’40-Year-Old Virgin’ Star Found Guilty of Attempted Murder

Shelley Malil faces 21 years to life in prison for stabbing his girlfriend

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An actor who appeared in the film "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" was convicted Thursday of the attempted premeditated murder of his ex-girlfriend in a knife attack.

San Diego County jurors also found Shelley Malil guilty of assault with a deadly weapon. He was acquitted of residential burglary.

Malil — who played Haziz, a co-worker of Steve Carell's character in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" — could faces 21 years to life in prison for the 2008 stabbing of Kendra Beebe.

Read more at the Associated Press.