Wallace Shawn
Born November 12, 1943 (Age: 82)
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New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Wallace Michael Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, essayist, playwright, and screenwriter. He is known for playing Vizzini in The Princess Bride (1987), Mr. Hall in Clueless (1995), Dr. John Sturgis in Young Sheldon (2017–2024), and voicing Rex in the Toy Story franchise (1995–present). Shawn also appeared in The Bostonians (1984), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), Vanya on 42nd Street (1994), My Favorite Martian (1999), The Double (2013), Maggie's Plan (2015), and Marriage Story (2019). He appeared in six Woody Allen films including Manhattan (1979), Radio Days (1987), and Rifkin's Festival (2020). His television work includes recurring roles as Jeff Engels in The Cosby Show (1987–1991), Grand Nagus Zek in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999), Cyrus Rose in Gossip Girl (2008–2012), and Father Frank Ignatius in Evil (2022–2024). Shawn is also a playwright; his plays include the Obie Award–winning Aunt Dan and Lemon (1985), The Designated Mourner (1996) and Grasses of a Thousand Colors (2008). He wrote and starred, with Andre Gregory, in the 1981 avant-garde drama My Dinner with Andre, and played the title role in A Master Builder (2013), a film adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play. Haymarket Books published his books Essays (2009) and Night Thoughts (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Wallace Shawn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Wallace Michael Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, essayist, playwright, and screenwriter. He is known for playing Vizzini in The Princess Bride (1987), Mr. Hall in Clueless (1995), Dr. John Sturgis in Young Sheldon (2017–2024), and voicing Rex in the Toy Story franchise (1995–present).
Shawn also appeared in The Bostonians (1984), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), Vanya on 42nd Street (1994), My Favorite Martian (1999), The Double (2013), Maggie's Plan (2015), and Marriage Story (2019). He appeared in six Woody Allen films including Manhattan (1979), Radio Days (1987), and Rifkin's Festival (2020). His television work includes recurring roles as Jeff Engels in The Cosby Show (1987–1991), Grand Nagus Zek in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999), Cyrus Rose in Gossip Girl (2008–2012), and Father Frank Ignatius in Evil (2022–2024).
Shawn is also a playwright; his plays include the Obie Award–winning Aunt Dan and Lemon (1985), The Designated Mourner (1996) and Grasses of a Thousand Colors (2008). He wrote and starred, with Andre Gregory, in the 1981 avant-garde drama My Dinner with Andre, and played the title role in A Master Builder (2013), a film adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play. Haymarket Books published his books Essays (2009) and Night Thoughts (2017).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Wallace Shawn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
The Addams Family 2
2021
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as Mr. Mustela (voice)
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Age: 77
Rifkin’s Festival
2020
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as Mort Rifkin
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Age: 76
Marriage Story
2019
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as Frank
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Age: 75
Toy Story 4
2019
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as Rex (voice)
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Age: 75
Animal Crackers
2018
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as Mr. Woodley (voice)
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Age: 74
Book Club
2018
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as Dr. Derek
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Age: 74
The Only Living Boy in New York
2017
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as David
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Age: 73
Maggie's Plan
2016
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as Kliegler
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Age: 72
The Double
2014
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as Mr. Papadopoulos
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Age: 70
Admission
2013
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as Clarence
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Age: 69
A Late Quartet
2012
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as Gideon Rosen
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Age: 68
Vamps
2012
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as Dr. Van Helsing
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Age: 68
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
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as Calico (voice)
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Age: 66
Toy Story 3
2010
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as Rex (voice)
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Age: 66
Furry Vengeance
2010
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as Dr. Christian Burr (uncredited)
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Age: 66
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009
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as Self
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Age: 65
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
2008
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as Mr. Gibson
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Age: 64
Southland Tales
2007
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as Baron Von Westphalen
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Age: 64
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
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as Math Teacher (uncredited)
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Age: 63
Happily N'Ever After
2007
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as Munk (voice)
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Age: 63
Chicken Little
2005
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as Principal Fetchit (voice)
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Age: 61
Melinda and Melinda
2004
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as Sy
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Age: 61
The Incredibles
2004
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as Gilbert Huph (voice)
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Age: 60
Teacher's Pet
2004
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as Principal Crosby Strickler (voice)
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Age: 60
The Haunted Mansion
2003
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as Ezra
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Age: 60
Duplex
2003
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as Herman
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Age: 59
Personal Velocity
2002
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as Mr. Gelb
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Age: 58
Monsters, Inc.
2001
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as Rex (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Toy Story 2
1999
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as Rex (voice)
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Age: 55
My Favorite Martian
1999
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as Coleye
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Age: 55
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
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as
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Age: 55
Critical Care
1997
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as Furnaceman
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Age: 53
Vegas Vacation
1997
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as Marty
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Age: 53
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
1996
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as Labrador MC (voice)
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Age: 52
Toy Story
1995
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as Rex (voice)
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Age: 52
Clueless
1995
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as Mr. Wendell Hall
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Age: 51
Canadian Bacon
1995
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as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
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Age: 51
A Goofy Movie
1995
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as Principal Mazur (voice)
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Age: 51
Vanya on 42nd Street
1994
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as Vanya
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Age: 50
The Meteor Man
1993
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as Mr. Little
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Age: 49
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992
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as Sibor, Semage's Beau
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Age: 48
Shadows and Fog
1991
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as Simon Carr
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Age: 48
She's Out of Control
1989
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as Dr. Fishbinder
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Age: 45
The Princess Bride
1987
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as Vizzini
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Age: 43
Radio Days
1987
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as Masked Avenger
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Age: 43
The Bedroom Window
1987
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as Henderson's Attorney
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Age: 43
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
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as Freud
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Age: 40
Crackers
1984
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as Turtle
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Age: 40
Strange Invaders
1983
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as Earl
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Age: 39
Lovesick
1983
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as Otto Jaffe
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Age: 39
My Dinner with Andre
1981
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as Wallace Shawn
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Age: 37
Atlantic City
1980
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as Waiter
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Age: 36
All That Jazz
1979
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as Assistant Insurance Man
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Age: 36
Starting Over
1979
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as Workshop Member
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Age: 35
Manhattan
1979
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as Jeremiah
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Age: 35