Wallace Shawn
New York City, New York, USA
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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 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.
Movie Credits
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
