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Shelly Desai

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Shelly Desai
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A Sinful Life (1989)
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Shelly Desai was born on 3 December 1935 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India. He is an actor, known for Escape from L.A. (1996), Here Comes the Boom (2012) and Barb Wire (1996).
BornDecember 3, 1935
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    Known for

    Kurt Russell in Escape from L.A. (1996)
    Escape from L.A.
    5.7
    • Cloaked Figure
    • 1996
    Kevin James in Here Comes the Boom (2012)
    Here Comes the Boom
    6.4
    • Miguel
    • 2012
    Pamela Anderson in Barb Wire (1996)
    Barb Wire
    3.6
    • Sharif
    • 1996
    Kevin James in Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
    Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
    4.5
    • Khan Mubi
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Room 110
      • The Manager
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Shelly Desai, Patrick Lazzara, and Dean Ghaffari in Mike and Stanley (2023)
      Mike and Stanley
      Short
      • Doctor
      • 2023
    • Mel Brooks, Ike Barinholtz, Pamela Adlon, Wanda Sykes, Nick Kroll, Nick Robinson, Dove Cameron, Tim Baltz, and Ronny Chieng in History of the World: Part II (2023)
      History of the World: Part II
      5.6
      TV Mini Series
      • 25 Year Old
      • 2023
    • Raven-Symoné, Rondell Sheridan, Emmy Liu-Wang, Felix Wolfe, Issac Ryan Brown, and Mykal-Michelle Harris in Raven's Home (2017)
      Raven's Home
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Old Man
      • 2022
    • Big Tony's Ballet (2020)
      Big Tony's Ballet
      Short
      • God
      • 2020
    • Baskets (2016)
      Baskets
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Allen
      • 2019
    • Not For Nothin' (2018)
      Not For Nothin'
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Shelly
      • 2018
    • All About Manos (2016)
      All About Manos
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Mr. Yip
      • 2017
    • Le Method (2017)
      Le Method
      Video
      • Gobinder Dalwalla
      • 2017
    • Adam Sandler in Sandy Wexler (2017)
      Sandy Wexler
      5.2
      • Sandy Client
      • 2017
    • The Cross-Up (2017)
      The Cross-Up
      7.3
      Short
      • Don DeKova
      • 2017
    • Anya Profumo and Reese Mishler in Candyland (2017)
      Candyland
      Short
      • Kabal
      • 2017
    • Danny DeVito, Charlie Day, Rob Mac, Kaitlin Olson, and Glenn Howerton in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
      It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Hwang
      • 2005–2016
    • Jimmy DellaValle, Jerry Hauck, and Tim Homayoon in Not for Nothin' (2015)
      Not for Nothin'
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Shelly
      • 2015
    • Ana Flavia Gavlak in Bikini Inception (2015)
      Bikini Inception
      4.6
      • John Makshanoff
      • 2015
    • Kevin James in Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
      Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
      4.5
      • Khan Mubi
      • 2015
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    A Sinful Life

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    • Alternative names
      • Shelly De Sai
    • Born
      • December 3, 1935
      • Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
    • Other works
      Broadway Play: "Gandhi", Playhouse Theatre

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      He was awarded the 1991 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Lead Performance for "The Wedding," at the Mark Taper Forum Too Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

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