Wallace Shawn

Birth Name:

Wallace Michael Shawn

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Producer

Received the 2005 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award as a Master American Dramatist
Graduated from Harvard College with a degree in history and studied economics and philosophy at Oxford University
Born to father William Shawn, who served as the editor of The New Yorker for 36 years and has a younger brother who is a composer with whom he collaborated on the opera "The Music Teacher․"
Wanted to become a diplomat and once traveled to India as an English teacher
Began his career as a playwright and actor in the late 1970s
Made his screen acting debut in the film "Manhattan" in 1979
Quote: "I think it's rather fun that compared to Dostoyevsky or many other writers, I appear in cartoons․ I sort of enjoy the fact that I have made a living in an innocent way․"
Frequently collaborates with fellow writer and actor Deborah Eisenberg
Known for his 1980s roles as Wally Shawn in "My Dinner with Andre" and Vizzini in "The Princess Bride․"
Provided the voice of Rex the dinosaur in the "Toy Story" franchise
Completed his first play, "Four Meals in May," in 1967 while he was still a student at Oxford

1982BSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
1994BSFC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
1995Chlotrudis Award - Best Actor:Winner
1997OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Syndicated Series:Winner
1999OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Syndicated Series:Nominated
2002Felix - Best Actor:Nominated
2002Felix - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
2014BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated

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