Shelley Malil
| Shelley Malil | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Shelley Mathew Malil December 23, 1964 Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–2009 |
| Shelley Malil | |
|---|---|
| Criminal charge |
Attempted murder Assault with a deadly weapon |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated; next parole hearing scheduled for 2020 |
Shelley Mathew Malil (born December 23, 1964) is an Indian-born American actor. Malil immigrated 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 is currently serving a life term at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in southern California.
Malil was born in Kerala, India. He started acting in high school, often earning awards in district competitions in Texas, to where his family immigrated in 1974. As a child, he had hoped to become a comedic actor like Bob Hope, whom he had first seen on a neighbor’s TV set, the only one in his fishing village in Kerala at the time.
Malil came to Hollywood in 1995, after a two-year stint at New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts. 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. 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.
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