Buzz Lightyear
| Buzz Lightyear | |
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| Toy Story character | |
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| First appearance | Toy Story (1995) |
| Created by |
John Lasseter Pete Docter Andrew Stanton Joe Ranft |
| Voiced by |
Tim Allen (films, Toy Story Toons, Toy Story of Terror!, Toy Story That Time Forgot, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (DTV dub), Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue, Toy Story Racer, Toy Story Mania!, commercials) Pat Fraley (Toy Story Treats, video games, merchandise, attractions) Patrick Warburton (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (redub), TV series, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Video Game) Mike MacRae (video games) Javier Fernandez-Peña (Spanish Buzz) Teddy Newton (mini counterpart) Stephen Stanton (Mad) Corey Burton (Toy Story 3: Disney On Ice) |
| Information | |
| Species | Spaceman action figure |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Toy |
| Title | Space Ranger |
| Significant other(s) | Jessie |
| Hair color | unknown |
Buzz Lightyear is a fictional character in the Toy Story franchise. He is a toy space ranger hero according to the movies and action figure in the Toy Story franchise. Along with 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, as well as the two film sequels.
Tim Allen voiced the character in the Toy Story film series and the Buzz Lightyear movie, while Patrick Warburton provided Buzz's voice for the TV series, and Pat Fraley voiced him for the video games and the attractions in Disney Parks.
Buzz Lightyear's name was inspired by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person to walk on the Moon. 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.
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.
The purple and lime green color scheme were his and his wife's own favorite colors respectively. The looks of television actor Ed Kemmer are also believed to be a prototype for Lightyear. Kemmer played Commander Buzz Corry in Space Patrol, one of the first science-fiction series on US TV.
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