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VISTA, Calif. - Prosecutors have brought additional charges against a Hollywood actor accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend 20 times.

Shelley Malil, 43, who played a supporting role in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," was charged Friday with residential burglary and assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly attacking a man who was with Malil's ex-girlfriend, Kendra Beebe, on Aug. 10.

Prosecutors say that was the day Malil stabbed Beebe with two knives while chasing her around her San Marcos home as her two children slept.

A man with Beebe at the time grabbed one knife but Malil found another and continued the attack until a neighbour disarmed him, prosecutors said.

Malil previously pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder, with a special circumstance of premeditation and one count of personal use of a knife and inflicting great bodily injury. He faces life in prison if convicted.

During a Superior Court hearing Friday, a judge reduced his bail from $10 million to $3 million. Malil's lawyer, Steve Meiser, argued the higher figure was unreasonable and his Indian-born client was not a flight risk.

Malil has been jailed since Aug. 11.

Beebe, 35, suffered deep wounds to her lungs and throat but prosecutors said she is expected to recover.

Malil played a co-worker, Haziz, to comedian Steve Carell's title character in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin." He has appeared on dozens of TV shows, including "NYPD Blue" and "Scrubs."mission since 2002.