caption years_active birth_place nationality name parents birth_date known_for image article_title hometown birth_name partner occupation medium
shawn , 2014 at pen america/free expression literature on may 5 1967 -- present new york city , new york , u.s. american wallace shawn william shawn cecille shawn 12 november 1943 '' bride '' '' the designated mourner '' '' toy story my '' '' the incredibles '' '' cats & dogs : dinner the revenge of kitty galore '' '' the haunted mansion with '' andre '' '' the princess wallace shawn 2014 -lrb- cropped -rrb- . jpg wallace shawn
 new york city , new york , u.s. wallace michael shawn deborah eisenberg actor , dancer , playwright , essayist , voice actor , stand-up comedian , singer film , television , theatre
wallace shawn

wallace michael `` wally '' shawn -lrb- born november 12 , 1943 -rrb- is an american actor , voice actor , stand-up comedian , singer , dancer , playwright , and essayist , best known for appearing in film roles , such as wally shawn in the louis malle-directed comedy-drama `` my dinner with andre '' -lrb- 1981 -rrb- , vizzini in `` the princess bride '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- , ezra in `` the haunted mansion '' , providing the voice of rex in the `` toy story '' franchise , providing the voice of gilbert huph in `` the incredibles '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , and providing the voice of calico in ' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- .
he also starred in a variety of television series , including `` gossip girl '' and recurring appearances as grand nagus zek in ' -lrb- 1993 -- 1999 -rrb- .
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 '' with andre gregory , and he scripted `` vanya on 42nd street '' , a film adaptation of anton chekov 's play `` uncle vanya '' .
his latest film from june 2014 was `` a master builder '' based on the play by henrik ibsen .
