WALLACE SHAWN (Rex) brings his familiar brand of comedy and paranoia to the role of a T Rex with a major inferiority complex. He injects the right amount nervousness and sensitivity not usually found in the voice of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
"As a child I always wanted to be an animator. And I wanted to make cartoons in this very Disney studio," Shawn confesses. Well, his dream has come true, not that he became an animator, but the voice of an animated character.
Shawn attended Harvard University as a history major, but left his Ivy-league surroundings to become a playwright. Over the last 25 years, Shawn has written several successful works including "Aunt Dan and Lemon," "The Hotel Play" and "The Fever."
Then, at the age of 35, he took a job translating Machiavelli's play "The Mandrake" from Italian to English, and at the same time the director offered him a role in the play. His performance caught the attention of Woody Allen's casting agent, who then introduced him to the famed director, beginning their long-time association. Shawn has appeared in Allen's "Manhattan," "Shadows and Fog," and "Radio Days."
His additional film credits include "Vanya on 42nd Street," "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle," "The Princess Bride" and Touchstone Pictures' "The Cemetery Club." He is also remembered for his recurring role on television's "Taxi" as Marilu Henner's boyfriend.
