Kunal has talked about seeing his wealth as "grace" — not a flex, but a responsibility. After years of being one of TV’s highest‑paid stars, he’s decided the most satisfying use of that money isn’t a flashier car or a bigger house, but nuking the medical debt that’s keeping ordinary families up at night.
Of course, once word leaked out, social media did what social media does. Fans started sharing screenshots of the story with captions like "THIS is how you use celebrity money" and "Raj Koothrappali is officially everyone’s favorite Avenger." Others joked that they’d be refreshing their own GoFundMe pages every five minutes, waiting for a mysterious donation from "K. N." to appear.
What makes it even sweeter is that this isn’t some one‑off stunt timed to a press tour. Kunal and his wife, designer and former Miss India Neha Kapur, have a whole quiet‑philanthropy vibe going on — scholarships here, animal charities there, always low‑key, rarely branded. It feels less like a PR strategy and more like a couple who genuinely sit around asking, "Okay, who can we help next?"
In a celebrity culture where some people wouldn't donate a dollar without a camera crew present, Kunal Nayyar choosing to play secret benefactor to strangers drowning in medical bills is the kind of "good gossip" everyone's happy to spread. If you’re going to be ridiculously rich from a hit sitcom, this might just be the classiest way to spend it. ~Alexandra Heilbron
NOW THIS is what Buffet, Musk and all the others should be doing! The largest part of bankruptcies in the U.S. is due to crushing medical debt. He may not be feeding the homeless, but he's helping out in another extremely important way. Good job!