"Toy Aliens and Wheezy respectively. Woody is voiced by Jim Hanks, the younger brother of his original voice actor Tom Hanks (as Tom was too busy working on ""Cast Away""), and Hamm is voiced by Andrew Stanton instead of John Ratzenberger. Originally, Patrick Warburton, (the TV series voice for Buzz), voiced Buzz for the film, but when it was released to video, his lines were redubbed by Allen. Slinky Dog makes a silent cameo due to Jim Varney's death on February 10, 2000. When the movie was later edited into three episodes of the television show, the opening ""Andy's Room"""
"Jim Varney James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell, who was used in numerous television commercial advertising campaigns and films and for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award. He gained further notability for playing Jed Clampett in the film version of ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" (1993) and providing the voice of Slinky Dog in ""Toy Story"" (1995) and ""Toy Story 2 Varney was born in Lexington, Kentucky. As a child, he displayed the ability to memorize long poems"
"Wild and Woolfy Wild and Woolfy is a 1945 animated cartoon short, one of six cartoons in which Droopy was paired with a wolf. It is one of a very few cartoons in the series where Bill Thompson did not voice Droopy, instead Tex Avery himself provided the voice. This was one of the very first cartoons to air on Cartoon Network on the day of its launch on October 1, 1992. In this western-themed cartoon, the Big Bad Wolf, now playing a cowboy criminal called ""Joe"" Wolf in this cartoon, kidnaps the cowgirl singer, Red (played by Red Hot"
"Steve Ryde Steven Ryde (born 8 December 1971) is an English actor, voice-over artist and producer working mainly in children's television. He has appeared in various television programmes, including ""Your Mother Wouldn't Like It"", ""Palace Hill"", a spin-off from ""YMWLI"", playing Jimmy the Time Warp Kid and ""Wizadora"", in which he played the scarecrow Tatty Bogle from 1994 to 1998. In 1993, Ryde was selected to provide the voice-over links between programmes for a partially revamped Children's ITV, essentially as an off-screen presenter. In 1998, Ryde was offered the producer's role for the children's programming strand, and was charged with"
"Robert DoQui Robert DoQui (April 20, 1934 – February 9, 2008) was an American actor who starred in film and on television. He is best known for his roles as King George in the 1973 film ""Coffy"", starring Pam Grier; as Wade in Robert Altman's 1975 film ""Nashville""; and as Sgt. Warren Reed in the 1987 science fiction film ""RoboCop"", the 1990 sequel ""RoboCop 2"", and the 1993 sequel ""RoboCop 3"". He starred on television and is also known for his voice as Pablo Roberts on the cartoon series ""Harlem Globetrotters"" from 1970-1973. DoQui was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He"
"Woody Boyd Woodrow Huckleberry Tiberius ""Woody"" Boyd is a character on the American television show ""Cheers"", portrayed by Woody Harrelson. Woody came to Cheers at the beginning of the fourth season of ""Cheers"" in 1985 in the episode ""Birth, Death, Love and Rice"". Woody appeared in 200 episodes of ""Cheers"" between 1985 and 1993. He also made a guest appearance on ""Frasier"" in the episode ""The Show Where Woody Shows Up"". He is portrayed as simple-minded but good-hearted. Woody was born on July 23 (like the actor who played him) and hails from Hanover, Indiana, where he was voted the"
"voices of the title character and his father (using Howie's ""normal"" voice for Bobby's dad). ""Bobby's World"" ran for eight seasons on Fox and was later syndicated. 1992 saw the weekly airing of his self-titled comedy show ""Howie"" with multiple guest stars such as Gilbert Gottfried, Little Richard, and Lita Ford as the in-house band guitarist. His character Bobby made a regular appearance on the show. In 1994, Mandel voiced the lead character, Little Howie, of the video game ""Tuneland"". He starred in the sketch comedy series ""Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies"" in 1995 on Showtime. Mandel appeared in the 1995"
"Holloway (1905-1992) was an American character actor and voice actor who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows. He was also a voice actor for The Walt Disney Company, well known for his distinctive tenor voice, and served as the original voice of the title character in Walt Disney's Winnie the Pooh. -Ray Beck (1931-2007) Former All-American OG with the GT Yellow Jackets and NFL Player with the NY Giants (52, 55-57). Ray was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. -George Sanders (1933-) is a retired American professional golfer who won 20 events on"
"cartoon voice actor named Wally Wooster. In one episode, frequent collaborator Frank Welker guest-starred as a rival voice artist angling for his job. Don Messick said of his character on the show: ""Wally was never quite sure whether he was Wally or Dippy Duck"". From 1990–1995, he voiced Hamton J. Pig in Amblin's ""Tiny Toon Adventures"" and its spin-offs. Around that time, he also returned as the voice of Droopy for ""Tom & Jerry Kids"" and ""Droopy, Master Detective"". On the 1995 ""Freakazoid!"" episode ""Toby Danger/Doomsday Bet"", a spoof of Jonny Quest, he played Dr. Vernon Danger, a parody of"
"1985. Universal repackaged the cartoons for another syndicated ""Woody Woodpecker Show"" in 1987. A year later, Woody cameoed in ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"", voiced by Cherry Davis, near the end of the film. Woody Woodpecker reappeared in the Fox Kids series ""The New Woody Woodpecker Show"", which ran on Saturday mornings from 1999 to 2002, voiced by Billy West. For this series, Woody was redesigned more like his mid-1940s look (1944 to 1949), pushing back his crest and making his eyes green again. Winnie Woodpecker, who had debuted in ""Real Gone Woody"" (1954), became a semi-regular character as Woody's primary"
"(2016)"". Winner of four BAFTA awards (""Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow"" 2003/2004, ""The Slammer"" 2006/2007, ""Diddy Movies"" 2013/14, ""Sam and Mark's Big Friday Wind Up"" 2016/2017) Steve Ryde Steven Ryde (born 8 December 1971) is an English actor, voice-over artist and producer working mainly in children's television. He has appeared in various television programmes, including ""Your Mother Wouldn't Like It"", ""Palace Hill"", a spin-off from ""YMWLI"", playing Jimmy the Time Warp Kid and ""Wizadora"", in which he played the scarecrow Tatty Bogle from 1994 to 1998. In 1993, Ryde was selected to provide the voice-over links between programmes for"
"Fabrizio Frizzi Fabrizio Frizzi (5 February 1958 – 26 March 2018) was an Italian television presenter, voice actor and philanthropist. He often presented a mixture of variety shows, talent shows and game shows across Italy and he was also known as the Italian voice of Woody from the ""Toy Story"" franchise. Born in Rome, Frizzi began his career in 1980, successfully auditioning to host the children's show ""Il barattolo"" for Rai 2 in 1980. He continued in the young people's afternoon slot, firstly with ""Tandem"" and later with ""Pane e marmellata"", which he co-hosted with his first wife Rita Dalla"
"be changed to a cowboy ventriloquist dummy. John Lasseter liked the contrast between the Western and the science fiction genres and the character immediately changed. Eventually, all the ventriloquist dummy aspects of the character were deleted, because the dummy was designed to look ""sneaky and mean."" However they kept the name Woody to pay homage to the Western actor Woody Strode. The story department drew inspiration from films such as ""Midnight Run"" and ""The Odd Couple"", and Lasseter screened Hayao Miyazaki's ""Castle in the Sky"" (1986) for further influence. ""Toy Story""s script was strongly influenced by the ideas of screenwriter"
"is lifted from Woody's first starring appearance in the 1941 cartoon ""Woody Woodpecker"", in which Woody was voiced by Mel Blanc. Ben Hardaway, also the co-storyman on ""Barber of Seville"", provides Woody's voice for the first time (replacing Kent Rogers, who was killed in a World War II plane crash three months after this short's release), and Lee Sweetland performs as Woody's singing voice. Hardaway would become Woody's sole speaking voice for the remainder of the decade. Finally, ""The Barber of Seville"" was the first Woody cartoon directed by veteran animator James ""Shamus"" Culhane, who had been working on Lantz's"
"John Witherspoon (actor) John Witherspoon (born John Weatherspoon; January 27, 1942) is an American comedian and actor who has performed in many television shows and films. Best known for his role as Willie Jones for the ""Friday"" series, Witherspoon has also starred in films such as ""Hollywood Shuffle"" (1987), ""Boomerang"" (1992) and ""Vampire In Brooklyn"" (1995). He has also made appearances on television shows such as ""The Wayans Bros."" (1995–99), ""The Tracy Morgan Show"" (2003), ""Barnaby Jones"" (1973), ""The Boondocks"" (2005), ""The Five Heartbeats"" (1991) and ""Black Jesus"" (2014). He wrote a film, ""From the Old School"", in which he"
"times voice sound-alikes were used; for instance in ""Toy Story"" Jim Hanks, Tom Hanks' brother, provided the voice of Woody. ""The Lion King"" was narrated by ""The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"" actor James Avery, while ""Toy Story"" is narrated by ""Cheers"" actor John Ratzenberger, who plays Hamm in the film. Pixar subsidiary The Interactive Products Group, with a staff of 95, created ""Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story"" and ""Toy Story Activity Center"" in 1996 under intense time pressure, to meet the VHS release date for ""Toy Story"". Between the two products, the group had created as much original animation as"
"design of the star of ""Toy Story"", Woody, a cowboy. Originally, the character was a ventriloquist's dummy like Edgar Bergen's character Charlie McCarthy. He evolved into a talking doll with a pull string and an empty gun holster. His character designs can also be seen in ""A Bug's Life"", ""Toy Story 2"", ""Monsters, Inc."", ""Finding Nemo"", ""Cars"", ""Ratatouille"", ""WALL-E"", ""Up"", and ""Toy Story 3"". In 2003, Luckey gained attention for the short film ""Boundin'"", which was released theatrically as the opening cartoon for ""The Incredibles"". It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 2003. Luckey wrote"
"of the later Chuck Jones version of Bugs Bunny. Woody was originally voiced by prolific voice actor Mel Blanc, who was succeeded by Danny Webb, Kent Rogers, Ben Hardaway and finally by Grace Stafford, wife of Walter Lantz. Lantz produced theatrical cartoons longer than most of his contemporaries, and Woody Woodpecker remained a staple of Universal's release schedule until 1972, when Lantz finally closed down his studio. The character has been revived since then for special productions and occasions as well as for ""The New Woody Woodpecker Show"", a late 1990s/early 2000s Fox Network Saturday-morning cartoon television series that featured"
"confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called “Forky” to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy. Additionally, Keanu Reeves has been cast in an unspecified role. Don Rickles was originally set to reprise his role as the voice of Mr. Potato Head; however, he died on April 6, 2017 and his representative confirmed he had not recorded any lines for"
"mischievous side towards Buzz, pulling pranks including hiding in a Buzz Lightyear cardboard box to make faces as Buzz walks past the hundreds of ""Buzz Lightyear"" toys on the shelves, drawing on Buzz's helmet, and using Buzz's wings as advertising space for rent when they suddenly pop open. It was revealed in August 2009 by Lee Unkrich that Woody's official last name is ""Pride"". Unkrich stated in his Twitter feed that ""Woody's actual full name is 'Woody Pride', and has been since the earliest days of developing the original Toy Story."" Woody is named after Woody Strode, a character actor"
"Sterling Holloway Sterling Price Holloway Jr. (January 4, 1905 – November 22, 1992) was an American character actor and voice actor who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows. He was also a voice actor for The Walt Disney Company, well known for his distinctive tenor voice, and served as the original voice of the title character in Walt Disney's ""Winnie the Pooh"". Born in Cedartown, Georgia, Holloway was named after his father, Sterling Price Holloway, who, in turn, was named after a prominent Confederate general, Sterling ""Pap"" Price. His mother was Rebecca DeHaven Boothby. He had a"
"Jimmy Weldon Jimmy Weldon (born September 23, 1923) is an American voice actor, ventriloquist, and former television host. He is best known as the voice of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Yakky Doodle and the host and ventriloquist in the locally produced television series ""The Webster Webfoot Show"". Born Ivy Laverne Shinn on September 23, 1923, in Dale, Texas, he began his career in 1946 as a disc jockey at KWCO, the radio station which began its operations shortly after he returned home following WWII. He was the first announcer hired at this new radio station. While there, he developed a"
"Woody Harrelson Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright. His breakout role came in 1985 as bartender Woody Boyd in the television sitcom ""Cheers"". He later became known for his portrayals of Billy Hoyle in ""White Men Can't Jump"" (1992), Mickey Knox in ""Natural Born Killers"" (1994), Larry Flynt in ""The People vs. Larry Flynt"" (1996), Tallahassee in ""Zombieland"" (2009), Capt. Tony Stone in ""The Messenger"" (2009), Dave Brown in ""Rampart"" (2011), Haymitch Abernathy in ""The Hunger Games"" film series (2012–2015), Merritt McKinney in the ""Now You See Me"" film series (2013–2016), the Colonel"
"Andy Secombe Andy Secombe (born 26 April 1953 in Mumbles, south Wales), is a Welsh actor, voice actor, and author. Secombe is son of comedian/singer Harry Secombe (whom he later impersonated in a ""Goon Show"" special). As a voice actor he provided the voice of Watto in the ""Star Wars"" prequels. Secombe provided the voice of another Toydarian in """". Earlier in his career, he was a regular on both ""Playschool"" and ""Playaway"" with Brian Cant. He also appeared in the BBC TV children's sketch show ""Fast Forward"". He was one of the five in the short-lived ""Five Alive"" and"
"Carlo Valli Carlo Valli (born October 4, 1943) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Born in Asti, Valli became well known to the Italian public as a voice actor and dubber. He is the official Italian voice of the late Robin Williams as well as dubbing Jim Broadbent, Colm Meaney and Ken Stott in a majority of their movies. Some of the Italian dubbing roles that Valli is best known for includes Rex from the ""Toy Story"" film series, Ghostface from the ""Scream"" film series and Horace Slughorn from the ""Harry Potter"" franchise. As an actor, Valli had key"
"Woody as a rare artifact. The concept of Woody as a collectible set came from the draft story of ""A Tin Toy Christmas"", an original half-hour special pitched by Pixar to Disney in 1990. The obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggin, who had appeared in a draft of ""Toy Story"" but was later expunged, was inserted into the film. Lasseter claimed that Al was inspired by himself. Secondary characters in Woody's set were inspired by 1940s-50s Western and puppet shows for children, such as ""Four Feather Falls"", ""Hopalong Cassidy"" and ""Howdy Doody"". The development of Jessie was kindled by Lasseter's"
"Gaetano Varcasia Gaetano Varcasia (September 6, 1959 – November 10, 2014) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Varcasia began his career in 1983. He had played key parts on stage and had even served as a director. He also had minor roles as a television actor, usually making at least one appearance on a TV series. He was more or less known as a voice dubber. He was the official Italian voice of Mickey Mouse from 1988 to 1995 and also dubbed characters from American television shows which include Tyrion Lannister from ""Game of Thrones"", Carlton Banks from ""The"
"The concept was then developed into a language teaching tool for children to learn the English language published by Oxford University Press in 1991. Books, audio, and media were produced alongside the series. Cathy Lawday, who originally played the title character, also edited the books. In 1993, ITV took up the series. Considerable changes were made for this series. Some major changes included the introduction of Wendy as Wizadora, who remained as the character from 1993-1996, and again in 1997. Tatty, who was originally played by a woman, was now played by a man (Joe Greco-1993–94, Steven Ryde-1994–98) and Phoebe,"
"moving to Detroit in 1966 shortly after the station was sold. His show ran through 1972 (returning to Cleveland as ""Hey Woody"" that year), and was revived for three years starting in 1997 after a chance encounter with a Canton television executive (David Little), who had loved the show as a child. Remarkably, Conroy still had all of his original props and costumes in his basement, including the puppets who were regular characters on the show: Tarkington Whom Owl, Voracious the Elephant, and Freddie the Alley-Croc. The puppet characters were voiced by fellow Cleveland actor Lawson J. Deming from 1961–66,"
"Toy Story (franchise) Toy Story is a computer animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the 1995 film of the same name, produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The franchise is based on the anthropomorphic concept that all toys, unknown to humans, are secretly alive, and the films focus on a diverse group of toys that feature a classic cowboy named Sheriff Woody and a modern spaceman named Buzz Lightyear. The group unexpectedly embark on adventures that challenge and change them. The first two films of the franchise were directed by John"
"Bill Farmer William Farmer (born November 14, 1952) is an American voice actor and comedian. He has performed the voice of the Disney character Goofy since 1987, and is also the current voice of Pluto and Horace Horsecollar. Farmer was born on November 14, 1952 in Pratt, Kansas, as the second child in his family. His parents were of English and Welsh descent. Farmer's first job, at the age of 15, involved doing voices, especially those of Western stars like John Wayne or Walter Brennan. He and his friends would sometimes go through fast food drive-thrus and order foods in"
"the Disney Studios for unknown reasons and voiced Goofy in 1951 for a brief time. Jimmy MacDonald voiced Goofy in the 1960s Disney album, ""Donald Duck and his Friends"". Jack Bailey also voiced Goofy in several Donald Duck cartoons. Bill Lee provided the singing voice for Goofy on the 1964 record, ""Children's Riddles and Game Songs."" Hal Smith began voicing Goofy in 1967 after Pinto Colvig's death and voiced him until ""Mickey's Christmas Carol"" in 1983. Will Ryan did the voice for ""DTV Valentine"" in 1986 and ""Down and Out with Donald Duck"" in 1987. Tony Pope voiced Goofy in"
"prolific voice actor Billy West as Woody. ""Woody Woodpecker"" cartoons were first broadcast on television in 1957 under the title ""The Woody Woodpecker Show"", which featured Lantz cartoons bookended by new footage of Woody and live-action footage of Lantz. Woody has a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 7000 Hollywood Boulevard. He also made a cameo appearance alongside many other famous cartoon characters in the 1988 film ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"". Woody Woodpecker and friends are also icons at the Universal Studios Theme Parks worldwide, as well as the PortAventura Park in the PortAventura World, Salou,"