Wallace Shawn
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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.
Overview
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sex and the City
The Simpsons
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Regular Show
The Good Wife
The Good Fight
Young Sheldon
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Gossip Girl
Taxi
Eureka
Mr. Robot
Ally McBeal
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Mozart in the Jungle
Desperate Housewives
King of the Hill
Evil
Stargate SG-1
Life in Pieces
Krapopolis
Phineas and Ferb
Summer Camp Island
The L Word
Homicide: Life on the Street
The Night Shift
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Life on Mars
The Nanny
Gossip Girl
Amphibia
Crossing Jordan
The Mysteries of Laura
The Wonderful World of Disney
BoJack Horseman
Family Guy
The Cosby Show
Big City Greens
Fat Actress
The 7D
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Search Party
All That Jazz
Monsters, Inc.
Napoleon
Toy Story 4
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
The Incredibles
Canadian Bacon
Starting Over
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Atlantic City
Head Office
Vegas Vacation
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Book Club
Air Buddies
A Goofy Movie
Clueless
Monte Walsh
Pixar Short Films
The Hotel New Hampshire
Chicken Little
Teacher's Pet
Marriage Story
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Heaven Help Us
The Addams Family 2
Capitalism: A Love Story
Admission
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
We're No Angels
Happily N'Ever After
Toy Story of Terror!
Toy Story 2
The Haunted Mansion
House Arrest
The Bedroom Window
The Princess Bride
Hawaiian Vacation
My Favorite Martian
Mom and Dad Save the World
Toy Story 3
Toy Story
Toy Story 5
The Pink Panther
Small Fry
Toy Story Treats
Blonde
The Double
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
My Dinner with Louis
Partysaurus Rex
My Dinner with Andre
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