Ravi Patel (actor)

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American actor (born 1978)

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::summary American actor (born 1978) ::

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Field	Value
name	Ravi Patel
image	Ravi Patel at Comic Con 2009 02 (cropped).jpg
caption	Patel at the Past Life panel at San Diego Comic-Con in 2009
birth_name	Ravi Vasant Patel
birth_date
birth_place	Freeport, Illinois, U.S.
occupation	Actor
years_active	2006–present
relatives
spouse
children	1
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Ravi Vasant Patel (born December 18, 1978) is an American actor. He had main roles in the Fox sitcoms Grandfathered (2015–2016) and Animal Control (2023–present).

Patel and his sister wrote and directed an autobiographical documentary, Meet the Patels.

Early life and education

Patel was born in Freeport, Illinois to Gujarati Indian-American parents, the son of financial consultant father Vasant Patel and real estate agent mother Champa Patel. He grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001 with double majors in Economics and International Studies. His sister, Geeta Patel, is a writer and director.

Career

Television and film

An emcee job with improvised stand-up in between acts led to auditions, Patel's first agent, and two dozen commercials in a year. He has been in over 70 national commercials, films and TV shows, most notably Transformers, Scrubs, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Comedians, and Hawaii Five-O.

From 2008 to 2009, Patel appeared as George Patil in six episodes on The CW's Easy Money. In 2010, he starred in Past Life on Fox.

Patel co-directed and starred in Meet the Patels, a documentary that he made with his sister, Geeta Patel which won the audience award at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival. The film portrays Patel's autobiographical journey of trying to find an Indian wife. The duo has a deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures to write and direct a narrative remake of the film.

Patel worked in multiple episodes of the Aziz Ansari series Master of None. From 2015 to 2016, Patel appeared on the John Stamos TV series Grandfathered.

In 2020, Patel also created the CNN-produced docuseries Pursuit of Happiness which aired on HBO Max. In the same year, Patel worked in Indian romantic comedy series, Bhaag Beanie Bhaag.

Since 2023, Patel has played a main role as Amit Patel in the Fox sitcom Animal Control.

Other

Patel is the co-founder of This Bar Saves Lives, which donates a meal packet for every granola bar they sell. He is an active investor in start-ups in health and wellness.

Personal life

Patel is married to actress Mahaley Patel, with whom he has a daughter named Amelie.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role
The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down	Rajeev	First film role of his career
Independent film
Transformers	Telephone operator	Cameo appearance
Hotel California	Sam	Supporting role
Powder Blue	Sanjay	Direct-to-video
The Last Hurrah	Ara	Supporting role
Meet the Patels	Himself	Also director, cinematographer and editor with his sister Geeta Patel
Documentary
Puerto Ricans in Paris	Hassan	Ensemble cast
Get a Job	Wick	Limited release
Video on demand
Band Aid	Bobby	Guest star
The Black String	Dr. May	Video on demand
Long Shot	Tom	Cameo appearance
Come as You Are	Mo	Limited release
Boy Genius	Mr. Hume	Film also released as Emmett
Butter	Dr. Bean	video on demand
Wonder Woman 1984	Babajide	HBO Max original movie
The Valet	Kapoor	Hulu original movie
The Time Capsule	Roger	Video on demand
Dashing Through the Snow	Peter	Disney+ original movie
Kiss of the Con Queen	The Hollywood Con Queen	Lead role
Limited release
Harold and the Purple Crayon	Prasad	IMAX only
Clone Cops	Robert Nefari	Video on Demand
Independent Film
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Television

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Year	Title	Role
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Lawyer	Episode: "The Gang Goes Jihad"
Scrubs	Dr. Patel	2 episodes
Easy Money	George Patil	6 episodes
Static	Various roles	6 episodes
Past Life	Dr. Rishi Karna	9 episodes
Look	Vinnay	3 episodes
Outsourced	Kamran	Episode: "Todd's Holi War"
Svetlana	Vivek	2 episodes
Game for gamers	Ravi	Television special
Five	Dr. Desai	Television film
Bones	Poorab Sangani	Episode: "The Don't in the Do"
Perception	Dr. Harvey Kapoor	Episode: "Pilot"
The New Normal	Amir	4 episodes
Super Fun Night	Alexander Rosenhoff	4 episodes
The Michael J. Fox Show	Ranesh	Episode: "Co-Op"
Trophy Wife	Dr. Scharma	Episode: "Mother's Day"
Hawaii Five-0	Dr. Sanjeet Dhawan	Episode: "Ke Koho Mamao Aku"
Childrens Hospital	Dr. Sunnit Bharta	Episode: "Up at 5"
The Comedians	Casey	Episode: "Billy's Birthday"
Another Period	Mohandas Gandhi	Episode: "Switcheroo Day"
Master of None	Ravi Patel	2 episodes
Grandfathered	Ravi Gupta	Main role
22 episodes
Grey's Anatomy	Timir Dahr	2 episodes
Wrecked	Tank Top	Recurring role
6 episodes
Superstore	Rex Joshi	Episode: "Rebranding"
The Great Indoors	Lalit Pajala	Episode: "Mason Blows Up"
Santa Clarita Diet	Ryan	Episode: "The Book!"
American Housewife	Grant	5 episodes
Living Biblically	Doug	3 episodes
Door No. 1	Shane	Episode: "Ten Year"
The Cool Kids	Dr. Chad	Episode: "Sid Comes Out"
Fam	Joe	Episode: "This Is Fam"
Ravi Patel's Pursuit of Happiness	Himself	Documentary series
Bhaag Beanie Bhaag	Ravi	6 episodes
Ghosts	Lewis	2 episodes
Animal Control	Amit Patel	Main role
Justified: City Primeval	Rick Newley	4 episodes
Three Women	Dr. Henry	3 episodes
Futurama	Ipji	Voice, replaces Billy West
Special Forces: World's Toughest Test	Himself	Contestant: Season 4 (5 episodes)
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References

(10 September 2015). "Introducing Meet the Patels, the Best 2015 Documentary That You Probably Haven't Heard Of". [[Vanity Fair (magazine).
(10 September 2015). "The family behind 'Meet the Patels' takes candid talk to a warmly comic level". [[Los Angeles Times]].
(25 February 2010). "'Past Life' actor to star in Fox comedy pilot". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
(16 July 2014). "Film Review: 'Meet the Patels'". [[Variety (magazine).
"'Meet the Patels' movie review by Kenneth Turan". Los Angeles Times.
(11 September 2015). "'Meet The Patels': One Man's Quest To Find Love, The Old-School Indian Way". [[NPR]].
(17 September 2015). "Actor Ravi Patel". [[PBS]].
(16 June 2014). "LAFF: Brother-Sister Filmmaking Duo Ravi and Geeta Patel on Filming Their Parents in 'Meet the Patels'". [[Indiewire]].
(21 October 2015). "'Meet The Patels' In Fox Searchlight Remake Deal; Ravi And Geeta Patel To Write, Co-Direct".
(11 November 2015). "Master of None's Ravi Patel on Doing the Infamous Indian Accent and the Second Coming of Aziz Ansari". [[Vulture (blog).
"Pursuit of Happiness IMDB Page".
"Animal Control IMDB Page".
"CNN: Kristen Bell invests".
(15 September 2015). "One Surprisingly Modern Arranged Marriage". [[On Point]] – [[WBUR]].
(June 5, 2019). "Myers Park grad Ravi Patel gets high-profile screen time in 'Long Shot' with Charlize Theron". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
Kroll, Justin. (23 February 2022). "Ravi Patel Joins Sony’s Adaptation Of ‘Harold And The Purple Crayon’". Deadline Hollywood.

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