Kunal Nayyar – a Temple alumni who received his MFA in Acting – is among the other stars to hit the red carpet tonight at the 2011 Emmy Awards. Kunal stars on CBS’s television series “The Big Bang Theory” as Rajesh  Koothrappal, an astrophysicist at California Tech.

According to a “Big Bang Theory” fan-run website, the show is nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, with competition against “Glee,” “Parks and Recreation,” “The Office,” “Modern Family” and “30 Rock.”

Broadcast is set to start at 8 p.m. on FOX.