Wallace Shawn

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Why Wallace Shawn Likes Being the Only Guy on The L Word | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 1/4/2008
He may be best known for his portrayal of Vizzini in The Princess Bride, but the truth is that any time there's a successful television show featuring gorgeous women, you can expect to see character actor Wallace Shawn making a brief but memorable guest appearance. From Sex and the City and Desperate Housewives, Shawn now makes the leap to The L Word (Sunday at 9 pm/ET, Showtime) for a four-episode arc, playing William Halsey, the financier of Jenny's fictional film. Shawn chatted with ... read more
Exclusive: Wallace Shawn to Join Cast of The L Word | TV Guide News Report | 11/6/2007
Those who feared that The L Word's Jenny (Mia Kirshner) may have drifted out to sea for good can now stop guessing. Jenny is back and ready to start production on her movie "Les Girls." She's hooked Wallace Shawn — best known as Vizzini in The Princess Bride — as the financier of her "fictional" flick. Shawn, who will play William Halsey at the start of Season 5, has a four-episode story arc on the Showtime drama.Also joining the cast as a recurring guest star is Top Gun's Kelly McGillis, who will appear as a military lawyer handling a "Don't ask, don't tell" case. The L Word returns in January. —Reporting by Carita Rizzo read more
November 28, 2006: Weeping Willow | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 11/29/2006
“This kid Holden’s lost control of his set.” That pretty much sums up this episode’s whole crazy chain of events. The hour may have been a little convoluted but was compelling and fresh from the first frame to the last.I’ll admit that I was a little skeptical going into this one, after last week’s ripped-from-the-headlines story style, which was both too literal and too out-there for its own good. But I think the writers handled the technique correctly this week, using the LonelyGirl15 debacle as a springboard rather than a crutch. What we got was a carefully plotted hoax, amateur film and kidnapping all rolled into one.I thought it was great to see the detectives scrambling to play catch-up to a new type of crime they definitely weren’t trained for at the police academy. It would have been interesting to see Goren handle this case, but Noth played just the right blend of bravado and bewilderment — while still offering up his trademark... read more
The Watercooler | 10/24/2005
At last! A poker game scene with all the housewives together. Well, all but Lynette, who certainly had her hands full. T read more
The Watercooler | 8/8/2005
If the Stargate franchise is considering another sequel, I've got an idea: Stargate: Vala. There?s gold in read more

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Wallace Shawn: Credits

Title	Year	Type
I Could Never Be Your Woman (Actor)	2008	Movie
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (Actor - Mr. Gibson)	2008	Movie
Happily N'ever After (Actor - Munk)	2007	Movie
Southland Tales (Actor - Baron Von Westphalen)	2007	Movie
Chicken Little (Actor - Principal Fetchit)	2005	Movie