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John Morris on Growing Up with Andy, Nightmare Before Christmas, and LEGO Island #pixar #toystory

Oct 13, 2025
John Morris—the longtime voice of Andy in the Toy Story films—talks about starting voice work at age 7, the kids’ acting workshop that sparked it all, and the directing note that shaped one of Pixar’s most emotional moments. What you’ll hear: How a San Francisco “Kids on Camera” workshop led to early voice gigs and a lifelong path in VO John’s quick origin story across on-camera, voice acting, and theater monologues The recording-room direction that unlocked Andy’s goodbye in *Toy Story 3*: think of a personal farewell you’ll never see again—and act from that truth Why the finale hits so hard: the actor was reliving a real goodbye while Andy passes his toys to Bonnie Shout-outs to other roles: Santa Boy in The Nightmare Before Christmas and Pepper Roni in LEGO Island @FANEXPOHQ @celebworx

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