The invention relates to an action body toy and a control method, which enables the action body toy of high interestingness to be realized at low cost. The action body toy of the invention is characterized in that the action body toy is an action body toy simulating the appearance of an animal or a human, and comprises a body part (120) comprising a sound output part and on which limbs (131)-(133) can arranged movably; a head part (110) supported by a neck part movably arranged relative to the body part (120), and maintaining a mobile communication device (150) at the face position of the action body toy (100)by embedding the mobile communication device (150); and a transmitting part (114) used for transmitting a signal outputted according to the input of a user to the mobile communication device (150) maintained at the head part (110) to the sound output part possessed by the body part (120) and a control part making the limbs (131)-(133) arranged on the body part (120) to act.