LadyNarana 0 Posted June 24, 2003 I was just watching The Nanny. Does anyone else think that Fran Fine sounds just like Zek when he's trying to be charming? "Oh, Mr. Sheffield!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prometheus 0 Posted June 24, 2003 Is the guy who plays Zek in DS9 and the school teacher from Clueless the same guy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Takara_Soong 4 Posted June 24, 2003 Is the guy who plays Zek in DS9 and the school teacher from Clueless the same guy? Yes - same guy - Wallace Shawn. He's one of those guys you recognize when you see him but you don't know what his name is. He does lots of voice work too (Rex in Toy Story 1 & 2 to name just two movies ) He's pretty amazing guy: Awards: 1975: Obie: Playwright, Our Late Night 1985: Obie: Distinguished Playwriting, Aunt Dan and Lemon 1990: Obie: Best New American Play, The Fever Education: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; B.A., History Oxford University, Oxford, England; studied philosophy, politics, economics Fulbright Scholar; taught English in India For more on his career Wallace Shawn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted June 24, 2003 I found him quite annoying on Murphy Brown but thought he did a great job in The Princess Bride Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ddillard 2 Posted June 24, 2003 I do think that he did a great job as Zek though, but I had not realized exactly who he was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ezri Dax 0 Posted June 24, 2003 Zek was a good character... So funny in a way... And I like the developpement DS9 did around Ferengi.. They weren't just puppet like troll like they seem to be in TNG. And well, that was a good perspective. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekbabe 0 Posted June 24, 2003 I found him quite annoying on Murphy Brown but thought he did a great job in The Princess Bride I KNEW i'd heard that voice before. That's it, the balding guy in the Princess Bride. Thanks VBG, you have no idea how long that has been annoying me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starsinmyeyes 0 Posted June 25, 2003 Princess Bride: Inconceivable! Great movie- loved watching Wallace and the poison cup challenge! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LadyNarana 0 Posted June 25, 2003 I saw Wallace Shawn once; only a glimpse. But I've enjoyed him in everything I've ever seen him in, from The Cosby Show to DS9. It's the only time I had ever seen a Star Trek actor until this last weekend when Kirstie Alley walked into the store where I worked. I forgot all about Saavik until after she left. Patrick Stewart was in a few years ago. Not bad for a store in a poor-ish county in Maine. If it had been almost any ST except Alley, I might not have been able to keep myself from humiliating myself and asking for an autograph! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~Crims~ 0 Posted June 26, 2003 OMG I never knew that was him. I knew he always looked familiar but I never made the connection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted November 12, 2005 I do think that he did a great job as Zek though, but I had not realized exactly who he was. Yeah, he was great as Zek. I can't imagine anyone else filling that role. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kor37 9 Posted November 12, 2005 Shawn was most recently on an episode of "Desperate Housewives". He played Teri Hatcher's crooked agent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Data 0 Posted December 16, 2005 I do think that he did a great job as Zek though, but I had not realized exactly who he was. Yeah, he was great as Zek. I can't imagine anyone else filling that role. That is so true. A lot of what makes him great is his voice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
