Wallace Shawn Biography

Wallace Shawn (full name – Wallace Michael Shawn) is an American actor, essayist, and playwright who is best known for starring in the CBS series “Young Sheldon.” He portrays John Sturgis, a college physics professor.

Wallace Shawn Education

Shawn graduated from The Putney School in Putney, Vermont, and then attended Harvard College, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in history. He is also an alumnus of Magdalen College, Oxford where he studied economics, philosophy, Latin, and politics. Shawn was initially intending to become a diplomat.

Wallace Shawn Movies and TV shows / Career

Shawn began pursuing a career in acting in the year 1979. Other than being an actor, Shawn is also a teacher. He has been in India as an English teacher on a Fulbright program. He has served as a teacher of Latin in Manhattan, N.Y. Shawn has appeared as Wally Shawn in “My Dinner with Andre,” (1981), Mr. James Hall in “Clueless,” (1995), Vizzini in “The Princess Bride,” (1987), and the voice of Rex in the “Toy Story” franchise (1995–2019).

He has starred in 6 of Woody Allen’s movies. Shawn has also appeared as Jeff Engels in The Cosby Show (1987–1991), Cyrus Rose in “Gossip Girl” (2008–2012), and Grand Nagus Zek in “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” (1993–1999). Shawn’s plays include Grasses of a Thousand Colors (2008), The Designated Mourner (1996), and the Obie Award–winning Aunt Dan and Lemon (1985). He has also scripted A Master Builder (2013) and co-written the screenplay for “My Dinner.”

Shawn is a voice actor for TV series and animated films such as Kingdom Hearts III, Monsters, Inc. (Toy Story franchise), Mr. Gilbert Huph in “The Incredibles,” Bertram in “Family Guy,” Purple Pirate Paul in “Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers,” Principal Mazur in “A Goofy Movie,” and many others. During the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, Shawn voiced his support for the Palestinian people. Shawn is an active member of Jewish Voice for Peace. He is also on the advisory board.

Wallace Shawn Age

Shawn is 79 years old as of 2022. He was born on November 12, 1943, in New York, New York, United States. He celebrates his birthday on the 12th of November every year.

Wallace Shawn Height

Shawn stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m).

Wallace Shawn Family

Wallace Shawn Parents

Shawn was born to William Shawn (father) and Cecille Shawn (mother). His mom was born in the year 1906 and passed away in the year 2005. The cause of his mom’s death is unknown. His parents were Jewish and they tied the knot in the year 1928. Shawn is religiously an atheist.

Wallace Shawn Father

Shawn’s father William Shawn was an American magazine editor, known for editing The New Yorker from the year 1952 to 1987. He was born on August 31, 1907, in Chicago, Illinois, United States and passed on on December 8, 1992, in New York. The cause of his dad’s death is unknown.

Wallace Shawn Siblings

Shawn grew up alongside his 2 younger identical twin siblings: Allen Shawn (brother) and Mary (sister). Allen is a composer, educator, pianist, and author living in Vermont with his wife Yoshiko Sato (a pianist), and their son Noa. He is 74 years old as of 2022 having been born on August 27, 1948. Mary is autistic and lives in an institution. When she was 8 years old, she was sent away from her family and attended a special school, and was later institutionalized.

Wallace Shawn Wife

Shawn is married to Deborah Eisenberg, a writer. They happily reside in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Information about their wedding and engagement is unknown. There will be an update of further details about their love life as soon as they are available in the limelight.

Wallace Shawn Deborah Eisenberg

Shawn’s wife Deborah Eisenberg is an American actress, short story writer, and teacher. She serves as a professor of writing at Columbia University. Her family is Jewish and she grew up in suburban Chicago, Illinois. She is 77 years old as of 2022 having been born on November 20, 1945, in Winnetka, Illinois, United States.

Wallace Shawn Net Worth

Shawn has an annual estimated net worth ranging from $1 Million to $5 Million.

Wallace Shawn Young Sheldon

Shawn stars as John Sturgis, a college physics professor. Sheldon attends Shawn’s 1st college course in his class. Shawn appears to be dating Meemaw (Annie Potts) with the encouragement of Sheldon in the 1st and 3rd seasons. From the 4th season to early season 5, he works for a grocery store. He opens the store after being fired from working on a hadron super collider.

He has been fired twice from there. Shawn has appeared in the film since the 1st season. Young Sheldon is a spin-off prequel to The Big Bang Theory and Revord has played the main role from 2017 to the present. The show has so far released 5 seasons and the sixth season is set to be released in 2023.