<Tr> <Th> Gender </Th> <Td> Male </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Cowboy </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . 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 . </P> <P> In Toy Story, Woody is the favorite toy of his owner Andy Davis and the leader of the toys in Andy's room . However, his position is jeopardized by the arrival of Buzz Lightyear, an astronaut action figure that Andy get as a birthday present . Buzz is convinced that he is an actual space ranger . Jealous, Woody uses Buzz's belief that he is a space ranger against him to try to knock him out of sight, in hopes of retaining his status as Andy's favorite toy; Buzz instead falls out the open window and Mr. Potato Head and the other toys accuse Woody of getting rid of Buzz on purpose, despite his attempt to convince them it was just an accident . </P>

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