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Wallace Shawn

American actor and playwright

Wallace Shawn is an American actor, essayist and playwright known for playing Vizzini in The Princess Bride, Mr. Hall in Clueless and Dr. John Sturgis in Young Sheldon, and for voicing Rex the Dinosaur in the Toy Story films. He appeared in six Woody Allen films, and his play Aunt Dan and Lemon won an Obie Award.

Wallace Shawn appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1979 to 1995. Most of that work is in romance, comedy and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Amy Heckerling (2), Woody Allen (2).

Known for

  • The Princess Bride (1987), Vizzini. His best-known film role, as the villain Vizzini.
  • Clueless (1995), Mr. Hall. Played Mr. Hall in the 1995 comedy.
  • Toy Story (1995), Rex. Voiced Rex the Dinosaur across the Toy Story franchise.
  • Manhattan (1979). Appeared in the 1979 film, one of his six Woody Allen films.
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Grand Nagus Zek. Played a recurring role until 1999.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Wallace Shawn been in?
Wallace Shawn appears in Clueless (1995), The Princess Bride (1987), Atlantic City (1980), Manhattan (1979) and All That Jazz (1979) on The Remote.
When was Wallace Shawn born?
Wallace Shawn was born on 12 November 1943.

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