Chasing the Dream: An Autobiography

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Thank you again for arranging for Shaun to attend, it really added to the evening and he was such a sweet and friendly man. The quiz champ isn’t currently married and he has no knowledge of who Matilda Bray, the woman he was supposedly married to, is.

And one such Chaser who never fails to keep us on top of our game is Shaun Wallace, also know as the Dark Destroyer. He has also been involved in politics and was in the campaign for the Brent South constituency to be elected as MP as an independent parliamentary candidate in 2005. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Shaun attended many virtual events, booked as an exciting guest speaker.Moving towards his television career, Wallace first rose into the limelight after becoming the champion of the long-running BBC general knowledge quiz Mastermind in 2004. It was also a bit disappointing that there was nothing about 'The Chase', or about why Shaun no longer drives.

The Dark Destroyer isn’t short of wit as well as intelligence, and he’s been the cause of some very tense shows. Currently, a member of Great James Street Chambers, Shaun also acts as a lecturer, teaching in subjects like environmental law and health and safety law. His real name is Shaun Anthony Linford Wallace and is known for being an English television personality and a barrister. In 1999, the Cosmos Books name was licensed to Wildside Press and output greatly increased, expanding with American and Australian authors. Shawn was honored in 2005 with the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award as a Master American Dramatist.He has a balanced weight as per his height and resembles one of the handsome television personalities. Since 2009, Wallace has appeared as a "chaser" on the UK television series The Chase, a teatime game show which airs on ITV. Nicknamed ‘The Dark Destroyer’ and the ‘Legal Eagle’, Shaun has dominated ITV’s game show ‘The Chase’ since 2009.

In The Fox and the Hound, he was originally going to voice Boomer, but dropped out and was replaced by Paul Winchell. He is best known for his film roles in My Dinner with Andre (1981), The Princess Bride (1987), and Clueless (1995). He has had recurring roles as the Grand Nagus Zek on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Stuart Best on Murphy Brown, Jeff Engels on The Cosby Show, Dr. In 2022, Wallace appeared on the ITV programme DNA Journey, which revealed many details about his ancestry in Nigeria, Jamaica and many other African countries. Wallace then launched Prime Books to publish a few of the orphaned books, [1] including the award-winning City of Saints and Madmen, by Jeff VanderMeer.His story was really engaging and inspiring and he was really good with the attendees, encouraging them to come on camera and ask questions. In fact, Shaun took legal action against Wikipedia for publishing the incorrect information, it has been reported. Since 2009, he has become a household name, regularly appearing as The Dark Destroyer on the smash ITV hit teatime quiz show, The Chase. Holding a BA in Law from Inns of Court School of Law, Shaun continues to maintain his professional career, aside from his media commitments, and has contributed to hearings as legal counsel, across the country. Given a tour of our fantastic stadium, Shaun was impressed by the facilities – and highlighted the AFC Wimbledon story as a source of inspiration.

Benefit from the intellectual and entertaining contributions of Shaun Wallace, when you book him for your next occasion. of liner notes accompanying "Allen Shawn – Piano Works" CD issued by Coviello Classics label (COV 91414)> "Allen Shawn – Klavierwerke". He appeared in six Woody Allen films including Manhattan (1979), Radio Days (1987), and Rifkin's Festival (2020). Utilising his presentation skills developed in his educational and legal career, Shaun’s appearances at events are always highly professional.Passionate about anti-discrimination and representation, Shaun has also appeared in the Racism: My Story documentary. He has been a Criminal Defence Advocate now for nearly 34 years, and has worked tirelessly on cases ranging from murder to money laundering to firearms to drug trafficking.