Wallace Shawn

**Wallace Michael Shawn** (born 12 November 1943) 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 Awesomeness_ and most recently John Sturges in Young Sheldon. Shawn is from New York City.

## Early life

Shawn was born in New York City, to a Jewish family. 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.

## Filmography

|colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Film|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|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

|colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Television|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|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)|
|2017 - 2024|_Young Sheldon_|Professor John Sturgis|53 episodes|

## Video games

|colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Video Games||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|1996|_Toy Story: The Video Game_|rowspan="2"|Rex|rowspan="8"|Voice only|
|_Toy Story Activity Center_|||||||
|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

|colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Writer|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1981|_My Dinner with Andre_|||
|1997|_The Designated Mourner_|Play Written by||
|rowspan="2"|2004|_Marie and Bruce_|Screenplay|
|_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

|colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Himself|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|1995|_Charlie Rose_|TV series 1 episode|
|_Showbiz Today_|TV series 1 episode|||
|rowspan="2"|2001|_As You Wish: The Story of The Princess Bride_||
|_E! True Hollywood Story_|TV series 1 episode|||
|rowspan="2"|2005|_Now_|TV series 2 episodes|
|_Clueless: The Class of '95_||||
|rowspan="2"|2007|_Strange Culture_||
|_Up Close with Carrie Keagan_|TV series 1 episode|||
|rowspan="2"|2008|_USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland_||
|_The Windmill Movie_||||
|rowspan="2"|2009|_Capitalism: A Love Story_||
|_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|

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Wallace Shawn
- **image**: Wallace Shawn 2014 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Shawn in May 2014
- **birth place**: New York City, U.S.
- **years active**: 1967–present
- **partner**: Deborah Eisenberg
- **mother**: Cecille Shawn
- **father**: William Shawn
- **relatives**: Allen Shawn (brother)