Shelley Malil

Shelley Mathew Malil (/məˈlɪl/; born December 23, 1964) is an American criminal and former actor. Malil emigrated to the United States in 1974. He appeared in a number of television shows and films, including The 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 a 14 year to life term at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in southern California.

Early life
Malil was born in Kerala, India. He emigrated with his family in 1974 to the United States at the age of 10. He started acting in high school, often earning awards in district competitions in Texas.[citation needed] As a child, he had hoped to become a comedic actor like Bob Hope, whom he had first seen on TV.[1]

Acting career
Malil came to Hollywood in 1995, after a two-year stint at New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[citation needed] He had supporting roles in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Holes (2003), Collateral Damage (2002), Getting There (2002), Boys From Madrid (2000), My Favorite Martian (1999), Columbus Day (2008), and Just Can't Get Enough (2002). Malil had roles on television shows such as Scrubs, Reba, NYPD Blue, The West Wing, The Jamie Foxx Show, and ER .

He was selected as one of the "Top 10 Overlooked Performances of 2005" by the Associated Press for his performance in The 40-Year-Old Virgin.[citation needed]He is the recipient of a Clio Award (for the Budweiser beer commercials) and a Los Angeles Ovation Award as Best Featured Actor for his performance as Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and he was nominated for the Los Angeles Ovation Award for his performance in SubUrbia.[2]

Attempted murder conviction
On August 10, 2008, Malil stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Kendra Beebe, 25 times in San Marcos, California.[3] He was arrested the next day as he got off a train in Oceanside, 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 to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 14 years.[citation needed] He was paroled in September 2018.[5]

Filmography
2009 Model Behavior (TV Movie) Jasper St. Claire

2009 Crossing Over Munshi Jahangir

2008 This Is Not a Test Brock Datta

2008 Columbus Day Babul

2007 Aliens in America (TV Series) Mr. Patel

- Help Wanted (2007) ... Mr. Patel

2007 Ping Pong Playa DB Reddy

2007 Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz (TV Series) Indian Man

- Episode #1.4 (2007) ... Indian Man

2007 Stand Up Waiter

2007 Reba (TV Series) Tim

- The Housewarming (2007) ... Tim

- The Kids Are Alright (2007) ... Tim

2007 Unmada (Short) Ajit

2006 Mr. Fix It Jaffe

2006 El Cortez Prison Doctor

2005 Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (uncredited)

2005 The 40-Year-Old Virgin Haziz

2004 JAG (TV Series) Taxi Driver

- There Goes the Neighborhood (2004) ... Taxi Driver (uncredited)

2004 The District (TV Series) Coroner

- A.K.A (2004) ... Coroner

2003 So Downtown (TV Series) Henny

- Setting the Tone (2003) ... Henny

2003 Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (Video Game) Raj (voice, as Shelly Malil)

2003 Luis (TV Series) Sandeep

- Death Day (2003) ... Sandeep

- Friendship (2003) ... Sandeep

- Bavarian Creme (2003) ... Sandeep

- E.P.T. ... Sandeep

2003 Scrubs (TV Series) Bartender

- My Journey (2003) ... Bartender (as Shelly Malil)

2003 Without a Trace (TV Series) Ahmed

- Fallout: Part 1 (2003) ... Ahmed

2000-2003 NYPD Blue (TV Series) Prakash Sandahar / Ismail Patel

- Maybe Baby (2003) ... Prakash Sandahar

- This Old Spouse (2000) ... Ismail Patel

2003 She Spies (TV Series) Doctor

- Learning to Fly (2003) ... Doctor

2003 Holes Nosy Landlord

2003 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV Series) Surgeon

- Present Perfect (2003) ... Surgeon

2002 Getting There (Video) Raj

2002 Just Can't Get Enough Steve

2002 Going to California (TV Series) Bharat Rangaraj

- The West Texas Round-up and Other Assorted Misdemeanors (2002) ... Bharat Rangaraj

2002 Collateral Damage Doctor

2001 Bad News Mr. Swanson (TV Movie) Ashid

2001 Runners Sam

2001 The West Wing (TV Series) Renfro

- Two Cathedrals (2001) ... Renfro

2000 How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale (TV Movie) Rhajid

2000 Arrest & Trial (TV Series documentary) Steve Banerjee

- Stripin'Down Chippendales (2000) ... Steve Banerjee

2000 Turbans (Short) Ashok

2000 Perfect Game (Video) Coach Ravi

2000 Cousin Skeeter (TV Series) Driver

- Where's Grandma? (2000) ... Driver

2000 The Jamie Foxx Show (TV Series) Cabbie #1

- Family Business (2000) ... Cabbie #1

1999 Good vs Evil (TV Series) Vipul

- Airplane (1999) ... Vipul

1999 Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane (TV Series) Vanja

- Under Mom's Thumb (1999) ... Vanja

1999 Party of Five (TV Series) Dr. Rai

- Driven to Extremes (1999) ... Dr. Rai

1999 Pacific Blue (TV Series) Khodi Khan

- Juvies (1999) ... Khodi Khan

1999 My Favorite Martian Felix

1998 Getting Personal (TV Series) Abdul

- Saving Milo's Privates (1998) ... Abdul

1998 Buddy Faro (TV Series) Trust Group Guru

- Touched by an Amnesiac (1998) ... Trust Group Guru (uncredited)

1998 Silk Stalkings (TV Series) Masood

- Passion and the Palm Beach Detectives (1998) ... Masood

1998 Dead Man on Campus Biology Professor

1998 Mike Hammer, Private Eye (TV Series) Haji

- Dead Men Talk (1998) ... Haji

- Songbird: Part 2 (1998) ... Haji

- Songbird: Part 1 (1998) ... Haji (uncredited)

- Lucky in Love (1998) ... Haji (uncredited)

1997 Seinfeld (TV Series) Usher

- The Betrayal (1997) ... Usher

1997 Leaving L.A. (TV Series) Dr. Mehta

- The Black Widower (1997) ... Dr. Mehta

1997 The Second Civil War (TV Movie) Congressman Singh

1996 Tracey Takes On... (TV Series) Dr. Patel

- Romance (1996) ... Dr. Patel

1995 ER (TV Series) Dr. Urami

- Love's Labor Lost (1995) ... Dr. Urami

1994 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (TV Series) Ashok

- Stagecoach (1994) ... Ashok