‘Big Bang Theory’ Star Kunal Nayyar Has ‘Brown Guy Group Text’ With Other Actors Who Get Mistaken for Him

The Big Bang Theory star Kunal Nayyar stopped by Conan, where he talked about being mistaken for other successful actors of Indian and Pakistani descent, and it sounds like a fairly common thing. So common that he’s part of what he calls a “brown guys group text.” Even the queen of England mistook him for someone else.

“The queen has her hand out and I shake it and I’m like, ‘Hi, your majesty.’ And she says, ‘Nice to see you again.’ And I was like, ‘I’m not Dev Patel,’” said Nayyar.

Besides Patel, Nayyar has also been mistaken for Kumail Nanjiani from Silicon Valley; Aziz Ansari from Parks and Rec and Master of None; and Kal Penn from Harold and Kumar and Designated Survivor. But being mistaken for someone else isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Nayyar explained: “My friend just got recognized for me at U.S. Customs. They didn’t make him pay customs duty because the officer was a fan of the show.”

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