John Morris (American actor) explained

John Morris
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]}

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.

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^[7] ^[8]
1999	Toy Story 2		Voice
2010	Toy Story 3		Voice
2019	Toy Story 4		Voice

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
2001	Nicktoons Nick Tunes	Otto Rocket (singing voice)
2010		Andy Davis

Notes and References

1. 'Toy Story 3': Q&A with the voice of Andy, John Morris. Mandi. Bierly. June 18, 2010. Entertainment Weekly. January 19, 2021. December 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201208145250/https://ew.com/article/2010/06/18/toy-story-3-john-morris-andy/. live.
2. News: Growing Up: Toy Story 3's Andy, John Morris, on the End of Everything. Michelle. Castillo. November 1, 2010. Time. January 19, 2021. June 30, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190630013447/http://techland.time.com/2010/11/01/growing-up-toy-story-3s-andy-john-morris-on-the-end-of-everything/. live.
3. News: San Francisco University High School. January 19, 2021. January 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125100735/https://www.sfuhs.org/alumni/community/stageandscreen. live.
4. News: Boy, that was a great story. Villarreal. Yvonne. July 8, 2010. Los Angeles Times. subscription. January 19, 2021.
5. A bittersweet 'Toy Story' Goodbye for John Morris, voice of Andy. July 1, 2010. Chip & Co. June 30, 2019. April 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230408113719/https://chipandco.com/a-bittersweet-toy-story-goodbye-for-john-morris-voice-of-andy-11457/. live.
6. News: 'Toy Story 3' director: Characters 'in my DNA'. Sean P.. Means. June 17, 2010. The Salt Lake Tribune. January 19, 2021.
7. Third-Story Guy. Backstage. Sarah. Kuhn. August 14, 2012. April 15, 2010. April 17, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100417072102/http://www.backstage.com/bso/news-and-features-features/third-story-guy-1004083390.story. live.
8. Web site: 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..