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
Freeport is the largest city in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 23,973 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and the mayor of Freeport is Jodi Miller, elected in 2017. Freeport is k ...
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
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and graduated from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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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
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'', ''
Scrubs'', ''
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'', also known colloquially simply as ''Always Sunny'', is an American sitcom created by Rob McElhenney and co-developed by Glenn Howerton for FX (TV channel), FX. It premiered on August 4, 2005, and stars Charl ...
'', ''
The Comedians'', and ''
Hawaii Five-O''.
From 2008 to 2009, Patel appeared as George Patil in six episodes on
The CW
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'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
India
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n
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...
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
Television
References
External links
*
*Ravi Pate
interview on the Tavis Smiley Show
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1978 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male actors of Indian descent
Male actors from Illinois
People from Freeport, Illinois
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
American people of Gujarati descent
American people of Indian descent