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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.
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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.
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
Taxi
Gossip Girl
Eureka
Search Party
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?
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
All That Jazz
Monsters, Inc.
Napoleon
Toy Story 4
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Canadian Bacon
The Incredibles
Starting Over
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Atlantic City
Head Office
Book Club
Monte Walsh
Air Buddies
A Goofy Movie
Clueless
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Chicken Little
The Addams Family 2
Marriage Story
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Teacher's Pet
Vegas Vacation
Heaven Help Us
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Capitalism: A Love Story
We're No Angels
Happily N'Ever After
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Admission
The Haunted Mansion
Toy Story 2
House Arrest
Toy Story of Terror!
Hawaiian Vacation
The Princess Bride
My Favorite Martian
The Pink Panther
Small Fry
Toy Story 3
Mom and Dad Save the World
Toy Story
Toy Story Treats
Blonde
Toy Story 5
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
The Double
My Dinner with Louis
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
Partysaurus Rex
My Dinner with Andre
Production Credits
My Dinner with Andre
The Designated Mourner
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