John Morris | |
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 John Morris at Mouse-Con in November 2022 | |
| Education | San Francisco University High School |
| Alma mater | University of California-Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1991–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]
John Morris graduated from the San Francisco University High School in San Francisco, California in 2003. [3]
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]
A 2007 graduate from the University of California-Los Angeles School of Theater, Film & Television, Morris resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. [1]
| 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] | |
| Toy Story 3: The Gang's All Here | Himself | Documentary Direct-to-video | |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Andy Davis | Voice [7] |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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