Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

November 11, 1943 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Wallace Shawn

Biography

Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, voice actor, playwright, essayist and comedian. His film roles have included those of Wally Shawn in My Dinner with Andre, Vizzini in The Princess Bride, Mr. Hall in Clueless and Rex in the Toy Story franchise. He has also appeared in a variety of television series, including recurring roles as Cyrus Rose in Gossip Girl and as Grand Nagus Zek in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His plays include The Designated Mourner, Aunt Dan and Lemon and Grasses of a Thousand Colors. He also co-wrote the screenplay for My Dinner with Andre and he scripted A Master Builder, a film adaptation of of the play by Henrik Ibsen, which he also starred in. His book Essays was published in 2009 by Haymarket Books.

Known For

How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

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