name: Wallace Shawn
birth_date: 1943-11-12 00:00:00
genres: Literature & Fiction
avg_rating: 3.86
ratings_count: 6063
about: Wallace Shawn, sometimes credited as Wally Shawn, is an American actor and playwright. Regularly seen on film and television, where he is usually cast as a comic character actor, he has pursued a parallel career as a playwright whose work is often dark, politically charged and controversial. He is widely known for his high-pitched nasal voice and slight lisp.