It Turns Out Tom Hanks' Brother Does A Lot Of Woody's Voices For "Toy Story" And I Can't Deal

We've been living a lie.

The other day, I was minding my own business on the World Wide Web, when I stumbled upon a Toy Story fact that has SHAKEN me to my core.

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You know how Tom Hanks is the voice of Woody in the franchise? Well, turns out he's not the ONLY actor lending his voice to that role...

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Nope! In fact, Disney often hires Tom Hanks' YOUNGER BROTHER to voice Woody for projects when Tom isn't available.

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Meet Jim Hanks — younger brother to Tom Hanks and the other voice of Woody.

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Whaaaaaaaaat???

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I learned this fact by stumbling upon an old interview Tom Hanks did on the BBC's The Graham Norton Show in 2011:

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In the segment, Norton pulls the string on a Woody doll and asks Hanks if the voice coming from the toy is his.

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"No, it's my brother Jim," Hanks laughs. "There are so many computer games and video things and Jim just works on those all year long."

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"[Disney] said, 'You don't want to do this,'" Hanks explained, referring to the bit roles Woody has to do between films. "'So I said, 'Get my brother Jim, he'll do it.' So that's my brother Jim."

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Sure enough, Jim Hanks' IMDb page is FULL of Woody credits for various Toy Story projects. Truly wild!!!

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If you REALLY wanna have your mind blown, watch this brief clip where Jim Hanks pulls out a spot-on impression of his famous brother:

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So, to sum up: When you're watching the actual Toy Story movies, that's still Tom Hanks. But when you hear Woody's voice in toys, video games, commercials, etc. — that's usually Hanks' little bro Jim.

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I need to go lie down.

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