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Here’s What The Voices Behind The Characters Of Lightyear Look Like In Real Life

The new Pixar movie stars an intergalactic voice cast.

by Alexia McKay
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It’s been an infinity and beyond! But we will finally learn the true origins of Buzz Lightyear in Pixar’s new movie. Lightyear stars an intergalactic voice cast who compliment their characters fantastically.

Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear

The Captain America star traded in a shield for a space helmet as the voice of Buzz in Lightyear. Tim Allen voiced the character in all four Toy Story films.

Taika Waititi as Mo Morrison

The New Zealand actor voices Mo Morrison, a middle-aged man who joined the Junior Zap Patrol because he thought it would be a fun boot camp to work out. How wrong he is!
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James Brolin as Zurg

The 81-year-old Golden Globe actor voices Buzz’s arch-nemesis, the Evil Emperor Zurg!
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Uzo Aduba as Alisha Hawthorne

The Orange Is the New Black actress voices Alisha Hawthorne, Buzz’s best friend, commander, and most trusted colleague.
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Dale Soules as Darby Steel

Another OITNB alum, Soules voices explosives expert Darby Steel.
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Keke Palmer as Izzy Hawthorne

The Akeelah and the Bee star voices Izzy, Alisha's granddaughter 62 years in the future, who even wears her grandmother's Space Ranger suit.
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Peter Sohn as Sox

The Pixar animator and director voices Buzz's robotic kitten, Sox. Sohn has worked on Pixar projects like Monsters University, WALL-E, The Incredibles, Toy Story 3, and Ratatouille.
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Efren Ramirez as Airmen Diaz

The Napoleon Dynamite actor voices Diaz, a member of Buzz’s crew on the Turnip, his ship marooned on an alien planet.
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Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Commander Burnside

The Wire alum voices Commander Burnside.
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Mary McDonald-Lewis as I.V.A.N.

The veteran voice actress is an artificial intelligence system within Buzz's ship in the future.
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