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Wallace Shawn is an American actor known for his work in film and television. He is notable for his distinctive voice and presence in various entertainment projects throughout his career.
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- Toy Story 5 — Rex (voice)2026
- Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20 — Self2026
- The Clock — Harold Jenkins2025
- Krapopolis — John Fate (voice)2023
- Waiting for Godot — Lucky2021
- The Addams Family 2 — Mr. Mustela (voice)2021
- Gossip Girl — Cyrus Rose2021
- Rifkin's Festival — Mort Rifkin2020
- Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made — Mr. Crocus2020
- A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion — Vizzini2020
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Key facts
- Born
- Wallace Michael Shawn , ( 1943-11-12 ) November 12, 1943 (age 82) , New York City , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Harvard University ( AB )
- Occupations
- Actor essayist writer
- Years active
- 1965–present
- Partner
- Deborah Eisenberg (1972–present)
- Father
- William Shawn
- Relatives
- Allen Shawn (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wallace
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Father
- William Shawn
- Sibling
- Allen Shawn
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Dalton School
- Employer
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
- Image
- Wallace Shawn 2014 (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Chelsea
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- name in native language
- Wallace Shawn
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- Wallace Shawn
- date of birth
- 1943-11-12
- unmarried partner
- Deborah Eisenberg
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- Wallace Shawn
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Wallace Michael Shawn
- notable role
- Rex
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Encyclopedic overview
Wallace Michael Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, essayist, and writer. He is known for playing Vizzini in The Princess Bride (1987), Mr. Hall in Clueless (1995), and Dr. John Sturgis in Young Sheldon (2017–2024), and for 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), The Haunted Mansion (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Southland Tales (2006), The Double (2013), 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).
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