Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn
	Shawn in May 2014
Born	November 12, 1943; New York City, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (BA); Magdalen College, Oxford;
Occupations	Actor; voice artist; comedian; playwright; essayist;
Years active	1967–present
Partner	Deborah Eisenberg[1]
Parents	William Shawn (father); Cecille Shawn (mother);
Relatives	Allen Shawn (brother)

Wallace Michael Shawn (born 12 November 1943[2]) is an American actor, voice actor, playwright, and essayist, best known as the voice of Rex in the Toy Story series, Grand Nagus Zek in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Calico in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Vizzini in The Princess Bride, and the voice of Taotie in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomenessand most recently John Sturges in Young Sheldon. Shawn is from New York City.[2]

Early life

Shawn was born in New York City, to a Jewish family.[3][4][5][6] His parents are William Shawn (1907–1992), the long-time editor of The New Yorker, and journalist Cecille Shawn (née Lyon; 1906–2005); his brother, Allen, is a composer.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Manhattan	Jeremiah
1979	Starting Over	Workshop Member
1979	All That Jazz	Assistant Insurance Man
1980	Simon	Eric Van Dongen
1980	Atlantic City	Waiter	Credited as Wally Shawn
1981	Cheaper to Keep Her	Mugger
1981	My Dinner with Andre	Wally Shawn	Also screenwriter
1981	Strong Medicine		Uncredited
1982	A Little Sex	Oliver
1983	How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days	Professor Silverfish
1983	Lovesick	Otto Jaffe
1983	The First Time	Jules Goldfarb
1983	Strange Invaders	Earl
1983	Deal of the Century	Harold DeVoto
1983	Saigon: Year of the Cat	Frank Judd
1984	Crackers	Turtle
1984	The Hotel New Hampshire	Freud
1984	The Bostonians	Mr. Pardon
1984	Micki + Maude	Elliot Fibel
1985	Heaven Help Us	Father Abruzzi
1985	Head Office	Mike Hoover
1987	The Bedroom Window	Henderson's Attorney
1987	Radio Days	Masked Avenger
1987	Nice Girls Don't Explode	Ellen
1987	Prick Up Your Ears	John Lahr
1987	The Princess Bride	Vizzini
1988	The Moderns	Oiseau
1989	She's Out of Control	Dr. Fishbinder
1989	Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills	Howard
1989	We're No Angels	Translator
1991	Shadows and Fog	Simon Carr
1992	Unbecoming Age	Dr. Block
1992	Nickel & Dime	Everett Willits
1992	Mom and Dad Save the World	Sibor
1993	The Cemetery Club	Larry
1993	The Meteor Man	Mr. Little
1993	Eligible Dentist
1994	Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle	Horatio Byrd
1994	Vanya on 42nd Street	Vanya
1995	The Wife	Cosmo
1995	Napoleon	Echidna
1995	Canadian Bacon	Canadian Prime Minister
1995	A Goofy Movie	Principal Mazur	Voice
1995	Clueless	Mr. Wendell Hall
1995	Just Like Dad	Stan Speigel
1995	Toy Story	Rex	Voice
1996	All Dogs Go to Heaven 2	Labrador MC	Voice
1996	House Arrest	Vic Finley
1997	Vegas Vacation	Marty
1997	Just Write	Arthur Blake
1997	Cats Don't Dance	Man
1997	Critical Care	Furnaceman
1998	Blind Men
1998	Noah	Zack
1999	The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999	My Favorite Martian	Coleye
1999	Toy Story 2	Rex	Voice
2000	The Prime Gig	Gene
2001	The Curse of the Jade Scorpion	George Bond
2001	Monsters, Inc.	Rex	Voice; uncredited
2002	Sun Gods	Spaulding
2002	Love Thy Neighbor	Clinic Doctor
2002	Personal Velocity: Three Portraits	Mr. Gelb
2002	Mr. St. Nick	Mimir
2003	Monte Walsh	Colonel Wilson
2003	Duplex	Herman
2003	The Haunted Mansion	Ezra
2004	Teacher's Pet	Crosby Strickler	Voice
2004	Melinda and Melinda	Sy
2004	The Incredibles	Gilbert Huph	Voice
2004	Karroll's Christmas	Zeb Rosecog
2005	Chicken Little	Principal Fetchit	Voice
2006	The 12th Man	Marty
2006	Southland Tales	Baron Von Westphalen
2006	Air Buddies	Billy	Voice
2006	Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers	Purple Pirate Paul	Voice
2007	Happily N'Ever After	Munk	Voice
2007	I Could Never Be Your Woman	Math Teacher	Uncredited
2007	The Simpsons Movie	Angelica's Dad	Voice
2007	New York City Serenade	Himself
2008	Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	Mr. Gibson
2008	Mia and the Migoo	Migoo	Voice, English-language version
2009	Capitalism: A Love Story	Himself	Documentary
2010	Jack and the Beanstalk	Broker / Booker / Lancelot Squarejaw
2010	Furry Vengeance	Christian Burr
2010	Toy Story 3	Rex	Voice
2010	Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore	Calico	Voice
2011	The Speed of Thought	Sandy
2011	Tower Heist	Mr. McBurns
2011	Hawaiian Vacation	Rex	Voice; short film
2011	Small Fry	Rex	Voice; short film
2012	Partysaurus Rex	Rex	Voice; short film
2012	A Late Quartet	Gideon Rosen
2012	Vamps	Van Helsing
2013	Admission	Clarence
2013	Toy Story of Terror!	Rex	Voice; television special
2013	The Double	Mr. Papadopoulos
2014	Don Peyote	Psychotherapist
2014	A Master Builder	Halvard Solness	Also screenwriter
2014	Toy Story That Time Forgot	Rex	Voice; television special
2014	Club Penguin: Monster Beach Party	Gary the Gadget Guy	Voice; television special
2015	Club Penguin: Halloween Panic!	Gary the Gadget Guy	Voice; television special
2016	Animal Crackers	Mr. Woodley	Voice
2019	Toy Story 4	Rex	Voice
2019	Woody's Roundup: The Movie	Rex	Voice Direct-to-video

Television

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982–83	Taxi	Arnie Ross	Episode: "Love Un-American Style" Episode: "Arnie Meets the Kids" (as Arnie)
1987–91	The Cosby Show	Jeff Engels	Episode: "Cliff's Mistake" (as Jeffrey Engels) Episode: "The Day the Spores Landed" (as Jeff Engels) Episode: "Cliff's Nightmare" (as Jeffrey Engels; voice) Episode: "The Moves" (as Jeff Engels) Episode: "Olivia's Field Trip" (as Jeffrey Engels)
1992	The Double 0 Kid	Cashpot
1992	Civil Wars	Riley Baker
1992	One Life to Live	Professor Marvel
1993	Matrix	Mr. Gonley
1993	The Pink Panther	Little Man	Voice 1 episode
1994	The Nanny	Charles Haste	1 episode
1995	Kalamazoo	Bobby	Short
1995	Something Wilder	Roof Inspector	1 episode
1996	Toy Story Treats	Rex	Voice
1996–97	Clueless	Mr. Hall	17 episodes
1994–97	Murphy Brown	Stuart Best	4 episodes
1997	King of the Hill	Philip Ny	Voice 1 episode
1998	The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story	Tarzan	Voice
1998	The Lionhearts		5 episodes
1999	Homicide: Life on the Street	Frank Hopper	1 episode
1993–99	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Grand Nagus Zek	7 episodes
1999	Cosby	Mr. Fleming	2 episodes
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins	Rex	Voice
2000	Teacher's Pet	Crosby Strickler	Voice
2001	Ally McBeal	Mr. Dune	1 episode
2001	Blonde	I. E. Shinn
2001	Three Sisters	Dean Webb	1 episode
2003	Stanley	Mr. Goldberg	Voice 1 episode
2002–04	Teamo Supremo	Gauntlet	Voice 1 episode
2004	Sex and the City	Martin Grable	1 episode
2005	Fat Actress	Sigmund von Oy	1 episode
2005	Stargate SG-1	Arlos	Episode: "The Ties That Bind"
2005	Desperate Housewives	Lonny Moon	1 episode
2001–06	Crossing Jordan	Howard Stiles	8 episodes
2001–11	Family Guy	Bertram	Voice 3 episodes
2003	Mona the Vampire	Dark Wizard	1 episode
2006	Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers	Purple Pirate Paul / Narrator	Voice
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Film Professor	1 episode
2007–2015	Ultimate Smash Brawl	Scoop / George H. W. Bush / Prince Phillip / Rex / Jeff Fatt / Donkey	Voice 7 episodes
2008	The Return of Jezebel James	Garson Leeds	1 episode
2008	Cashmere Mafia	Animal Handler	1 episode
2008	Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King	Mr. Gibbles	Voice
2009	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Roy Batters	1 episode
2009	Life on Mars	Stephen Morrell - "The Sorcerer"	1 episode
2008–09	The L Word	William Halsey	5 episodes
2009	ER	Teddy Lempell	1 episode
2010	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	Alan Rubin	1 episode
2010	Damages	Sterling Biddle	1 episode
2008–13	Gossip Girl	Cyrus Rose	11 episodes
2011	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Taotie	Voice only
2011	Eureka	DoD psychological assessor Warren Hughes	3 episodes
2012	Fish Hooks	Rat King	Voice Episode: "Guys' Night Out"
2013–14	The Good Wife	Charles Lester	2 episodes
2013	Adventure Time	Rasheeta	Voice Episode: "Puhoy"
2013	Uncle Grandpa	Ule Gapa	Voice Episode: "Belly Bros"
2014	Phineas and Ferb	Saul	Voice Episode: "Phineas and Ferb Save Summer"
2014	Mozart in the Jungle	Winslow
2014	Courage the Cowardly Dog	Eustace Bagge	Voice The Fog of Courage (Short)

Video games

Video Games
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Toy Story: The Video Game	Rex	Voice only
1996	Toy Story Activity Center	Rex
2004	The Incredibles: The Video Game	Gilbert Huph
2006	Family Guy Video Game!	Bertram
2008	The Princess Bride Game	Vizzini
2010	Toy Story 3: The Video Game	Rex
2012	Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse	Bertram
2015	King's Quest	Manny

Writer

Writer
Year	Title	Notes
1981	My Dinner with Andre
1997	The Designated Mourner	Play Written by
2004	Marie and Bruce	Screenplay
2004	The Fever	Play Screenplay
2009	Essays	Book collection of essays, by Haymarket Books
2010	Tea Time	Short Script
2015	Evening at the Talk House	Play Written by

Himself

Himself
Year	Title	Notes
1995	Charlie Rose	TV series 1 episode
1995	Showbiz Today	TV series 1 episode
2001	As You Wish: The Story of The Princess Bride
2001	E! True Hollywood Story	TV series 1 episode
2005	Now	TV series 2 episodes
2005	Clueless: The Class of '95
2007	Strange Culture
2007	Up Close with Carrie Keagan	TV series 1 episode
2008	USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
2008	The Windmill Movie
2009	Capitalism: A Love Story
2009	Made in Hollywood	TV series 1 episode
2010	MindFlux
2012	Up with Chris Hayes	TV series 1 episode
2014	BoJack Horseman	TV series 1 episode

Plays

Play Name	Year
Four Meals in May	1967
The Family Play	1970
The Hotel Play	1970
The Hospital Play	1971
Our Late Night	1975
A Thought in Three Parts	1976
Marie and Bruce	1978
Aunt Dan and Lemon	1985
The Fever	1990
The Designated Mourner	1997; film directed by David Hare, 1998
The Threepenny Opera	2006
Grasses of a Thousand Colors	2008
Evening at the Talk House	2015

References

Steindler, Catherine (Spring 2013). "Interviews, Deborah Eisenberg, The Art of Fiction No. 218". The Paris Review. Vol. Spring 2013, no. 204.
"Wallace Shawn Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
"Bag of Tricks". Tablet Magazine. 3 September 2009.
"Interview: Wallace Shawn". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
"JUF : Tweens : Celebrities : Wallace Shawn".
"Councils, Staff and Board of Jewish Voice for Peace". Jewish Voice for Peace. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
see pg. 20 of liner notes accompanying "Allen Shawn – Piano Works" CD issued by Coviello Classics label (COV 91414)> "Allen Shawn - Klavierwerke". Music Reference. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

Other websites

Wallace Shawn on IMDb
Wallace Shawn at the Internet Broadway Database
Wallace Shawn at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
Hilton Als (Summer 2012). "Wallace Shawn, The Art of Theater No. 17". The Paris Review. Summer 2012 (201).

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[1] Steindler, Catherine (Spring 2013). "Interviews, Deborah Eisenberg, The Art of Fiction No. 218". The Paris Review. Vol. Spring 2013, no. 204.

[tvguide-2] "Wallace Shawn Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[auto-3] "Bag of Tricks". Tablet Magazine. 3 September 2009.

[auto1-4] "Interview: Wallace Shawn". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2018-11-07.

[auto2-5] "JUF : Tweens : Celebrities : Wallace Shawn".

[auto3-6] "Councils, Staff and Board of Jewish Voice for Peace". Jewish Voice for Peace. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2018-11-07.

[musicference3-7] see pg. 20 of liner notes accompanying "Allen Shawn – Piano Works" CD issued by Coviello Classics label (COV 91414)> "Allen Shawn - Klavierwerke". Music Reference. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.