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Multimillionaire Big Bang Theory star says he scrubbed toilets, waited tables and played a terrorist before finding fame on the show—‘any job I could’

Before becoming one of the world’s highest TV actors of all time, earning a $1 million per episode on The Big Bang Theory, Kunal Nayyar says he juggled a string of side gigs to get by.

By Orianna Rosa Royle

September 27, 2025

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Trump may want you to pay a high tariff for that French wine you enjoy so much. He just left the category blank in his deal sheet with the EU

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How crypto’s top lobbyist persuaded lawmakers—and President Trump—to embrace the blockchain industry

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China’s secret weapon against the dollar is a yuan stablecoin

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U.S. unemployment claims surge to nearly 2 million, the most in almost 4 years

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Big Ag and Big Energy were once as unchallenged as Big Tech is today—but impressive Davids have shown how to compete with these Goliaths

By Mark Weinstein

October 8, 2024

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Multimillionaire Big Bang Theory star says he scrubbed toilets, waited tables and played a terrorist before finding fame on the show—‘any job I could’

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Big Ag and Big Energy were once as unchallenged as Big Tech is today—but impressive Davids have shown how to compete with these Goliaths

College athletes are one step closer to pocketing millions of dollars—and they can begin applying for payments this month

Over the past 30 years the U.S.’s top 1% got richer, and now hold nearly a third of the nation’s wealth

A London airport built to serve corporate jet-setters is having an identity crisis as WFH slashes business travel

Wall Street titan admits she allocates 30% of her time to her kids because ‘work-life balance is a lie’

Why embracing regret is the best decision you can make in the age of ‘radical uncertainty’

Kamala Harris sat down with “Call Her Daddy,” setting off the race to court young voters via podcast

A mom of two put £4000 into her own muesli brand—now it’s turning over £28 million and she goes on vacation twice a month

Gen Z have settled on the new age when adulthood starts

7 out of 10 employees dangerously underestimate or overestimate their skill levels, new analysis finds

The CEO of consumer giant Reckitt is on a mission to slim down to just ‘power brands’ as the whole industry gets leaner

Each Cava location is worth a whopping $33 million. Its CEO explains how the Chipotle competitor is achieving explosive growth

Here’s how AI is going to change the music industry, according to one of the leaders of Apple’s first foray into music

Air traffic controllers are so overworked, the FAA created a shortcut for new college grads

Gen Z wants to be their own boss—billionaire Richard Branson says they may be better skipping college to ‘get on with it’ instead

Jamie Dimon says America used to be a ‘can-do nation.’ Now it’s as bureaucratic as Europe

Dockworkers’ union to suspend strike until 2025 to allow time to negotiate new contract: source

Zuckerberg passes Bezos to become world’s second-richest person

U.S. clean energy careers are booming—but you wouldn’t know it if you look at the monthly jobs report

Spiking childcare costs are forcing many mothers to work fewer hours or none at all

Baby boomers—not Gen Z—are now the main generation holding down multiple jobs to make ends meet

Boomers are the wealthiest generation that’s ever lived—and millennials are the ‘biggest losers’ thanks to economic crises

There’s already one clear election winner: The company making hats for every major candidate

Here’s how Biden could use a 1947 law to suspend the dockworkers’ strike

LVMH signs major sponsorship deal with F1, replacing Rolex

Bill Gates is open to losing $101 billion to the tax man—but not policies that replicate North Korea’s ‘unbelievable equality’

Mark Cuban says his puppy is ‘smarter than AI is today’

California just took the biggest shot yet against legacy admissions

Meet the 2024 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ recipients

US job openings rose in August, surprising economists

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