Borrous GoFundMe Reaches Goal of $75K

Chris Burrous

A star of the sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” donated $5,000 to the family of a California news anchor found dead in a Days Inn.

Kunal Nayyar, who has played nerdy astrophysicist Raj on 12 seasons of the CBS sitcom, made the largest contribution yet Sunday on a GoFundMe for the wife and 9-year-old daughter of late KTLA morning news anchor Chris Burrous, according to The NYPost.

Kunal Nayyar

The fundraiser, set up by Gigi Graciette, a KTTV host, had suprassed its $75,000 goal by Wednesday morning..

“This account has been set up – with his family’s blessing – to help Chris’s wife Mai and nine-year-old daughter Isabella, the loves of his life,” Graciette wrote on the fundraising page. “Chris’s friends want to make sure Mai and Isabella have all the support they need during this difficult time.”

Burrous was found unresponsive at a Glendale Days Inn last week after a man he was with called police to report that he was passed out and possibly not breathing. He was 43.

The friend indicated to authorities that Burrous had possibly overdosed, but an exact cause of death hasn’t been determined yet. It can sometimes take weeks to get the results of toxicology tests.