Ravi Patel (actor)

Ravi Vasant Patel (born December 18, 1978) is an American actor. He has also written and directed, with his sister, an autobiographical documentary, Meet the Patels.[1]

Ravi Patel
Patel at the Past Life panel at Comic Con 2009
Born
Ravi Vasant Patel

(1978-12-18) December 18, 1978
Freeport, Illinois U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2015)​
Children1

Early life and education

Patel was born in Freeport, Illinois, the son of financial consultant father Vasant Patel and real estate agent mother Champa Patel. He spent most of his youth in Charlotte, North Carolina. He 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.[2] An investment banker after college, Patel co-founded poker magazine All In while living in LA.

Career

Television and film

An emcee job, with improvised stand-up in between acts, led to auditions, his first agent, and two dozen commercials in a year. Patel 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.

In 2008-09, Patel appeared as George Patil in six episodes on The CW's Easy Money. In 2010, he starred in Past Life on Fox.[3]

Patel co-directed and starred in Meet the Patels, a documentary that he made with his sister, Geeta Patel, that won the audience award at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival.[4] The film portrays Patel's autobiographical[5] journey of trying to find an Indian wife.[6][7][8] The duo have a deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures to write and direct a narrative remake of the film.[9][10]

Patel worked in multiple episodes of the Aziz Ansari series Master of None.[10] From 2015 to 2016, Patel was on the John Stamos TV series Grandfathered.[7]

In 2020, Patel also created the CNN-produced docuseries Pursuit of Happiness, which aired on HBO Max.[11]

Other

Patel is the co-founder of This Bar Saves Lives,[12] which donates a meal packet for every granola bar they sell. He is also an active investor in start-ups in health and wellness.[13]

Personal life

Patel is married to actress Mahaley Patel with whom he has a daughter named Amelie.[14]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Boys & Girls Guide To Getting DownRajiv
It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaLawyer
2007ScrubsDr. Patel
TransformersTelephone Operator
2010Past LifeDr. Rishi KarnaRegular
The Last HurrahAra
2011OutsourcedKamranEpisode: "Todd's Holi War"
2011FiveDr. Desai
2014Meet the PatelsHimself
2015 – 2016GrandfatheredRavi GuptaMain role, 22 episodes
2015 − 2017Master of NoneRavi Patel2 Episodes
2015Puerto Ricans in ParisHassan
2016Get a JobWick
2016Grey's AnatomyTimir DahrEpisodes: "Both Sides Now" & "Roar"
2017Band AidBobby
2017Santa Clarita DietRyan
2017SuperstoreRexEpisode: "Rebranding"
2017The Great IndoorsLalit PajalaEpisode: "Mason Blows Up"
2017 − 2018American HousewifeGrant3 episodes
2018Living BiblicallyDoug3 episodes
2018The Cool KidsDoctor ChadEpisode: "Sid Comes Out"
2019 Come As You Are Mo
2019Long ShotTom
2020Bhaag Beanie BhaagHimselfHindi Netflix Web Series
2020Wonder Woman 1984Babajide

References
  1. Miller, Julie (10 September 2015). "Introducing Meet the Patels, the Best 2015 Documentary That You Probably Haven't Heard Of". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. Daswani, Kavita (10 September 2015). "The family behind 'Meet the Patels' takes candid talk to a warmly comic level". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (25 February 2010). "'Past Life' actor to star in Fox comedy pilot". The Hollywood Reporter. The Associated Press. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. Barker, Andrew (16 July 2014). "Film Review: 'Meet the Patels'". Variety. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. "'Meet the Patels' movie review by Kenneth Turan". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  6. Grigsby Bates, Karen (11 September 2015). "'Meet The Patels': One Man's Quest To Find Love, The Old-School Indian Way". All Things Considered. NPR. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  7. Smiley, Tavis (17 September 2015). "Actor Ravi Patel". The Tavis Smiley Show. PBS. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  8. Gupta, Shipra Harbola (16 June 2014). "LAFF: Brother-Sister Filmmaking Duo Ravi and Geeta Patel on Filming Their Parents in 'Meet the Patels'". Indiewire. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  9. Fleming Jr, Mike (21 October 2015). "'Meet The Patels' In Fox Searchlight Remake Deal; Ravi And Geeta Patel To Write, Co-Direct". Deadline Hollywood.
  10. Rao, Mallika (11 November 2015). "Master of None's Ravi Patel on Doing the Infamous Indian Accent and the Second Coming of Aziz Ansari". Vulture. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  11. "IMDB Page".
  12. "CNN: Kristen Bell invests".
  13. Clayson, Jane (15 September 2015). "One Surprisingly Modern Arranged Marriage". On Point - WBUR. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  14. "Myers Park grad Ravi Patel gets high-profile screen time in 'Long Shot' with Charlize Theron". The Charlotte Observer. June 5, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
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