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Shelley Malil

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Shelley Malil
Born
Shelley Mathew Malil

1964 (age 61–62)
Kerala, India
OccupationActor
Years active1994–2010
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 atIronwood State Prison (released)

Shelley Mathew Malil (/məˈlɪl/) is an Indian American former actor. Malil emigrated to the United States from his birth country of India 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 8 years of a 12-year-to-life term at Ironwood State Prison in southern California.

Early life

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Malil was born in Kerala, India.[1] He immigrated with his family in 1974 to the United States at the age of 10 and later started to take part in local theatrical competitions and school plays.[2] As a child, he had hoped to become a comedic actor like Bob Hope, whom he had first seen on television.[3] In summer 1983, aged 18, he performed on stage as part of the summer stock company at the Granbury Opera House in Granbury, Texas.[citation needed]

Acting career

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Malil came to Hollywood in 1995, after a two-year stint at New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[2] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Attempted murder conviction

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On August 10, 2008, Malil stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Kendra Beebe, 23 times in San Marcos, California after found Beebe with another man named David Maldonado, a local musician.[6][7][8] Malil later claimed he went to Beebe's home with the intent to "annihilate" her.[9] He was arrested the next day as he got off a train in Oceanside, California.[10] According to Lieutenant Phil Brust of the San Diego county sheriff's department, he travelled there and planned to meet his lawyer with the intention of surrendering himself to the police.[11] 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.[7]

According to prosecutor Keith Watanabe, he stated Malil had been angry with Beebe and Malil had sent sexually explicit photos of her and Malil to Beebe's co-workers before the attack took place.[6] In September 2010, he was convicted of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.[7] He was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 12 years.[12] Malil later apologized for attack and stated that "I want to do whatever I need to do to make sure I make right from the wrong that I did. Kendra Beebe did not deserve anything that happened to her. ... I can’t even begin to imagine what she has been through."[13] He was paroled four years early in September 2018.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Actor pleads not guilty to attempted murder". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  2. ^ a b Nayar, K. P. (August 13, 2008). "Fall of coconut star - Hollywood actor held for girlfriend attack". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on May 16, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  3. ^ "Asian American Heritage Month "What Are You Doing?"". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  4. ^ Hoffman, Allison (13 August 2008). "40-Year-Old Virgin's Shelley Malil to appear in court". Toronto Star. Associated Press. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  5. ^ "Shelley Malil". Collintheatrecenter.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  6. ^ a b Littlefield, Dana (December 16, 2010). "Actor gets 12 years to life in San Marcos stabbing". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  7. ^ a b c "Victim Slams '40-Year-Old Virgin' Actor Who Repeatedly Stabbed Her". CNN. December 17, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  8. ^ Nguyen, Alexander (August 28, 2018). "'40-Year-Old Virgin' Actor Who Stabbed Ex-Girlfriend 23 Times Granted Parole". Times of San Diego. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  9. ^ Figueroa, Teri (April 29, 2019). "Actor from 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' convicted of attempted murder in 2010 granted parole". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  10. ^ Julie Watson (17 September 2010). "Victim happy actor convicted of attempted murder". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015.
  11. ^ Child, Ben (August 13, 2008). "40 Year Old Virgin actor charged with attempted murder". The Guardian. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  12. ^ "ABC7News.com". Shelley Malil, '40-Year-Old Virgin' actor, granted parole after serving 8 years for stabbing ex-girlfriend. August 31, 2018.
  13. ^ "'40-Year-Old Virgin' actor gets life in stabbing case". The Hindu. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  14. ^ Shewfelt, Raechal (August 29, 2018). "'40-Year-Old Virgin' actor Shelley Malil, convicted of attempted murder, to be released on parole". aol.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
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