
09/05/2025
This picture of Amy (Mayim Bialik), Raj (Kunal Nayyar), and Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) is pure sitcom joy. Their characters are so distinct, but what’s truly amazing are the real voices of the actors behind them.
We all know and love Bernadette’s famously high-pitched, squeaky voice. It became one of the most iconic parts of her character. But here’s a fun fact:
that’s not Melissa Rauch’s real voice at all! In real life, her voice is much lower and completely different. She developed the high-pitched voice specifically for the character, inspired by her own mother’s way of speaking.
Similarly, Kunal Nayyar doesn’t actually have Raj’s distinct accent. Nayyar grew up in New Delhi, India, and moved to the United States for college.
While his Indian accent is authentic, he has said in interviews that he exaggerated it and made it more pronounced for the character of Raj.
It’s a testament to their incredible talent as actors that they could create such memorable and specific vocal performances that were so different from their own.
They didn’t just play their characters; they built them from the ground up, right down to the sound of their voices.