who is woody from toy story based on
Sheriff Woody Sheriff Woody Pride is a fictional character in the Toy Story franchise created by Pixar. He is a pull-string cowboy doll and the leader of the toys in the movies. His facial features are based on Tone Thyne, a former Disney animator.[1] He is voiced by Tom Hanks in the feature-length film short films and the upcoming video game Kingdom Hearts III, and by Tom's brother Jim Hanks in video games and shorts until Disney Magic Kingdoms.