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.

Career

In 1991 while auditioning for the role of Andy in ''

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'', Morris brought some of his ''

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'' action figures and made voices for them; the Pixar staff loved it and gave him the part. Morris was brought back on to ''

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'' by the request of the director

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. On the ''Toy Story 3''

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, 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. He also has minor fame for voicing "Pepper Roni" in the 1997 video game ''

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''.

Personal life

A 2007 graduate from the University of California-Los Angeles School of Theater, Film & Television, Morris resides in Northern California.

Filmography

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* * 1984 births Male actors from Dallas Living people American male child actors American male film actors American male voice actors UCLA Film School alumni People from Paris, Texas Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1980s-stub