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
The Night Shift
Homicide: Life on the Street
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
Fat Actress
Big City Greens
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
Atlantic City
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Monte Walsh
Book Club
Head Office
Air Buddies
Vegas Vacation
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
A Goofy Movie
Clueless
The Hotel New Hampshire
Chicken Little
The Addams Family 2
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Marriage Story
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Teacher's Pet
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Heaven Help Us
Happily N'Ever After
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Admission
We're No Angels
Capitalism: A Love Story
Toy Story of Terror!
The Haunted Mansion
Toy Story 2
House Arrest
The Princess Bride
The Bedroom Window
Hawaiian Vacation
My Favorite Martian
The Pink Panther
Toy Story 5
Toy Story
Small Fry
Toy Story 3
Mom and Dad Save the World
Blonde
Toy Story Treats
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
The Double
My Dinner with Andre
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
My Dinner with Louis
Partysaurus Rex
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