Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days 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. Shawn was born in New York City, to a Jewish family.
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.
