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Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
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Birthday
November 12, 1943Deathday
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Wallace Shawn
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.
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
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| 1997 | Online Film & Television Association | Winner OFTA Television Award | Best Guest Actor in a Syndicated Series (Wallace Shawn) | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
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| 2014 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Nominee BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award | Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short (Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Carl Weathers, Timothy Dalton, Stephen Tobolowsky, Wallace Shawn, Don Rickles, Kristen Schaal, Kate McKinnon, Lori Alan, Peter Sohn, Dawnn Lewis, Emily Hahn, Ken Marino) | Toy Story of Terror! |
| 1999 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Television Award | Best Guest Actor in a Syndicated Series (Wallace Shawn) | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |
