John Morris (actor)
John Charles Morris (born October 2, 1984) is an American film, television and voice actor. He is best known for his role as the voice of Andy Davis in the Toy Story films.[1][2]
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John Morris at Mouse-Con November 2022 | |
| Born | John Charles Morris October 2, 1984 Greenbrae, California, U.S. |
| Education | San Francisco University High School |
| Alma mater | University of California-Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Career
In 1991 while auditioning for the role of Andy in Toy Story, Morris brought some of his X-Men action figures and made voices for them; the Pixar staff loved it and gave him the part.[3][4] Morris was brought back on to Toy Story 3 by the request of the director Lee Unkrich. On the Toy Story 3 Blu-ray/DVD, Unkrich elaborated that they first had to seek out contact information for Morris, then there was a growing concern over whether his voice would sound right - fears that were relieved when Unkrich first called Morris and heard his voicemail greeting.[5]
He also has minor fame for voicing "Pepper Roni" in the 1997 video game Lego Island.[6]
Personal life
A 2007 graduate from the University of California-Los Angeles School of Theater, Film & Television, Morris resides in Northern California.[1]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Santa Boy | Voice |
| 1995 | Copycat | Young Peter Foley | Scenes cut |
| Toy Story | Andy Davis | Voice[7][6] | |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Voice[6] | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Voice[6] | |
| Toy Story 3: The Gang's All Here | Himself | Documentary Direct-to-video | |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Andy Davis | Voice[6] |
| Television | |||
| Year | Television | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Andy | Voice, 1 episode |
| 2001 | Jason and the Heroes of Mount Olympus | Voice | |
| 2009 | Disney Get Connected | Himself | |
| 2010 | That Fellow in the Coat | Andy | Voice, Archival recordings Episode: "A Look Back at the Animated Features of 2010" |
| 2016 | Greatest Animated Movies | Himself | Documentary |
| Video games | |||
| Year | Game | Voice role | Notes |
| 1995 | Animated Storybook: Toy Story | Andy | |
| 1997 | Lego Island | Pepper Roni | [6] |
| 2001 | Nicktoons Nick Tunes | Otto Rocket (singing voice) | [6] |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3: The Video Game | Andy Davis | |
References
- ^ a b Bierly, Mandi (June 18, 2010). "'Toy Story 3': Q&A with the voice of Andy, John Morris". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Castillo, Michelle (November 1, 2010). "Growing Up: Toy Story 3's Andy, John Morris, on the End of Everything". Time. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Villarreal, Yvonne (July 8, 2010). "Boy, that was a great story". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 19, 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "A bittersweet 'Toy Story' Goodbye for John Morris, voice of Andy". Chip & Co. July 1, 2010.
- ^ Means, Sean P. (June 17, 2010). "'Toy Story 3' director: Characters 'in my DNA'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "John Morris (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Kuhn, Sarah (August 14, 2012). "Third-Story Guy". Backstage.