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{{redirect|Charles|the historical writer in [[Mario's Time Machine]]|[[Charles Dickens]]|the historical scientist in Mario's Time Machine|[[Charles-Gaspard de la Rive]]|[[Luigi]]'s voice actor in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' who's full first name is Charles|[[Charlie Day]]}}
{{redirect|Charles|the historical writer in [[Mario's Time Machine]]|[[Charles Dickens]]|the historical scientist in Mario's Time Machine|[[Charles-Gaspard de la Rive]]|[[Luigi]]'s voice actor in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' whose full first name is Charles|[[Charlie Day]]}}
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|image=[[File:Charles Martinet portrait.jpg|245px]]<br>Portrait of Martinet, used for the announcement of his cameo appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|image=[[File:Charles Martinet portrait.jpg|245px]]<br>Portrait of Martinet, used for the announcement of his cameo appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|full_name=Charles Andre Martinet
|born=September 17, 1955 (age {{age|September 17, 1955}})
|born=September 17, 1955 (age {{age|September 17, 1955}})
|role=Voice actor for [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], [[Baby Mario]], [[Baby Luigi]], etc. (1991–2023)<br>[[Mario Ambassador]] (2023–)
|role=Voice actor for several characters in the video games, including [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] (1991–2023)<br>Voice actor for [[Mario and Luigi's father]] and [[Giuseppe]] in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''<br>[[Mario Ambassador]] (2023–present)
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{{Quote|Ah, that Charles Martinet. Nice Italian boy.|Mario|Mario vs. Donkey Kong}}
{{quote|Ah, that Charles Martinet. Nice Italian boy.|Mario|Mario vs. Donkey Kong}}
'''{{wp|Charles Martinet}}''' (last name pronounced ''mar-tin-AY'', born September 17, 1955, in {{wp|San Jose, California|San Jose}}, {{wp|California}}) is an American actor and voice actor best known for his voices in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. He voiced several characters in the franchise, including [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], and some of the [[List of bosses|bosses]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''.<ref name="MarAdv">[https://web.archive.org/web/20041214201633/http://archive.gamespy.com/interviews/august02/mario/index2.shtml "Interview with the Voice of Mario" quote from GameSpy: "And I played Wart, Clawgrip, Triclyde, Mouser, and of course Mario, in Super Mario Advance."]</ref> [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0553409/ The Internet Movie Database] attributes over 150 works to Martinet in total. In addition to English, Martinet speaks fluent French and Spanish, as well as some Italian.<ref>Daniel K. (September 23, 2012). [https://youtu.be/RDvG-S1yoCY?t=17 Intervista a Charles Martinet (voce di Super Mario Bros.)]. ''YouTube''.</ref>


'''{{wp|Charles Martinet}}''' (last name usually pronounced ''mar-tin-AY'', born September 17, 1955 in {{wp|San Jose, California|San Jose}}, {{wp|California}}) is an American actor and voice actor best known for his voices in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. He voiced several characters in the franchise, including [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], [[Baby Mario]], [[Baby Luigi]], [[Baby Wario]], among several other male characters. He also voiced the male [[List of bosses|bosses]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0553409/ The Internet Movie Database] attributes over 150 works to Martinet in total. In addition to English, Martinet speaks fluent French and Spanish, as well as some Italian.<ref>Daniel K. (September 23, 2012). [https://youtu.be/RDvG-S1yoCY?t=17 Intervista a Charles Martinet (voce di Super Mario Bros.)]. ''YouTube''.</ref>
At the time of his audition in 1990, Martinet had never heard of Mario or [[Nintendo]].<ref>Nintendo UK (September 14, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2JafswsbUY Nintendo UK Live #6 - Charles Martinet: Super Mario Maker launch day special (Wii U)]. ''YouTube''.</ref> Martinet originally was not invited to audition for the role of Mario; according to him, he crashed the auditions and was asked to do an Italian accent. His recordings left so much of an impression that they were the only ones sent to Nintendo.<ref>GamerSpawn (September 10, 2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20110913104008/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Eudb_Tqg8 The Voice of Mario - Charles Martinet Interview]. ''YouTube''. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011, 10:40:08 UTC via Wayback Machine.</ref> As a former Shakespearean actor, Martinet has stated that Mario's voice was based on his voice for Gremio, a character from ''{{wp|The Taming of the Shrew}}''.<ref name=GoodDeal>http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/int_Charles_Martinet.html</ref> Some sources have alternatively, if erroneously, cited Petruchio (actually played by John Callahan) from the same play as the inspiration.<ref>[https://www.shakespeareflix.net/2015/03/kiss-me-princess-peach-super-marios.html KISS ME, PRINCESS PEACH: ACTOR BASED SUPER MARIO'S VOICE ON HIS PERFORMANCE AS PETRUCHIO IN THE TAMING OF THE SHREW]</ref>


At the time of his audition in 1990, Charles Martinet had never heard of Mario or [[Nintendo]].<ref>Nintendo UK (September 14, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2JafswsbUY Nintendo UK Live #6 - Charles Martinet: Super Mario Maker launch day special (Wii U)]. ''YouTube''.</ref> Martinet originally was not invited to audition for the role of Mario; according to him, he crashed the auditions and was asked to do an Italian accent. His recordings left so much of an impression that they were the only ones sent to Nintendo.<ref>GamerSpawn (September 10, 2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20110913104008/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Eudb_Tqg8 The Voice of Mario - Charles Martinet Interview]. ''YouTube''. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011, 10:40:08 UTC via Wayback Machine.</ref> As a former Shakespearean actor, Martinet has stated that Mario's voice was based on his voice for Gremio, a character from ''{{wp|The Taming of the Shrew}}''.<ref name=GoodDeal>http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/int_Charles_Martinet.html</ref> Some sources have alternatively cited Petruchio from the same play as the inspiration.<ref>[https://www.shakespeareflix.net/2015/03/kiss-me-princess-peach-super-marios.html KISS ME, PRINCESS PEACH: ACTOR BASED SUPER MARIO'S VOICE ON HIS PERFORMANCE AS PETRUCHIO IN THE TAMING OF THE SHREW]</ref>
Martinet was flown to SimGraphics in South Pasadena the next day<ref>Geek To Me Radio (July 18, 2022). [https://youtu.be/TvNfIj8xPXE?t=1867 314-Nolan North, Charles Martinet, and Keith Coogan]. ''YouTube''.</ref> to be fitted for the [[Mario in Real Time]] system, wherein he had motion sensors attached to his face, which transposed his facial movements to a computer-generated Mario head on a screen. Martinet watched people passing by the screen through a hidden camera and talked to them as Mario; this was used rather often by Nintendo for promotional events.<ref>https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet/status/1493266234644779012?s=09</ref> He would not start voicing Mario in games until the 1994 CD release of ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'' (featuring an altered form of Mario in Real Time), which, while the first confirmed game to have Mario portrayed by Martinet, has been contested by the [[Super Mario Bros. (pinball)|''Super Mario Bros.'' pinball machine]] in 1992,<ref>https://gonintendo.com/stories/312100-charles-martinet-confirms-that-voiced-mario-for-the-1992-super-ma</ref> although no reliable source has been given to this claim.


Martinet was flown to SimGraphics in South Pasadena the next day<ref>Geek To Me Radio (July 18, 2022). [https://youtu.be/TvNfIj8xPXE?t=1867 314-Nolan North, Charles Martinet, and Keith Coogan]. ''YouTube''.</ref> to be fitted for the [[Mario in Real Time]] system, wherein he had motion sensors attached to his face, which transposed his facial movements to a computer-generated Mario head on a screen. Martinet watched people passing by the screen through a hidden camera and talked to them as Mario; this was used rather often by Nintendo for promotional events.<ref>https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet/status/1493266234644779012?s=09</ref> He would not start voicing Mario in games until the 1994 CD release of ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'' (featuring an altered form of Mario in Real Time), which, while the first confirmed game to have Mario portrayed by Martinet, has been contested by the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (pinball)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' pinball machine in 1992,<ref>https://gonintendo.com/stories/312100-charles-martinet-confirms-that-voiced-mario-for-the-1992-super-ma</ref> although no reliable source has been given to this claim.
Martinet's voice for Mario would be solidified as standard by its usage in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. The non-Japanese version of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' would be the first game to feature him as the voice actor for Luigi and Wario (with him having developed the former's voice when trying to minimize his mouth movements while speaking in Mario in Real Time),<ref>[https://youtu.be/UReCxGzQRvw?si=2k6twLDMG8lWMlqd]</ref> and he went on to also voice Waluigi upon the character's introduction in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''. Martinet has been recognized by ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as providing the "most video game voiceover performances as the same character" (at least 100 as Mario, as of the release of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'').<ref>[https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet/status/1073644309755412480/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1073644309755412480&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurogamer.net%2Farticles%2F2018-12-15-charles-martinet-awarded-guinness-world-record-for-100-mario-video-game-voiceovers ''Twitter'' post by Charles Martinet]</ref>


Charles Martinet's voice for Mario would be solidified as standard by its usage in ''Super Mario 64''. The non-Japanese version of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' would be the first game to feature him as the voice actor for Luigi and Wario (with him having developed the former's voice when trying to minimize his mouth movements while speaking in Mario in Real Time),<ref>[https://youtu.be/UReCxGzQRvw?si=2k6twLDMG8lWMlqd]</ref> and he went on to also voice Waluigi upon the character's introduction in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''. He has been recognized by the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as providing the "most video game voiceover performances as the same character" (at least 100 as Mario, as of the release of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'').<ref>[https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet/status/1073644309755412480/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1073644309755412480&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurogamer.net%2Farticles%2F2018-12-15-charles-martinet-awarded-guinness-world-record-for-100-mario-video-game-voiceovers ''Twitter'' post by Charles Martinet]</ref>
In 2021, when asked if he wanted to voice Mario in the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Martinet stated, "[I]t sounds like a marvelous thing, it sounds like great fun and if they invite me to play, I'll go in and play with great joy and happiness,"<ref>[https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/02/charles_martinet_would_love_to_voice_mario_in_upcoming_illumination_movie Nintendo Life: Charles Martinet Would Love To Voice Mario In Upcoming Illumination Movie]</ref> similar to his statements from 2003 of wanting an "animated movie" and that he "would love to do every voice for Nintendo [he] possibly could."<ref>[https://www.nsidr.com/archive/e3-interview-charles-martinet/ nsider: E3 Interview: Charles Martinet] [https://web.archive.org/web/20200507024715/https://www.nsidr.com/archive/e3-interview-charles-martinet/ (archive)]</ref> Despite this, Martinet would ultimately not go on to voice Mario and Luigi in the movie (with the characters instead being voiced by [[Chris Pratt]] and [[Charlie Day]], respectively, in English), instead providing the voices of [[Papa Mario|their father]] and [[Giuseppe]] in several languages.


He would not go on to voice Mario and Luigi in the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (with the characters instead being voiced by [[Chris Pratt]] and [[Charlie Day]] respectively in English), but he provided the voices of [[Papa Mario|their father]] and [[Giuseppe]] in several languages.
On August 21, 2023, Nintendo announced that Martinet had stepped down from voicing characters in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, and he would be taking on the role of [[Mario Ambassador]],<ref>https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1693624002982314108</ref> which entails interacting with fans, signing autographs, and performing his ''Super Mario'' voices at events. The final ''Super Mario'' game released prior to this that features his voice was ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' (although the [[Summer Tour (2023)|2023 Summer Tour]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', which began the day after the announcement of Martinet's retirement, introduced a variant of Mario with a new voice line by him). He was succeeded by [[Kevin Afghani]], who has voiced Mario and Luigi starting in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' and Wario starting in ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''.<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-confirms-charles-martinet-is-not-involved-in-super-mario-bros-wonder</ref> However, Martinet's voice clips are still used in [[reissue]]s of games that featured them originally.<ref name=LM2>gonintendo (August 22, 2023). [https://gonintendo.com/contents/24760-switch-release-of-luigi-s-mansion-dark-moon-to-retain-charles-martinet-s-work Switch release of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon to retain Charles Martinet's work] ''gonintendo''. Retrieved August 27, 2023.</ref>
 
Nintendo announced on August 21, 2023 that Martinet had stepped down from voicing characters in the ''Super Mario'' franchise for currently unspecified reasons, and would be taking on the role of [[Mario Ambassador]].<ref>https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1693624002982314108</ref> The final ''Super Mario'' game released prior to this that features his voice was ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' (although the [[Summer Tour (2023)|2023 Summer Tour]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', which began the day after the announcement of Martinet's retirement, introduced a variant of Mario with a new voice line by him), while ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' and ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' are the first games to feature his replacement(s).<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-confirms-charles-martinet-is-not-involved-in-super-mario-bros-wonder</ref> However, his voice clips are still used in [[reissue]]s of games that featured them.<ref name=LM2>gonintendo (August 22, 2023). [https://gonintendo.com/contents/24760-switch-release-of-luigi-s-mansion-dark-moon-to-retain-charles-martinet-s-work Switch release of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon to retain Charles Martinet's work] ''gonintendo''. Retrieved August 27, 2023.</ref>


==Portrayals==
==Portrayals==
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*''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face
*''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face
*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi (English) / Wario (English) / Thwomps (English) / System voice (English)
*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi (English) / Wario (English) / System voice (English)
*''[[Mario Kart 64 (slot machine)|Mario Kart 64]]'' (slot machine) &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario
*''[[Mario Kart 64 (slot machine)|Mario Kart 64]]'' (slot machine) &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario
*''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario
*''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario
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*''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Baby Mario / Wario / [[Waluigi]] / Announcer
*''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Baby Mario / Wario / [[Waluigi]] / Announcer
*''[[Mario Party 3]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Party 3]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Clawgrip]] / [[Tryclyde]] / [[Mouser]] / [[Fryguy]] / [[Wart]]
*''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Clawgrip]]<ref name="MarAdv"/> / [[Tryclyde]]<ref name="MarAdv"/> / [[Mouser]]<ref name="MarAdv"/> / [[Wart]]<ref name="MarAdv"/>
*''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'' &ndash; [[Dr. Mario]] / Wario / Metal Mario / [[Vampire Wario]]
*''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'' &ndash; [[Dr. Mario]] / Wario / Metal Mario / [[Vampire Wario]]
*''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' &ndash; Mario
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*''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' &ndash; Mario / [[Isle Delfino]] commercial narrator<!--52:00--> / Male [[Pianta]]s<ref>{{media link|Pianta confirmation Martinet.jpg}}</ref><ref>{{media link|Pianta confirmation Martinet Burns.jpg}}</ref> (shared with [[Scott Burns]])
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' &ndash; Mario / [[Isle Delfino]] commercial narrator<!--52:00--> / Male [[Pianta]]s<ref>{{media link|Pianta confirmation Martinet.jpg}}</ref><ref>{{media link|Pianta confirmation Martinet Burns.jpg}}</ref> (shared with [[Scott Burns]])
*''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' &ndash; Baby Mario / Mario
*''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario Party 4]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Party 4]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' &ndash; Mario / Dr. Mario / Wario / Metal Mario / Vampire Wario
*''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' &ndash; Mario / Dr. Mario / Wario / Metal Mario / Vampire Wario
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*''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Male Piantas (shared with Scott Burns and [[Hironori Miyata]])
*''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Male Piantas (shared with Scott Burns and [[Hironori Miyata]])
*''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / [[Whisker]] / [[Sass]]
*''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario (Nintendo opening logo) / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / [[Robo Mario]]
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / [[Robo Mario]]
*''[[SSX on Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[SSX on Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
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*''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mini Marios
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mini Marios
*''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' &ndash; Baby Mario / [[Baby Wario]] / [[Baby Bowser]]
*''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' &ndash; Wario / [[Tiny Wario]]s
*''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' &ndash; Wario / [[Tiny Wario]]s
*''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'' &ndash; Wario
*''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'' &ndash; Wario
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*''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Party 8]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / [[Big Top]] / Male Piantas (shared with Scott Burns)
*''[[Mario Party 8]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / [[Big Top]] / Male Piantas (shared with Scott Burns)
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Cosmic Mario]] / Cosmic Luigi
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Party DS]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Party DS]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
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*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Cosmic Clone]]s / Male Piantas (shared with Scott Burns)
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Male Piantas (shared with Scott Burns)
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mini Marios
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mini Marios
*''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Male Piantas (shared with Scott Burns)
*''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Male Piantas (shared with Scott Burns)
*''[[AR Games]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[AR Games]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Cosmic Clones
*''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Fortune Street]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Fortune Street]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
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*''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / [[Bubble clone|Bubble Mario]] (unused)
*''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / [[Bubble clone|Bubble Mario]] (unused)
*''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' &ndash; Baby Mario
*''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Gold Mario
*''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Gold Mario
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Metal Mario / Tanooki Mario / Male Piantas (shared with Scott Burns)
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Metal Mario / Tanooki Mario / Male Piantas (shared with Scott Burns)
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*''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' &ndash; Luigi / Mario / Gooigi
*''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' &ndash; Luigi / Mario / Gooigi
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*"[[We Are Born to Play]]" &ndash; Mario
*''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' &ndash; Luigi
*''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' &ndash; Luigi
*[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']] &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']] &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face / Luigi / Isle Delfino commercial narrator / Male Piantas (shared with Scott Burns) / Cosmic Mario / Cosmic Luigi
*''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face / Luigi / Isle Delfino commercial narrator / Male Piantas (shared with Scott Burns)
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine Original Soundtrack]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine Original Soundtrack]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
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*''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' &ndash; [[Papa Mario|Mario & Luigi's father]] (English, Catalan, European French, German, Italian, and European Spanish) / [[Giuseppe]] (English, Catalan,<ref>https://www.eldoblatge.com/fitxa/5990</ref> Croatian, Danish, Dutch (including Flemish<ref>[https://www.moviepulp.be/561293/dit-zijn-de-vlaamse-stemmen-van-the-super-mario-movie.html Dit zijn de Vlaamse stemmen van The Super Mario Movie - Moviepulp]</ref>), Finnish,<ref>[https://www.finnkino.fi/event/304124/title/the_super_mario_bros_movie/ The Super Mario Bros. Movie]. ''Finnkino''. Retrieved March 27, 2023.</ref> French (Canadian<ref>[https://doublagequebecois.forum-canada.net/t3349-super-mario-bros-le-film-2023 Super Mario Bros. le film | Forum du Doublage Québécois]</ref> and European), German,<ref>https://www.synchronkartei.de/film/55103</ref> Hindi, Hungarian,<ref>[https://dvdnews.blog.hu/2023/02/19/super_mario_bros_a_film_the_super_mario_bros_movie_a_magyar_hangok Super Mario Bros.: A film (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)]. ''DVDNews''. Retrieved April 12, 2023.</ref> Italian,<ref>[https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film1/supermariobros-ilfilm.htm Italian cast]. ''Il Mondo dei Doppiatori''. Retrieved April 5, 2022.</ref> Japanese (voice clip re-used from the English version),<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQSTOCgfS8c&t=390</ref> Lithuanian, Taiwanese Mandarin,<ref>[https://web.facebook.com/100057197120590/posts/709695340947030?_rdc=1&_rdr 偉憶數位錄音 ''We Digital Media Co., Ltd,''<nowiki />'s post on Facebook]</ref> Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian and European<ref>https://www.centralcomics.com/super-mario-bros-o-filme-as-vozes-portuguesas/</ref>), Romanian, Serbian,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EASb0eKcPHk&ab SUPER MARIO BRAĆA FILM (THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE) - SINHRONIZOVANI TREJLER G]</ref> Slovenian, Spanish (European<ref>https://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaPelicula.asp?id=68673</ref> and Latin American), Swedish,<ref>[https://www.dubbningshemsidan.se/credits/super-mario-bros-filmen/ Super Mario Bros. Filmen | Dubbningshemsidan]</ref> Thai,<ref>https://www.facebook.com/DubLoverPierrot/posts/pfbid02CYoptifTxwCzKVgAPqQzKTaLjYKvgVbUn6ou6NYYwDeMfkczABQQmbTb1xpa5vJNl</ref> Turkish, Ukrainian,<ref>https://kinobaza.com.ua/titles/super-mario-movie</ref> and Vietnamese)<ref>Trang này lưu trữ danh sách diễn viên lồng tiếng hoạt hình chiếu rạp (April 5, 2023). [https://www.facebook.com/vietdubcastinglistarchive/posts/pfbid0JUvjXuFmp8W7auoexkdAXZ1BPqttAjGVVJM3RfZaLNWthMQkYdgULAUivxLJPDj4l Phim Anh Em Super Mario (2023) Studio: Đạt Phi Media]. ''Facebook''. Retrieved April 6, 2023.</ref>
*''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' &ndash; [[Papa Mario|Mario & Luigi's father]] (English, Catalan, European French, German, Italian, and European Spanish) / [[Giuseppe]] (English, Catalan,<ref>https://www.eldoblatge.com/fitxa/5990</ref> Croatian, Danish, Dutch (including Flemish<ref>[https://www.moviepulp.be/561293/dit-zijn-de-vlaamse-stemmen-van-the-super-mario-movie.html Dit zijn de Vlaamse stemmen van The Super Mario Movie - Moviepulp]</ref>), Finnish,<ref>[https://www.finnkino.fi/event/304124/title/the_super_mario_bros_movie/ The Super Mario Bros. Movie]. ''Finnkino''. Retrieved March 27, 2023.</ref> French (Canadian<ref>[https://doublagequebecois.forum-canada.net/t3349-super-mario-bros-le-film-2023 Super Mario Bros. le film | Forum du Doublage Québécois]</ref> and European), German,<ref>https://www.synchronkartei.de/film/55103</ref> Hindi, Hungarian,<ref>[https://dvdnews.blog.hu/2023/02/19/super_mario_bros_a_film_the_super_mario_bros_movie_a_magyar_hangok Super Mario Bros.: A film (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)]. ''DVDNews''. Retrieved April 12, 2023.</ref> Italian,<ref>[https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film1/supermariobros-ilfilm.htm Italian cast]. ''Il Mondo dei Doppiatori''. Retrieved April 5, 2022.</ref> Japanese,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQSTOCgfS8c&t=390</ref> Lithuanian, Taiwanese Mandarin,<ref>[https://web.facebook.com/100057197120590/posts/709695340947030?_rdc=1&_rdr 偉憶數位錄音 ''We Digital Media Co., Ltd,''<nowiki />'s post on Facebook]</ref> Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian and European<ref>https://www.centralcomics.com/super-mario-bros-o-filme-as-vozes-portuguesas/</ref>), Romanian, Serbian,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EASb0eKcPHk&ab SUPER MARIO BRAĆA FILM (THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE) - SINHRONIZOVANI TREJLER G]</ref> Slovenian, Spanish (European<ref>https://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaPelicula.asp?id=68673</ref> and Latin American), Swedish,<ref>[https://www.dubbningshemsidan.se/credits/super-mario-bros-filmen/ Super Mario Bros. Filmen | Dubbningshemsidan]</ref> Thai,<ref>https://www.facebook.com/DubLoverPierrot/posts/pfbid02CYoptifTxwCzKVgAPqQzKTaLjYKvgVbUn6ou6NYYwDeMfkczABQQmbTb1xpa5vJNl</ref> Turkish, Ukrainian,<ref>https://kinobaza.com.ua/titles/super-mario-movie</ref> and Vietnamese)<ref>Trang này lưu trữ danh sách diễn viên lồng tiếng hoạt hình chiếu rạp (April 5, 2023). [https://www.facebook.com/vietdubcastinglistarchive/posts/pfbid0JUvjXuFmp8W7auoexkdAXZ1BPqttAjGVVJM3RfZaLNWthMQkYdgULAUivxLJPDj4l Phim Anh Em Super Mario (2023) Studio: Đạt Phi Media]. ''Facebook''. Retrieved April 6, 2023.</ref>
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) &ndash; Mario
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) &ndash; Mario / Mini Mario
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) &ndash; Mario
*''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'' &ndash; Luigi / Mario<ref name=LM2/>
*''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'' &ndash; Luigi / Mario<ref name=LM2/>
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) &ndash; Mario


==Sampled voices==
==Sampled voices==
*In ''Super Mario 64'', part of Mario's "Here we go" line is referenced and altered for the [[Bob-omb Buddy|Bob-omb Buddie]]s' "speaking" sound.<ref name="Bobomb">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGc_ZcfONcI "The Bob-omb Buddy Sound is Mario's Voice"] - YouTube video by Crazy900's Vid Vault</ref>
*In ''Super Mario 64'', part of Mario's line ''"Here we go!"'' is referenced and altered for the [[Bob-omb Buddy|Bob-omb Buddies]]' "speaking" sound.<ref name="Bobomb">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGc_ZcfONcI "The Bob-omb Buddy Sound is Mario's Voice"] - YouTube video by Crazy900's Vid Vault</ref>
*In ''Mario Kart 64'', a pitched-down version of Wario's laugh is used for the [[Thwomp]]s.
*In ''Mario Kart 64'', a pitched-down version of Wario's laugh is used for the [[Thwomp]]s.
*Charles Martinet was behind the "Human, Laugh - Comical Laugh: Male" voice from ''The General Series 6000 Sound Effects Library''. A sped-up version of this laugh has been used for [[Boo]]s (as early as ''Super Mario 64''), [[Dry Bones]] (as early as ''Super Mario Galaxy''), [[Six-Face Sal]], and [[Chortlebot]], while a slowed-down version was used for [[Bowser]]'s laugh (''Super Mario 64'' and ''64 DS'').<ref name="Bowser voice origin">{{media link|Charles Martinet and the Comical Laugh Pt 2.png}}</ref>
*Charles Martinet provided the "Human, Laugh - Comical Laugh: Male" voice in ''The General Series 6000 Sound Effects Library''. A sped-up version of this laugh has been used for [[Boo]]s (as early as ''Super Mario 64''), [[Dry Bones]] (as early as ''Super Mario Galaxy''), [[Six-Face Sal]], and [[Chortlebot]], while a slowed-down version was used for [[Bowser]]'s laugh in ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Super Mario 64 DS''.<ref name="Bowser voice origin">{{media link|Charles Martinet and the Comical Laugh Pt 2.png}}</ref>


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
{{quote2|I want to voice Mario until I drop dead.|Charles Martinet|Eurogamer<ref>[https://www.eurogamer.net/charles-martinet-i-want-to-voice-mario-until-i-drop-dead Charles Martinet: "I want to voice Mario until I drop dead" / "I'm not going anywhere for a long time!"]. ''Fangamer''. Tom Phillips. Published Oct 26, 2021</ref>}}
{{quote2|I want to voice Mario until I drop dead … If someday I think I am no longer capable of doing it, I will tell Nintendo to look into finding someone else.|Charles Martinet|Eurogamer<ref>[https://www.eurogamer.net/charles-martinet-i-want-to-voice-mario-until-i-drop-dead Charles Martinet: "I want to voice Mario until I drop dead" / "I'm not going anywhere for a long time!"]. ''Fangamer''. Tom Phillips. Published Oct 26, 2021</ref>}}
{{quote2|I think everybody in the world has so much impact. But you know we artists here at this great SacAnime, we get to talk experience with our fans' reaction to our work over 25 years, 30 years, 31 years for me, and it's a beautiful thing. I wish every electrician could hear 'thank you very much, that plug in the kitchen every day for 30 years, we had toast, my kids had toast in the morning!' Because it is true, we have so much impact on each other, and I think as a world, people are really good. You see so much news about how terrible things are, but human beings are truly truly good. That's what I wish for the world to understand, the beauty of humankind.|Charles Martinet|Sacramento Special Report<ref name="SacAnime Interview">[https://youtu.be/uWQsqw7JSkc: Charles Martinet Interview: "Mario Never Says No"]. ''Sacramento Special Report''. Published Sep 10, 2022</ref>}}
{{quote2|I think everybody in the world has so much impact. But you know we artists here at this great SacAnime, we get to talk experience with our fans' reaction to our work over 25 years, 30 years, 31 years for me, and it's a beautiful thing. I wish every electrician could hear 'thank you very much, that plug in the kitchen every day for 30 years, we had toast, my kids had toast in the morning!' Because it is true, we have so much impact on each other, and I think as a world, people are really good. You see so much news about how terrible things are, but human beings are truly truly good. That's what I wish for the world to understand, the beauty of humankind.|Charles Martinet|Sacramento Special Report<ref name="SacAnime Interview">[https://youtu.be/uWQsqw7JSkc: Charles Martinet Interview: "Mario Never Says No"]. ''Sacramento Special Report''. Published Sep 10, 2022</ref>}}
{{quote2|For me, I would never get tired of doing Mario, because if I say 'it's-a me, Super Mario!' What happens is someone smiles, and that makes it like it's the very first time I ever did it.|Charles Martinet|Sacramento Special Report<ref name="SacAnime Interview" />}}
{{quote2|For me, I would never get tired of doing Mario, because if I say 'it's-a me, Super Mario!' What happens is someone smiles, and that makes it like it's the very first time I ever did it.|Charles Martinet|Sacramento Special Report<ref name="SacAnime Interview" />}}
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Promotional images===
===Promotional images===
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<gallery widths="150px"heights="160px">
Martinet Promo 2016.jpg|Poster of Martinet, showing various ''Super Mario'' characters he provided voices for
Martinet Promo 2016.jpg|Poster of Martinet, showing various ''Super Mario'' characters he provided voices for
Charles Martinet - SMB30th.jpg|Poster of Martinet, for the 30th Anniversary of ''Super Mario Bros.''
Charles Martinet - SMB30th.jpg|Poster of Martinet, for the [[Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 30th Anniversary]]
Martinet 2016 Spain.jpg|Promotional photo of Martinet at Barcelona Games World 2016
Martinet 2016 Spain.jpg|Promotional photo of Martinet at Barcelona Games World 2016
Charles-martinet.jpg|Promotional photo of Martinet
Charles-martinet.jpg|Promotional photo of Martinet
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===Events===
===Events===
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<gallery widths="150px"heights="160px">
Charles Martinet GalaxyCon 1.jpg|Martinet at a panel at GalaxyCon Columbus 2022
Charles Martinet GalaxyCon 1.jpg|Martinet at a panel at GalaxyCon Columbus 2022
Charles Martinet GalaxyCon 2.jpg|Martinet signing autographs at GalaxyCon Columbus 2022
Charles Martinet GalaxyCon 2.jpg|Martinet signing autographs at GalaxyCon Columbus 2022
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===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
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<gallery widths="150px"heights="160px">
CharlesMartinet.jpg|Photo from Martinet's website
CharlesMartinet.jpg|Photo from Martinet's website
Twitter Charles Martinet.jpg|Martinet's Twitter profile picture, showing him with plushies of characters he voiced
Twitter Charles Martinet.jpg|Martinet's Twitter profile picture, showing him with plushies of characters he voiced
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''Mario Party'', ''Super Smash Bros.'', ''Mario Golf'', and ''Mario Party 2'', as well as the Japanese version of ''Mario Kart 64'',<ref>https://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_64#Credits_Differences</ref> his surname is misspelled as "Martinee", like how it is pronounced.
*In ''Mario Party'', ''Super Smash Bros.'', ''Mario Golf'', and ''Mario Party 2'', as well as the Japanese version of ''Mario Kart 64'',<ref>https://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_64#Credits_Differences</ref> Martinet's surname is misspelled as "Martinee," similar to how it is pronounced.
*In 1994's ''{{wp|Super Punch-Out!!}}'', Charles Martinet voiced the majority of the boxers. In addition to this, in the same year, he offered to voice [[Link]] before being turned down by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]].<ref>Convention Coverage (February 10, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uZuJjJfrmQ Charles Martinet Got This Response When He Pitched The Idea Of Voicing Link In The Legend Of Zelda]. ''YouTube''.</ref>
*In 1994's ''{{wp|Super Punch-Out!!}}'', Martinet voiced the majority of the boxers. In addition to this, in the same year, he offered to voice [[Link]] before being turned down by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]].<ref>Convention Coverage (February 10, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uZuJjJfrmQ Charles Martinet Got This Response When He Pitched The Idea Of Voicing Link In The Legend Of Zelda]. ''YouTube''.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.charlesmartinet.com Official website]
*[http://charlesmartinet.com Official website]
**[http://www.charlesmartinet.com/voiceover.html Voiceover]
**[http://charlesmartinet.com/voiceover.html Voiceover]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrjy6lpDHzk Martinet in action]
*[http://youtu.be/yrjy6lpDHzk Martinet in action]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kv4HlKLjfg Martinet's interview]
*[http://youtu.be/7Kv4HlKLjfg Martinet's interview]
*[http://www.facebook.com/people/Charles-Martinet/519663615 Facebook page]
*[http://facebook.com/charles.martinet.12 Facebook profile]
*[http://instagram.com/charlesmartinetitsame Instagram page]
*[http://instagram.com/charlesmartinetitsame Instagram profile]
*[https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet Twitter page]
*[https://threads.net/charlesmartinetitsame Threads profile]
*[https://vine.co/u/1114052811714400256 Charles Martinet's profile on Vine]
*[https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet X profile]
 
*[https://vine.co/u/1114052811714400256 Vine profile]
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Revision as of 09:20, May 1, 2024

"Charles" redirects here. For the historical writer in Mario's Time Machine, see Charles Dickens. For the historical scientist in Mario's Time Machine, see Charles-Gaspard de la Rive. For Luigi's voice actor in The Super Mario Bros. Movie whose full first name is Charles, see Charlie Day.
Charles Martinet
Charles Martinet portrait photo, used as recently as the The Super Mario Bros. Movie cast images
Portrait of Martinet, used for the announcement of his cameo appearances in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Full name Charles Andre Martinet
Born September 17, 1955 (age 68)
Super Mario–related role(s) Voice actor for several characters in the video games, including Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi (1991–2023)
Voice actor for Mario and Luigi's father and Giuseppe in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Mario Ambassador (2023–present)
“Ah, that Charles Martinet. Nice Italian boy.”
—Mario, Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Charles Martinet (last name pronounced mar-tin-AY, born September 17, 1955, in San Jose, California) is an American actor and voice actor best known for his voices in the Super Mario franchise. He voiced several characters in the franchise, including Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and some of the bosses in Super Mario Advance.[1] The Internet Movie Database attributes over 150 works to Martinet in total. In addition to English, Martinet speaks fluent French and Spanish, as well as some Italian.[2]

At the time of his audition in 1990, Martinet had never heard of Mario or Nintendo.[3] Martinet originally was not invited to audition for the role of Mario; according to him, he crashed the auditions and was asked to do an Italian accent. His recordings left so much of an impression that they were the only ones sent to Nintendo.[4] As a former Shakespearean actor, Martinet has stated that Mario's voice was based on his voice for Gremio, a character from The Taming of the Shrew.[5] Some sources have alternatively, if erroneously, cited Petruchio (actually played by John Callahan) from the same play as the inspiration.[6]

Martinet was flown to SimGraphics in South Pasadena the next day[7] to be fitted for the Mario in Real Time system, wherein he had motion sensors attached to his face, which transposed his facial movements to a computer-generated Mario head on a screen. Martinet watched people passing by the screen through a hidden camera and talked to them as Mario; this was used rather often by Nintendo for promotional events.[8] He would not start voicing Mario in games until the 1994 CD release of Mario Teaches Typing (featuring an altered form of Mario in Real Time), which, while the first confirmed game to have Mario portrayed by Martinet, has been contested by the Super Mario Bros. pinball machine in 1992,[9] although no reliable source has been given to this claim.

Martinet's voice for Mario would be solidified as standard by its usage in Super Mario 64. The non-Japanese version of Mario Kart 64 would be the first game to feature him as the voice actor for Luigi and Wario (with him having developed the former's voice when trying to minimize his mouth movements while speaking in Mario in Real Time),[10] and he went on to also voice Waluigi upon the character's introduction in Mario Tennis. Martinet has been recognized by Guinness World Records as providing the "most video game voiceover performances as the same character" (at least 100 as Mario, as of the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate).[11]

In 2021, when asked if he wanted to voice Mario in the The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Martinet stated, "[I]t sounds like a marvelous thing, it sounds like great fun and if they invite me to play, I'll go in and play with great joy and happiness,"[12] similar to his statements from 2003 of wanting an "animated movie" and that he "would love to do every voice for Nintendo [he] possibly could."[13] Despite this, Martinet would ultimately not go on to voice Mario and Luigi in the movie (with the characters instead being voiced by Chris Pratt and Charlie Day, respectively, in English), instead providing the voices of their father and Giuseppe in several languages.

On August 21, 2023, Nintendo announced that Martinet had stepped down from voicing characters in the Super Mario franchise, and he would be taking on the role of Mario Ambassador,[14] which entails interacting with fans, signing autographs, and performing his Super Mario voices at events. The final Super Mario game released prior to this that features his voice was Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (although the 2023 Summer Tour in Mario Kart Tour, which began the day after the announcement of Martinet's retirement, introduced a variant of Mario with a new voice line by him). He was succeeded by Kevin Afghani, who has voiced Mario and Luigi starting in Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Wario starting in WarioWare: Move It!.[15] However, Martinet's voice clips are still used in reissues of games that featured them originally.[16]

Portrayals

Sampled voices

  • In Super Mario 64, part of Mario's line "Here we go!" is referenced and altered for the Bob-omb Buddies' "speaking" sound.[37]
  • In Mario Kart 64, a pitched-down version of Wario's laugh is used for the Thwomps.
  • Charles Martinet provided the "Human, Laugh - Comical Laugh: Male" voice in The General Series 6000 Sound Effects Library. A sped-up version of this laugh has been used for Boos (as early as Super Mario 64), Dry Bones (as early as Super Mario Galaxy), Six-Face Sal, and Chortlebot, while a slowed-down version was used for Bowser's laugh in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS.[38]

Quotes

“I want to voice Mario until I drop dead … If someday I think I am no longer capable of doing it, I will tell Nintendo to look into finding someone else.”
—Charles Martinet, Eurogamer[39]
“I think everybody in the world has so much impact. But you know we artists here at this great SacAnime, we get to talk experience with our fans' reaction to our work over 25 years, 30 years, 31 years for me, and it's a beautiful thing. I wish every electrician could hear 'thank you very much, that plug in the kitchen every day for 30 years, we had toast, my kids had toast in the morning!' Because it is true, we have so much impact on each other, and I think as a world, people are really good. You see so much news about how terrible things are, but human beings are truly truly good. That's what I wish for the world to understand, the beauty of humankind.”
—Charles Martinet, Sacramento Special Report[40]
“For me, I would never get tired of doing Mario, because if I say 'it's-a me, Super Mario!' What happens is someone smiles, and that makes it like it's the very first time I ever did it.”
—Charles Martinet, Sacramento Special Report[40]

Gallery

Promotional images

  • Poster of Martinet, showing various Super Mario characters he provided voices for

    Poster of Martinet, showing various Super Mario characters he provided voices for

  • Poster of Martinet, for the Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary

    Poster of Martinet, for the Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary

  • Promotional photo of Martinet at Barcelona Games World 2016

    Promotional photo of Martinet at Barcelona Games World 2016

  • Promotional photo of Martinet

    Promotional photo of Martinet

Events

  • Martinet at a panel at GalaxyCon Columbus 2022

    Martinet at a panel at GalaxyCon Columbus 2022

  • Martinet signing autographs at GalaxyCon Columbus 2022

    Martinet signing autographs at GalaxyCon Columbus 2022

  • Martinet at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Nintendo New York

    Martinet at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Nintendo New York

Miscellaneous

  • Photo from Martinet's website

    Photo from Martinet's website

  • Martinet's Twitter profile picture, showing him with plushies of characters he voiced

    Martinet's Twitter profile picture, showing him with plushies of characters he voiced

  • Martinet posing with staff at the Nintendo Osaka store

    Martinet posing with staff at the Nintendo Osaka store

  • Martinet posing with staff at the Nintendo Osaka store

    Martinet posing with staff at the Nintendo Osaka store

  • Announcement from Nintendo regarding Martinet stepping back from recording character voices for Super Mario games

    Announcement from Nintendo regarding Martinet stepping back from recording character voices for Super Mario games

  • Martinet in a video update from Nintendo explaining his new role at Nintendo as "Mario Ambassador"

    Martinet in a video update from Nintendo explaining his new role at Nintendo as "Mario Ambassador"

Trivia

  • In Mario Party, Super Smash Bros., Mario Golf, and Mario Party 2, as well as the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64,[41] Martinet's surname is misspelled as "Martinee," similar to how it is pronounced.
  • In 1994's Super Punch-Out!!, Martinet voiced the majority of the boxers. In addition to this, in the same year, he offered to voice Link before being turned down by Shigeru Miyamoto.[42]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Interview with the Voice of Mario" quote from GameSpy: "And I played Wart, Clawgrip, Triclyde, Mouser, and of course Mario, in Super Mario Advance."
  2. ^ Daniel K. (September 23, 2012). Intervista a Charles Martinet (voce di Super Mario Bros.). YouTube.
  3. ^ Nintendo UK (September 14, 2015). Nintendo UK Live #6 - Charles Martinet: Super Mario Maker launch day special (Wii U). YouTube.
  4. ^ GamerSpawn (September 10, 2011). The Voice of Mario - Charles Martinet Interview. YouTube. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011, 10:40:08 UTC via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/int_Charles_Martinet.html
  6. ^ KISS ME, PRINCESS PEACH: ACTOR BASED SUPER MARIO'S VOICE ON HIS PERFORMANCE AS PETRUCHIO IN THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
  7. ^ Geek To Me Radio (July 18, 2022). 314-Nolan North, Charles Martinet, and Keith Coogan. YouTube.
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet/status/1493266234644779012?s=09
  9. ^ https://gonintendo.com/stories/312100-charles-martinet-confirms-that-voiced-mario-for-the-1992-super-ma
  10. ^ [1]
  11. ^ Twitter post by Charles Martinet
  12. ^ Nintendo Life: Charles Martinet Would Love To Voice Mario In Upcoming Illumination Movie
  13. ^ nsider: E3 Interview: Charles Martinet (archive)
  14. ^ https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1693624002982314108
  15. ^ https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-confirms-charles-martinet-is-not-involved-in-super-mario-bros-wonder
  16. ^ a b gonintendo (August 22, 2023). Switch release of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon to retain Charles Martinet's work gonintendo. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  17. ^ File:Pianta confirmation Martinet.jpgMedia:Pianta confirmation Martinet.jpg
  18. ^ File:Pianta confirmation Martinet Burns.jpgMedia:Pianta confirmation Martinet Burns.jpg
  19. ^ GameXplain (March 18, 2021). We Meet Mario, Luigi, & Princess Peach @ Super Nintendo World...Who TALK! YouTube. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  20. ^ Universal Parks News Today (February 4, 2021). Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge FULL RIDE WITH AR & QUEUE TOUR - Super Nintendo World. YouTube. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  21. ^ https://www.eldoblatge.com/fitxa/5990
  22. ^ Dit zijn de Vlaamse stemmen van The Super Mario Movie - Moviepulp
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  24. ^ Super Mario Bros. le film | Forum du Doublage Québécois
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  30. ^ https://www.centralcomics.com/super-mario-bros-o-filme-as-vozes-portuguesas/
  31. ^ SUPER MARIO BRAĆA FILM (THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE) - SINHRONIZOVANI TREJLER G
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  33. ^ Super Mario Bros. Filmen | Dubbningshemsidan
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  35. ^ https://kinobaza.com.ua/titles/super-mario-movie
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  37. ^ "The Bob-omb Buddy Sound is Mario's Voice" - YouTube video by Crazy900's Vid Vault
  38. ^ File:Charles Martinet and the Comical Laugh Pt 2.pngMedia:Charles Martinet and the Comical Laugh Pt 2.png
  39. ^ Charles Martinet: "I want to voice Mario until I drop dead" / "I'm not going anywhere for a long time!". Fangamer. Tom Phillips. Published Oct 26, 2021
  40. ^ a b Charles Martinet Interview: "Mario Never Says No". Sacramento Special Report. Published Sep 10, 2022
  41. ^ https://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_64#Credits_Differences
  42. ^ Convention Coverage (February 10, 2023). Charles Martinet Got This Response When He Pitched The Idea Of Voicing Link In The Legend Of Zelda. YouTube.

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