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Dev Patel

Dev Patel

Birthday: 23 April 1990, Harrow, London, England, UK
Height: 187 cm

Dev Patel was born in Harrow, London, to Anita, a caregiver, and Raj Patel, who works in IT. His parents, originally from Nairobi, Kenya, are both of Gujarati Indian descent. His first role was in the ...Show More

Dev Patel
Training in taekwondo for eight years and then being able to do it in a film was pretty amazing. Training in taekwondo for eight years and then being able to do it in a film was pretty amazing.
Yeah, my family is of Indian heritage. Yeah, my family is of Indian heritage.
The dark side is when you are with family and friends, and you have paparazzi screaming at you - tha Show more The dark side is when you are with family and friends, and you have paparazzi screaming at you - that's been hard to deal with. Hide
The thing is, I am a loving person. I am super sappy when it comes to romance. But I'm not the Anton Show more The thing is, I am a loving person. I am super sappy when it comes to romance. But I'm not the Antonio Banderas, swashbuckling, Pierce Brosnan, smooth-talking type. Hide
I don't have a Facebook or Twitter account. I don't have a Facebook or Twitter account.
I don't think I have the pulling power of Jim Carrey. I don't think I have the pulling power of Jim Carrey.
But I'm tone deaf - window-shattering tone deaf. I can't sing for the life of me. I can't sing or da Show more But I'm tone deaf - window-shattering tone deaf. I can't sing for the life of me. I can't sing or dance, so no remake of 'Grease' for me! Hide
I visit India a lot. I visit India a lot.
'Slumdog' was my first movie, and I had never been to India before - I was just a teenager in the U. Show more 'Slumdog' was my first movie, and I had never been to India before - I was just a teenager in the U.K. with my headphones and my Nike shoes. What did I know about growing up in a slum? Hide
I have a Blackberry which I use, but I am one of those people who can only type on it with one hand. I have a Blackberry which I use, but I am one of those people who can only type on it with one hand.
Television moves fast, and you don't have the indulgences you have when you're shooting movies of so Show more Television moves fast, and you don't have the indulgences you have when you're shooting movies of so many takes because there are tight deadlines. Hide
I'm not a Casanova in 'The Newsroom,' by the way - just another hard worker. I'm not a Casanova in 'The Newsroom,' by the way - just another hard worker.
Dev Patel's FILMOGRAPHY
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