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Wallace Shawn
2 FOLLOWERS • 85 CREDITS • NOV 12, 1943 • 80
Biography
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
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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The Simpsons
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Sex and the City
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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Regular Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lasNCd45fpPLirlA7QxkuopWro.jpg)
The Good Wife
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The Good Fight
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tKwjkqTSq5fJdSxIk4yOh61tOKD.jpg)
Young Sheldon
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Gossip Girl
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Taxi
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Eureka
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Mr. Robot
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Search Party
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Ally McBeal
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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Mozart in the Jungle
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Desperate Housewives
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King of the Hill
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Evil
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Stargate SG-1
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Life in Pieces
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Phineas and Ferb
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Summer Camp Island
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The L Word
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The Night Shift
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Homicide: Life on the Street
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Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
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The Nanny
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Gossip Girl
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Amphibia
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Crossing Jordan
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The Mysteries of Laura
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The Wonderful World of Disney
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BoJack Horseman
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Family Guy
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The Cosby Show
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Fat Actress
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The 7D
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All That Jazz
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Monsters, Inc.
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Toy Story 4
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The Incredibles
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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
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Canadian Bacon
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Starting Over
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The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
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Atlantic City
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Head Office
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A Goofy Movie
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Air Buddies
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Book Club
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Clueless
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Chicken Little
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Marriage Story
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Teacher's Pet
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jUOreo2AWDnPuRJsUp6T1i66tUe.jpg)
Vegas Vacation
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The Addams Family 2
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Toy Story That Time Forgot
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Heaven Help Us
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
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We're No Angels
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The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
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Happily N'Ever After
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Capitalism: A Love Story
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Admission
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Toy Story 2
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House Arrest
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The Princess Bride
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Toy Story of Terror!
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lGi5yio4pdDz5PkSeZCbnMQz5vK.jpg)
The Haunted Mansion
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tByW10AkjWG0DtZwN2E2trT88DD.jpg)
Hawaiian Vacation
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Toy Story 3
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Small Fry
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Mom and Dad Save the World
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Forky Asks a Question
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Toy Story
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My Favorite Martian
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The Pink Panther
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Blonde
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Toy Story Treats
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The Double
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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
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Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
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