<P> Buzz Lightyear is a fictional character in the Toy Story franchise . He is a toy Space Ranger hero according to the movies and an action figure in the franchise . Along with Sheriff Woody, he is one of the two lead characters in all three Toy Story movies . He also appeared in the movie Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and the television series spin - off Buzz Lightyear of Star Command . </P> <P> He is voiced by Tim Allen in the Toy Story films, few video games, the upcoming video game Kingdom Hearts III, and the Buzz Lightyear movie, Patrick Warburton in the TV series, and by Pat Fraley for the video games and the attractions in Disney Parks . </P> <P> Buzz Lightyear's name was inspired by Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second person to walk on the Moon . According to an interview with Pixar producers in Entertainment Weekly, the character was provisionally named Lunar Larry, but it sounded "too wacky", so while trying to rechristen him "we went through some space terms and the word light - year came up, and the coolest astronaut name was Buzz Aldrin ." Aldrin acknowledged the tribute when he pulled a Buzz Lightyear doll out during a speech at NASA, to rapturous cheers . A clip of this can be found on the Toy Story 10th Anniversary DVD . Aldrin did not, however, receive any endorsement fees for the use of his first name . </P> <P> Regarding the design of Lightyear, his creator, John Lasseter, is on record as saying he wanted to create an action figure in the line of G.I. Joe for Toy Story and decided upon a spaceman figure . He attributes his design to the influence of Apollo astronauts, in particular their clear helmets, skullcaps, communication devices and white suits . </P>

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