- Born
- Died
- Birth nameShailesh H. Desai
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Shelly Desai was born on December 3, 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 February 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- ChildrenDawnApril
- RelativesDylan(Grandchild)Sean(Grandchild)Sofia(Grandchild)
- 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.
- Larry Cox, Marc Epstein, Marek Johnson, O-Lan Jones, Chris Karchmar, Annie LaRussa, Jeremy Lawrence, June Kyoko Lu and he were awarded the 1991 Los Angeles Weekly Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance for "The Wedding," at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre Too in Los Angeles, California.
- Survived by his wife, Phyllis, step-daughters, April, and Dawn, and grandchildren, Sean, Sofia, and Dylan.
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