Ravi Patel (actor)
| Ravi V. Patel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ravi Vasant Patel December 18, 1978 Freeport, Illinois U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Ravi Vasant Patel (born December 18, 1978) is an American actor.[1][2]
Early life
Patel was born in Freeport, Illinois, the son of financial consultant father Vasant Patel and real estate 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. He has a sister, Geeta Patel, who is a writer/director.[3]
Career
In 2008-09, Patel appeared as George Patil in six episodes on The CW's Easy Money. In 2010, Patel starred in Past Life on Fox and was set to star in a Fox sitcom pilot called Nirvana opposite Rachael Leigh Cook.[4]
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.[5] The film portrays Patel's autobiographical journey of trying to find an Indian wife.[6][7][8] The duo have a deal with Fox Searchlight Pictures to remake the film.[9][10]
Since 2015, Patel has been on the John Stamos TV series, Grandfathered.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down | Rajiv | |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Lawyer | ||
| 2007 | Scrubs | Dr. Patel | |
| Transformers | Telephone Operator | ||
| 2010 | Past Life | Dr. Rishi Karna | Regular |
| The Last Hurrah | Ara | ||
| 2011 | Five | Dr. Desai | |
| 2014 | Meet the Patels | Himself | |
| 2015 | Grandfathered | Ravi | |
| 2015 | Master of None | Ravi |
References
- ↑ Clayson, Jane (15 September 2015). "One Surprisingly Modern Arranged Marriage". On Point - WBUR. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (25 February 2010). "'Past Life' actor to star in Fox comedy pilot". The Hollywood Reporter. The Associated Press. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ Barker, Andrew (16 July 2014). "Film Review: 'Meet the Patels'". Variety. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Smiley, Tavis (17 September 2015). "Actor Ravi Patel". The Tavis Smiley Show (PBS). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (21 October 2015). "‘Meet The Patels’ In Fox Searchlight Remake Deal; Ravi And Geeta Patel To Write, Co-Direct". Deadline.com.
- ↑ 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.