Shelly Desai Shelly Desai is the actor who portrayed the Bolian barber V ' Sal in the fourth season episode in . Desai was born in Bombay , India and started his acting career in the 1970s in projects such as the short film " Item 72 - D : The Adventures of Spa and Fon " ( 1970 ) , the crime drama " Ginger " ( 1971 , with Tracey Walter ) , the fantasy film " Phantom of the Paradise " ( 1974 , with Gerrit Graham ) , the drama " Short Eyes " ( 1977 , with Bruce Davison and Mark Margolis ) , and the comedy " Imposters " ( 1979 ) . Throughout the 1980s he appeared in episodes of " St . Elsewhere " ( 1985 , with Norman Lloyd , Ed Begley , Jr . , Christina Pickles , and Keone Young ) , " Hill Street Blues " ( 1985 , with James B . Sikking , Barbara Bosson , Gene Dynarski , Stephen Macht , and Joseph Ruskin ) , " Hunter " ( 1985 , with Bruce Davison , Jonathan Banks , and Patti Tippo ) , " The A - Team " ( 1986 , with Dwight Schultz and Rosalind Chao ) , " Sledge Hammer ! " ( 1986 , with Brenda Strong and Leslie Morris ) , and " Moonlighting " ( 1988 , with Jack Blessing and Marcelo Tubert ) . He also appeared in the mystery film " Q " ( 1982 ) , the science fiction film " Project X " ( 1987 , with William Sadler , Robin Gammell , Daniel Roebuck , Ward Costello , Dick Miller , Randal Patrick , and Bob Minor ) , and the comedy " A Sinful Life " ( 1989 , with Dennis Christopher and Mark Rolston ) . In the 1990s , Desai had supporting roles in the action sequel " Maniac Cop 2 " ( 1990 , with Clarence Williams III , Charles Napier , Andrew Hill Newman , Roger Aaron Brown , Charlie Croughwell , and Marco Rodriguez ) , the television movie " Before the Storm " ( 1991 , with Salome Jens and John Rhys - Davies ) , the drama " Thelma & Louise " ( 1991 , with Christopher McDonald and Timothy Carhart ) , the drama " Eddie Presley " ( 1992 , with Daniel Roebuck , Lawrence Tierney , and Buddy Daniels Friedman ) , the fantasy comedy " Toys " ( 1992 ) , the television thriller " A Kiss Goodnight " ( 1994 , with Brett Cullen , Mark Ginther , Mark Moses , Barbara Tarbuck , and Lawrence Tierney ) , the comedy " Il silenzio dei prosciutti " ( 1994 ) , the comedy " Clifford " ( 1994 , with Jennifer Nash and Richard Fancy ) , the science fiction film " Barb Wire " ( 1996 , with Ron Balicki , Clint Howard , Diana Lee Inosanto , Henry Kingi , Sr . , Tommy " Tiny " Lister , Jr . , Peewee Piemonte , Lou Simon , Patti Tippo , and Nicholas Worth ) , ' s science fiction film " Escape from L . A . " ( 1996 , with Michelle Forbes , Jeff Imada , Leland Orser , James Lew , and Nick Danger ) , the fantasy sequel " The Crow : City of Angels " ( 1996 , with Iggy Pop ) , the action film " Street Corner Justice " ( 1996 , with Tommy " Tiny " Lister , Jr . , Clint Howard , Max Daniels , and Jeff Cadiente ) , the comedy " Denial " ( 1999 , with Jason Alexander , Nicholas Worth , Jack R . Orend , and Steve Schirripa ) , the romance " Forces of Nature " ( 1999 , with Ronny Cox , Jack Kehler , George D . Wallace , Anne Haney , Bert Remsen , and Bill Erwin ) , and the drama " For Love of the Game " ( 1999 , with Bill E . Rogers , Tracy Middendorf , Michael Papajohn , and Daniel Dae Kim ) . Desai ' s further television credits include episodes of " thirtysomething " ( 1990 ) , " Adam 12 " ( 1990 , with Peter Parros and Tony Rizzoli ) , " Hollywood Beat " , " Murder One " ( 1996 , with Daniel Benzali , John Fleck , Kevin Tighe , Barbara Bosson , Roy Brocksmith , James Avery , David Zabel , Ned Vaughn , Deborah May , Maury Ginsberg , Adam Scott , and Spencer Garrett ) , " ER " ( 1994 and 1996 , with Christine Harnos , Scott Jaeck , Julianna McCarthy , Michael Cavanaugh , Christine Healy , Liz Vassey , Scott Lincoln , Miguel Ferrer , Kirsten Dunst , Lily Mariye , and Ellen Wheeler ) , and " Martin " ( 1997 , with John Cothran , Jr . and Judyann Elder ) . Since 2000 , Desai had guest roles in " The District " ( 2002 , with Roger Aaron Brown and Deborah Strang ) , " Curb Your Enthusiasm " ( 2001 - 2002 , with Paul Dooley , Don Stark , and Paul Willson ) , " NYPD Blue " ( 2003 , with Lori Petty ) , " Girlfriends " ( 2004 , with Golden Brooks ) , " Wanted " ( 2005 , with Al Rodrigo ) , " It ' s Always Sunny in Philadelphia " ( 2007 ) , " Ugly Betty " ( 2007 , with Alan Dale , Tony Plana , and Vanessa Williams ) , " Hung " ( 2009 ) , and " Archer " ( 2009 , with George Coe and Keith Szarabajka ) . Further film work includes the drama " Everything Put Together " ( 2000 , with Matt Malloy , Alan Ruck , Tom McCleister , and Judy Geeson ) , the drama " Zoe " ( 2001 ) , the drama " Night at the Golden Eagle " ( 2001 , with Vinny Argiro ) , the short comedy " The Mexican Dream " ( 2003 ) , the drama " The Nickel Children " ( 2005 , with John Billingsley ) , the drama " Midnight Clear " ( 2006 , with K Callan , Richard Fancy , Richard Riehle , Wren T . Brown , Wayne Grace , and Michael A . Krawic ) , the action comedy " Delta Farce " ( 2007 , with Michael Edward Rose , Glenn Morshower , Michael Papajohn , Ed O ' Ross , and Jimmy Ortega ) , the horror comedy " You ' re So Dead " ( 2007 , with Nikki Flux and Robert Miano ) , the television comedy " Starting Under " ( 2008 ) , the drama " The Seekers " ( 2008 , with Josh Cruze , Joseph Culp , and Ronald F . Hoiseck ) , the short film " The Museum " ( 2008 ) , the horror thriller " No Man ' s Land : The Rise of Reeker " ( 2008 , with Robert Pine ) , the short film " Tony " ( 2008 , with Amy Benedict and Mike Hagerty ) , the horror comedy " How to Be a Serial Killer " ( 2008 , with Jack Donner ) , the comedy " Bob Funk " ( 2009 , with Ron Canada , Tania Gunadi , Tommy Hinkley , and Stephen Root ) , and the television comedy " Big Red " ( 2009 ) . More recently , Desai had a recurring role as Carlos in the comedy series " Men of a Certain Age " ( 2009 - 2011 , starring Scott Bakula ) and featured parts in the comedy " A Thousand Words " ( 2012 , with Matt Winston ) and the action comedy " Here Comes the Boom " ( 2012 , with Reggie Lee ) .