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Shelley Malil, NRI actor

 

NRI Actor Shelley Malil Arrested For Stabbing ex-girlfriend,
held for $2 million bail

 

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 12, 2008
Satish Patel

 

Shelley Malil, 43, best remembered for his award-winning "What Are You Doing?" Super Bowl commercial for Budweiser bear in 2001, The “40 Year Old Virgin” actor (comedic actor) and also worked with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, was charged with attempted murder for stabbing his former girlfriend more than 20 times.

According to the police, on Sunday just before 9 p.m. he arrived at the ex-girlfriend's home in San Marcos and found her in the back yard with a man. He grabbed two knives and began stabbing her repeatedly. She was hospitalized in critical condition but is expected to survive. Her chin and arm got deep wounds. When her male companion tried to intervene, he was also stabbed in the hand.


Shelley Malil with California Governer Arnold Schwarzeneggger (used to be a actor)

On Monday about 6:15 p.m., Malil, who lives in Sherman Oakswas, near LA, arrested as he got off an Amtrak train in Oceanside, where he traveled to meet with his attorney in preparation for turning himself in to police. He was charged on suspicion of attempted murder, burglary and mayhem.

On Tuesday, he remained in custody on $2 million bail and his arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday in Vista, near San Diego. A spokesman for the San Diego County District Attorney's office said, he may faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted on all counts.

The sources said, "Malil and his ex-girlfriend, recently ended dating relationship." The police confirmed the ex-girlfriend as Kendra Beebe, 35 years old. She is mother of two, ages 2 and 4, were sleeping in the home during the attack. She works as an insurance broker in Carlsbad, a coastal suburb.

Shelley Malil was born in Kerala, India and emigrated to Texas, USA in 1974 with his parents. As a child, he had dreams of becoming a comedic actor like Bob Hope. He began pursuing his dream of entertaining people on the high school stage

He spent two-year stint at New York's famed American Academy of Dramatic Arts and came to Hollywood in 1995. He got a supporting role in:

  • The 40 Year Old Virgin,
  • Holes (2003),
  • Collateral Damage (film),
  • Getting There (2002)
  • Boys From Madrid (2000)
  • My Favorite Martian (1999),
  • Columbus Day
  • Just Can't Get Enough:
  • The Chippendales Story and appeared in shows like Scrubs, Reba, NYPD Blue, The West Wing and ER

On television shows, he appeared as guest in Seinfeld, E.R., The West Wing, Party of Five, Reba, Scrubs, Silk Stalkings, Luis, Mike Hammer P.I., The Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and on Tracey Ullman's comedy special, Tracey Takes On.

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

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 was nominated for the Los Angeles Ovation Award for his performance in subUrbia.

 


 

 


Shelley Malil was born in Kerala, India and emigrated to Texas, USA in 1974 with his parents.

  • As a child, he had dreams of becoming a comedic actor like Bob Hope. He began pursuing his dream of entertaining people on the high school stage
  • Malil is best known for his supporting role as the character Haziz in the film, “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.”
  • He had a busy career as a comic actor, appearing in a huge hit movie, several TV shows and a commercial that aired during the Super Bowl.