John Morris (American actor)

John Morris
John Morris at Mouse-Con in November 2022
EducationSan Francisco University High School
Alma materUniversity of California-Los Angeles
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1991–present

John Morris is an American voice actor. He is best known for his role as the voice of Andy Davis in the Toy Story films.[1][2]

Early life

John Morris graduated from the San Francisco University High School in San Francisco, California in 2003.[3]

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.[4][5] 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.[6]

He also has minor fame for voicing "Pepper Roni" in the 1997 video game Lego Island.[7]

Personal life

A 2007 graduate from the University of California-Los Angeles School of Theater, Film & Television, Morris resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas Santa Boy Voice
1995 Toy Story Andy Davis Voice[8][7]
1999 Toy Story 2 Voice[7]
2010 Toy Story 3 Voice[7]
2019 Toy Story 4 Voice[7]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Wonderful World of Disney Andy Voice, 1 episode
2001 Jason and the Heroes of Mount Olympus Additional voices Unknown episodes
2009 Disney Get Connected Himself
2010 That Fellow in the Coat Andy Davis Voice, Archival recordings
Episode: "A Look Back at the Animated Features of 2010"
2016 Greatest Animated Movies Himself Documentary
2019 Timon and Pumbaa at the Movies Andy Davis Voice, Archival recordings
2 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Animated Storybook: Toy Story Andy Davis
1997 Lego Island Pepper Roni [7]
2001 Nicktoons Nick Tunes Otto Rocket (singing voice) [7]
2010 Toy Story 3: The Video Game Andy Davis

References

  1. ^ a b Bierly, Mandi (June 18, 2010). "'Toy Story 3': Q&A with the voice of Andy, John Morris". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Castillo, Michelle (November 1, 2010). "Growing Up: Toy Story 3's Andy, John Morris, on the End of Everything". Time. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "San Francisco University High School". Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  4. ^ Villarreal, Yvonne (July 8, 2010). "Boy, that was a great story". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 19, 2021.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ "A bittersweet 'Toy Story' Goodbye for John Morris, voice of Andy". Chip & Co. July 1, 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Means, Sean P. (June 17, 2010). "'Toy Story 3' director: Characters 'in my DNA'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  7. ^ 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  8. ^ Kuhn, Sarah (August 14, 2012). "Third-Story Guy". Backstage. Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.


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