Shelley Malil | |
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| Born | Shelley Mathew Malil 1964 (age 60–61) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–2010 |
| Criminal status | Parole discharged on January 20, 2021 |
| Criminal charge | Attempted murder Assault with a deadly weapon |
| Penalty | Life sentence, eligible for parole after 12 years |
| Imprisoned at | Ironwood State Prison (released) |
Shelley Mathew Malil (/məˈlɪl/) is an Indian-American former actor and convicted felon. Malil emigrated to theUnited States in 1974. He appeared in a number of television shows and films, includingThe 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005).
In 2010, Malil was convicted of attempted premeditated murder and assault with a deadly weapon on a former girlfriend, and served 8 years of a 12-year-to-life term atIronwood State Prison in southern California.
Malil was born inKerala,[citation needed]India. He immigrated with his family in 1974 to the United States at the age of 11. He started acting in high school. As a child, he had hoped to become a comedic actor likeBob Hope, whom he had first seen on television.[1] In summer 1983, aged 18, he performed on stage as part of the summer stock company at the Granbury Opera House inGranbury, Texas.[citation needed]
Malil came to Hollywood in 1995, after a two-year stint at New York'sAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts.[citation needed] He had supporting roles inThe 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005),Holes (2003),Collateral Damage (2002),Getting There (2002),Boys From Madrid (2000),My Favorite Martian (1999),Columbus Day (2008), andJust Can't Get Enough (2002). Malil had roles on television shows such asScrubs,Reba,NYPD Blue,The West Wing,The Jamie Foxx Show, andER.
He was selected as one of the "Top 10 Overlooked Performances of 2005" by theAssociated Press for his performance inThe 40-Year-Old Virgin.[citation needed] He is the recipient of aClio Award (for theBudweiser beer commercials) and a Los Angeles Ovation Award as Best Featured Actor for his performance as Bottom inA Midsummer Night's Dream, and he was nominated for the Los AngelesOvation Award for his performance inSubUrbia.[2]
On August 10, 2008, Malil stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Kendra Beebe, 23 times inSan Marcos, California.[3] He was arrested the next day as he got off a train inOceanside, California.[4] Beebe had survived the attack despite a severe cut to her chin, the collapse of both lungs, and the loss of about half the blood in her body.[3]
In September 2010, he was convicted of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.[3] and sentenced tolife imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 12 years.[5] He was paroled four years early in September 2018.[6]
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