September 2, 2025 • 6 mins
Actor Ravi Patel talks 'LEGO Masters Jr', season 4 of FOX's 'Animal Control', the upcoming season of 'Special Forces' and more!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I won with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Mario Lopez joining me right now. From the hit Fox
sitcom Animal Control, actor Robbie Patel.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
How you doing, Robbie, Hey man, it's pronounced Robbie. Nice
to meet you, my dude.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Rubbie is it Rubbie?
Speaker 3 (00:14):
Yes, pronounced Robbie Patel.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Rubbie pttel Okay, very cool name. Where Wan's Betty? To
you from Rubbie.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
I'm in Vancouver.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
I'm we just started filming season four of Animal Control.
So I'm sitting here in my apartment.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
That's a great city, uh to do the show?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Yeah? Have you worked up here?
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Yeah, a lot? And then it's it's blown up a
lot of sense. Yeah yeah, no, no, no, it's like the
the northern Hollywood north of the border.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
There's so much There's so much stuff here now, dude,
I mean more than ever.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Yeah. I bet it's a good time a year to
be out there right now. And this is kind of cool.
You're an advisor on the new season of Lego Masters
Junior on Fox. My kid's huge, huge Lego fans. Were
you big Lego fan.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
As a kid?
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Oh? Yeah, except I didn't have as many as these
kids now, like they have millions of Lego.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Yeah, I mean you should see the set for this show.
It's bananas.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
I had one small box that I think I played
with for like ten years.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
And loved it. I was obsessed. Were you.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
I wasn't that into it, to be honest, but my
boys are. They're really really into it. So what are
you allowed to give advice or do you help these
kids or what's your role exactly?
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Yeah, I mean basically, you know, it's Lego Master Junior.
So there's they find these Lego prodigies who are just
incredible of building Lego, and then each team has a
celebrity on it that is there to you know, be.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
On their team to help advise. But we're building, we're
doing everything with them.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
Nice nice, No, definitely be checking that out. And you
also joined the cast of season four's Special Forces on Fox.
Interesting interesting cast too, And I know the show is
pretty intense. I've been speaking to a lot of people
right there. Have you started filming that yet?
Speaker 3 (01:56):
Oh? We did it.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
It's coming out on September twenty fifth. It was one
of the best experiences of my life. I'm surprised you
haven't done it. Slater's the original swol boy. I feel like.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
This is a challenge that you need to take on.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Dude.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
It was so much fun.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
I bet, I bet it was a lot of fun.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Yeah, No, I'm and wild.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Where'd you shoot? Wire? Where'd you shoot?
Speaker 1 (02:15):
This year? We went into we were in the Moroccan desert,
fun kind of at the the foothills of the Atlas Mountains.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Uh. It was, Yeah, it was. It's the most insane
thing I've ever done. And not the reality show that
like I thought it was going to be. I expected
more snacks, like breaks, hotel there was.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
It was just as hard off camera as it was
on camera. Building in barracks, it was like real. It
was like real special Forces.
Speaker 3 (02:47):
But I'm you know, I'm an actor. I didn't. I didn't.
I didn't know it was gonna be all that, but
it was. We were staying intense.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
There's like, you know, dirt floors, you you have, you know,
the same two outfits. You have to wash yourself. They
have these like hoses outside and you know, you get
your drinking water there and you're like, you know, going
to the bathroom and buckets and eating horrible military food.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
I probably shed like six pounds while I was there.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Sounds like fun and.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
They wake you up at any time to do these
crazy workouts.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
You're really making it a good pitch there on it Yeah,
really selling. Hell Mario can't wait to sign up now?
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Yeah, you got me.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
All fired up, blood everywhere. Yeah, it's it's it's it's intense.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
But you know, I didn't get to do these kind
of outdoor adventure things when I was younger, and I
was always jealous, and yeah, it was just it was
really fun.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
It was an insane challenge.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
And I also made like people who are some of
my best friends now, Like I live in Nashville. Twenty
of the people on this show. Out of twenty the
people on the show, seven of them live in Nashville.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
Wow, most of them, most of them.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
Former NFL players, which are frankly the only friends I've
ever really wanted in life.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
So I finally have them.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Funny Yeah, good, good, it was. It sounds life changing
before you're right there? Uh yeah, getting back to Vancouver
in Animal Control. It was renewed for a fourth season.
And I know you do the show, my buddy, Joe McHale.
That's got to be a fun, fun set.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Oh yeah, it's a great set, Like We're all super tight.
Joel was obviously a pro and hilarious. I'll tell them
that we talked, uh, and then you know, Grace Valla, Michael.
They're all super funny but also the best group of
people that I've ever worked on. And I'm also just
happy to be on a show that hasn't been canceled yet.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
That's not my norm.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
No, it's tough. That's just a tough thing. You're exactly
right about that. And this next month marks the ten
year anniversary of your film Meet the Betel's, which really
kind of took your career to the next level. Are
you doing anything to celebrate that?
Speaker 3 (04:46):
Yeah, I don't. I haven't only figured out yet exactly
what we're going to do.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
I'm writing something for it, so maybe we'll get that out.
But and then I also just started making another documentary
that's kind of going to be a sequel to it,
So there's okay, yeah, yeah, good for you man. I'm excited. Man,
I mean, that thing changed my life. That movie was
the most insane ride. I spent seven years making it
(05:09):
with my sister. We co directed it together. That's great,
and no, no festival wanted it. And then next thing
you know, we finally got into a small festal and
then bigger fessels and we were winning one after another,
and then it became this massive hit on Netflix and
it changed my life and it changed my family's life.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Do you happen to know a Rocky Battel.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
The cigar guy?
Speaker 2 (05:29):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (05:31):
Yeah, I think I've met him. But you know, Patel
is like Smith, We actually talked about this.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Yeah, no, no, I'm aware of that. He happens to be
a friend of mine.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
I'm yeah, he's in Atlanta, right, No, he's in.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
Florida, but he's uh, he's got some great cigars, so yeah, yeah,
I don't I don't discriminate. I like all those A man,
congrats on everything, and listen, everyone be sure to catch
Robbie in Lego Masters Junior and then is he's in
a Special Forces on Fox and streaming on Hulu. Thanks
(06:03):
for checking in, nice chatting with you, all right, brother,
take care With Mario Lopez
I won with Mario Lopez.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Mario Lopez joining me right now. From the hit Fox
sitcom Animal Control, actor Robbie Patel.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
How you doing, Robbie, Hey man, it's pronounced Robbie. Nice
to meet you, my dude.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Rubbie is it Rubbie?
Speaker 3 (00:14):
Yes, pronounced Robbie Patel.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Rubbie pttel Okay, very cool name. Where Wan's Betty? To
you from Rubbie.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
I'm in Vancouver.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
I'm we just started filming season four of Animal Control.
So I'm sitting here in my apartment.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
That's a great city, uh to do the show?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Yeah? Have you worked up here?
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Yeah, a lot? And then it's it's blown up a
lot of sense. Yeah yeah, no, no, no, it's like the
the northern Hollywood north of the border.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
There's so much There's so much stuff here now, dude,
I mean more than ever.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Yeah. I bet it's a good time a year to
be out there right now. And this is kind of cool.
You're an advisor on the new season of Lego Masters
Junior on Fox. My kid's huge, huge Lego fans. Were
you big Lego fan.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
As a kid?
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Oh? Yeah, except I didn't have as many as these
kids now, like they have millions of Lego.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Yeah, I mean you should see the set for this show.
It's bananas.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
I had one small box that I think I played
with for like ten years.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
And loved it. I was obsessed. Were you.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
I wasn't that into it, to be honest, but my
boys are. They're really really into it. So what are
you allowed to give advice or do you help these
kids or what's your role exactly?
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Yeah, I mean basically, you know, it's Lego Master Junior.
So there's they find these Lego prodigies who are just
incredible of building Lego, and then each team has a
celebrity on it that is there to you know, be.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
On their team to help advise. But we're building, we're
doing everything with them.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
Nice nice, No, definitely be checking that out. And you
also joined the cast of season four's Special Forces on Fox.
Interesting interesting cast too, And I know the show is
pretty intense. I've been speaking to a lot of people
right there. Have you started filming that yet?
Speaker 3 (01:56):
Oh? We did it.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
It's coming out on September twenty fifth. It was one
of the best experiences of my life. I'm surprised you
haven't done it. Slater's the original swol boy. I feel like.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
This is a challenge that you need to take on.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Dude.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
It was so much fun.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
I bet, I bet it was a lot of fun.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Yeah, No, I'm and wild.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Where'd you shoot? Wire? Where'd you shoot?
Speaker 1 (02:15):
This year? We went into we were in the Moroccan desert,
fun kind of at the the foothills of the Atlas Mountains.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Uh. It was, Yeah, it was. It's the most insane
thing I've ever done. And not the reality show that
like I thought it was going to be. I expected
more snacks, like breaks, hotel there was.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
It was just as hard off camera as it was
on camera. Building in barracks, it was like real. It
was like real special Forces.
Speaker 3 (02:47):
But I'm you know, I'm an actor. I didn't. I didn't.
I didn't know it was gonna be all that, but
it was. We were staying intense.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
There's like, you know, dirt floors, you you have, you know,
the same two outfits. You have to wash yourself. They
have these like hoses outside and you know, you get
your drinking water there and you're like, you know, going
to the bathroom and buckets and eating horrible military food.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
I probably shed like six pounds while I was there.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Sounds like fun and.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
They wake you up at any time to do these
crazy workouts.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
You're really making it a good pitch there on it Yeah,
really selling. Hell Mario can't wait to sign up now?
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Yeah, you got me.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
All fired up, blood everywhere. Yeah, it's it's it's it's intense.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
But you know, I didn't get to do these kind
of outdoor adventure things when I was younger, and I
was always jealous, and yeah, it was just it was
really fun.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
It was an insane challenge.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
And I also made like people who are some of
my best friends now, Like I live in Nashville. Twenty
of the people on this show. Out of twenty the
people on the show, seven of them live in Nashville.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
Wow, most of them, most of them.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
Former NFL players, which are frankly the only friends I've
ever really wanted in life.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
So I finally have them.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Funny Yeah, good, good, it was. It sounds life changing
before you're right there? Uh yeah, getting back to Vancouver
in Animal Control. It was renewed for a fourth season.
And I know you do the show, my buddy, Joe McHale.
That's got to be a fun, fun set.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Oh yeah, it's a great set, Like We're all super tight.
Joel was obviously a pro and hilarious. I'll tell them
that we talked, uh, and then you know, Grace Valla, Michael.
They're all super funny but also the best group of
people that I've ever worked on. And I'm also just
happy to be on a show that hasn't been canceled yet.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
That's not my norm.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
No, it's tough. That's just a tough thing. You're exactly
right about that. And this next month marks the ten
year anniversary of your film Meet the Betel's, which really
kind of took your career to the next level. Are
you doing anything to celebrate that?
Speaker 3 (04:46):
Yeah, I don't. I haven't only figured out yet exactly
what we're going to do.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
I'm writing something for it, so maybe we'll get that out.
But and then I also just started making another documentary
that's kind of going to be a sequel to it,
So there's okay, yeah, yeah, good for you man. I'm excited. Man,
I mean, that thing changed my life. That movie was
the most insane ride. I spent seven years making it
(05:09):
with my sister. We co directed it together. That's great,
and no, no festival wanted it. And then next thing
you know, we finally got into a small festal and
then bigger fessels and we were winning one after another,
and then it became this massive hit on Netflix and
it changed my life and it changed my family's life.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Do you happen to know a Rocky Battel.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
The cigar guy?
Speaker 2 (05:29):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (05:31):
Yeah, I think I've met him. But you know, Patel
is like Smith, We actually talked about this.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Yeah, no, no, I'm aware of that. He happens to be
a friend of mine.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
I'm yeah, he's in Atlanta, right, No, he's in.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
Florida, but he's uh, he's got some great cigars, so yeah, yeah,
I don't I don't discriminate. I like all those A man,
congrats on everything, and listen, everyone be sure to catch
Robbie in Lego Masters Junior and then is he's in
a Special Forces on Fox and streaming on Hulu. Thanks
(06:03):
for checking in, nice chatting with you, all right, brother,
take care With Mario Lopez
Host
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