- Shelley Malil
Infobox actor
imagesize = 150px
name = Shelley Malil
birthdate = December 23, 1964
birthplace =Kerala , IndiaShelley Mathew Malil (born December 23, 1964) is an American actor who has appeared in a number of films and TV shows.
Malil, an
Indian-American , was born inKerala , India and emigrated to the United States in 1974. [citeweb|title=Shelley Malil|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006596/bio|publisher="Internet Movie Database "|accessdate=2008-08-12]Acting career
Shelley began pursuing his dream of entertaining people on the high school stage, where his leading turns often earned awards in district competitions in Texas, where his family settled after emigrating to the U.S. in 1974. As a child, he had dreams of becoming a comedic actor like
Bob Hope , whom he first saw on a neighbor’s TV set, the only one in the fishing village on the southern tip of India. [citeweb|title=Asian American Heritage Month "What Are You Doing?"|url=http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/01/entertainment_malil0523.htm|publisher="The Washington Post "|accessdate=2008-08-12]Shelley first came to Hollywood in 1995, after a two-year stint at New York's famed
American Academy of Dramatic Arts . He had a supporting role in "The 40 Year Old Virgin , " "Holes (2003)", "Collateral Damage", "Getting There (2002)", "Boys From Madrid (2000)", "My Favorite Martian (1999)", "Columbus Day " and "Just Can't Get Enough: theChippendales Story" and appeared in shows like "Scrubs", "Reba", "NYPD Blue ", "The West Wing " and "ER". [citeweb|title= Shelley Malil|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804500974|publisher="Yahoo! Movies "|accessdate=2008-08-13]Shelley 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 commercials), a Los Angeles Ovation Award as Best Featured Actor for his performance as Bottom in "A Midsummer Night's Dream ", and was nominated for the Los Angeles Ovation Award for his performance in "subUrbia ". [http://www.collintheatrecenter.com/HallOfFame/ShelleyMalil/Main.html]Attempted murder allegations
On August 11, 2008, Malil was arrested for attempted murder after his ex-girlfriend, Kendra Beebe, was stabbed at least 20 times in
San Marcos, California . [citeweb|title=Shelley Malil arrested|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-shelley-malil-arrested-080812-ht,0,2020349.story|publisher="Chicago Tribune "|accessdate=2008-08-12] [citeweb|title='40-Year-Old Virgin' actor is suspect in stabbing |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080812/ap_en_mo/people_actor_arrested;_ylt=Atoqmt.k.ofVd9Tk_DZxqMhxFb8C|publisher="Yahoo! News "|accessdate=2008-08-12] The attack on his former girlfriend, a mother of two, who resides in Carlsbad, California occurred the night of August 10. Malil, who lives inSherman Oaks , a suburb of Los Angeles, was arrested for investigation of attempted murder, mayhem and burglary and booked into the county's Vista Detention Center, the statement said. He is currently in custody atSan Diego 's Central Jail. [citeweb|title='40-Year-Old Virgin' actor is suspect in stabbing of former girlfriend|url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_10178418|publisher="Daily Breeze "|accessdate=2008-08-12] Malil, 43, was arrested at anAmtrak station in San Diego as he got off a train in Oceanside. He was originally held at $2 million bail [cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/celebrity/la-me-actorarrest13-2008aug13,0,1907557.story|title='40-Year-Old Virgin' actor Shelley Malil arrested in San Diego County stabbing|author=Andrew Blankstein|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=12-08-2008] , which has since been increased to $10 million after being deemed a flight risk. [cite web|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080813-1535-bn13malil2.html|title=Judge raises bail of actor accused in stabbing to $10 million|author=Angelica Martinez|date=13-08-2008|publisher=UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM] The bail has since been reduced to $3 million, as Malil is no longer considered a flight risk. [http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/06/actor.charged.ap/index.html] On August 13, Malil pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges. [cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-actorarrest14-2008aug14,0,6234069.story|title=Actor Shelley Malil pleads not guilty to attempted murder charges|author=Megan Garvey and Andrew Blankstein|publisher=14-08-2008|publisher=Los Angeles Times] If convicted, Malil could face the maximum sentence of life in prison for the charge of attempted murder, including premeditation, causing great bodily injury, residential burglary, and using a deadly weapon. [citeweb|title='40-Year-Old Virgin' Actor to Appear in Court|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=5569689|publisher="ABC News "|accessdate=2008-08-17] [citeweb|title=New charges for actor accused in stabbing|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/06/actor.charged.ap/index.html|publisher="CNN "|accessdate=2008-09-07]References
External links
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