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Shelly Desai(1935-2026)

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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 [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]. He was an actor, known for Escape from L.A. (1996), Barb Wire (1996) and Here Comes the Boom (2012). He died on 10 February 2026 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 3, 1935
DiedFebruary 10, 2026(90)
BornDecember 3, 1935
DiedFebruary 10, 2026(90)
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Known for

Kurt Russell in Escape from L.A. (1996)
Escape from L.A.
5.7
  • Cloaked Figure
  • 1996
Pamela Anderson in Barb Wire (1996)
Barb Wire
3.6
  • Sharif
  • 1996
Kevin James in Here Comes the Boom (2012)
Here Comes the Boom
6.4
  • Miguel
  • 2012
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

  • Vidhya's Guide to the Afterlife
    • Store Clerk
    • Post-production
  • 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, Seth Rogen, Pamela Adlon, Wanda Sykes, Josh Gad, Jay Ellis, Nick Kroll, Kumail Nanjiani, Dove Cameron, Ronny Chieng, Hannah Einbinder, and Zazie Beetz in History of the World: Part II (2023)
    History of the World: Part II
    5.5
    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'
    8.4
    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
    5.3
    • 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
    4.4
    • John Makshanoff
    • 2015
  • Kevin James in Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
    Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
    4.5
    • Khan Mubi
    • 2015
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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Shelly De Sai
  • Height
    • 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
  • Born
    • December 3, 1935
    • Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
  • Died
    • February 10, 2026
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Children
      Dawn
  • Relatives
      Dylan(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Broadway Play: "Gandhi", Playhouse Theatre

Did you know

  • Trivia
    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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