- “So what does Segale think of his name being used for a game that has sold more than 100 million copies and made Nintendo one of the world’s most profitable companies, not to mention the Super Mario Bros. movie just released?
"You might say I’m still waiting for my royalty checks," [Segale] quips.”
- —The Seattle Times[1]
| Mario Segale
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| Born
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April 30, 1934
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| Died
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October 27, 2018 (aged 85)
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| Super Mario–related role(s)
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Real estate developer, namesake for Mario.
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Mario Arnold Segale was an American real-estate developer of retail malls and office buildings and landlord based in Seattle, Washington. Born to Italian immigrants, he was the owner of the M.A. Segale construction company and was responsible for projects in the South King Country. Segale was known for being the namesake for Mario. According to a widely shared anecdote by Nintendo staff, the Nintendo of America staff, during a meeting in a warehouse, encountered an exasperated Segale who berated them for overdue rent, and they decided to name Jumpman (which the Mario character was initially called) due to his physical similarities and his reputation for being kind and charitable,[2] but also rambunctious when angered. The story was widely shared in the book Game Over, but Segale's last name was mispelled as "Segali", which was thought to be his spelling for years. The story was later confirmed by Nintendo through the 2015 video Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto.
Despite the notoriety, he was known to be proud of the association and happily shared his amusing anecdote with his grandchildren and his close friends.[3] There is little information about Segale, however, as he kept a low profile throughout his life, and few photographs of him exist.
Segale passed away in his home in Tukwila, Washington in October 2018 at age 85.[2] According to his obituary,[4] he wanted to be known for his life accomplishments, and according to his acquaintances, he was said to be reluctant to be associated with the Super Mario character due to the risk of it interfering with his brand.[3]
- Segale was a duck hunting hobbyist[3] and his favorite color was red.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ The Seattle Times. (June 17, 1993). "Waiting On Royalty". Accessed March 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Whale, R. (October 31, 2018). "Mario ‘the visionary’ leaves his legacy". Auburn Reporter. Accessed March 20, 2023. Cited by Chappell, B. (November 2, 2018). "Mario Segale, Inspiration For Nintendo's Hero Plumber, Has Died". NPR.
- ^ a b c Comment by "Aquaintance of Mario S." (July 1, 2014). From "The True Face of Mario". Technologizer. Accessed March 20, 2023. Cited by Chappell, B. (November 2, 2018). "Mario Segale, Inspiration For Nintendo's Hero Plumber, Has Died". NPR.
- ^ a b "Mario Segale Obituary" [1]. Legacy. Accessed March 20, 2023
| Marios
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| Given names
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Mario • Marius • Mariusz • Maria • Marie • Marion • Mareo • Marijo • Marios • Marrio • Marriott • DeMario
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| Artists and musicians
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Mario (singer) • Mario Adorf • Mario Amaya • Mario Amendola • Mario Bava • Mario Biondi • Mario Camus • Mario Caldato Jr. • Mario Cantone • Mario Carotenuto • Mario Casas • Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco • Mario Cecchi Gori • Mário Cravo Neto • Mario Chicot • Mario David (director) • Mario David (actor) • Mario Domm • Mario Duplantier • Mario Frangoulis • Mario Gallardo • Mario Hernández (film director) • Mario Hernandez (comics) • Mario Judah • Mário Lago • Mario Lanza • Mário Lúcio • Mario Martinez • Mario Martone •Mario Mattoli • Mario Maurer • Mario Milita • Mario del Monaco • Mario Moro • Mario Nascimbene • Mario Rivera (musician) • Mario Orozco Rivera • Mario Panas • Mario Panzeri • Mario Ramírez Reyes • Mario Reyes • Mário de Sá-Carneiro • Mario Sammarco • Mario Siacca • Mario Suárez (writer) • Mario Suárez (singer) • Mario Tozzi • Mario Vazquez • Mario Van Peebles • Mario Winans
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| Politicians
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Mario Alegría • Mario Aoun • Mario Asselin • Mario Baccini • Mario Barletta • Mario Beaulieu • Mario Biaggi • Mario Chella • Mario Conte • Mário Covas • Mario Cuomo • Mario Draghi • Mario Dumont • Mario Fiad • Mario Fabrizio Fracassi • Mario García Menocal • Mario Gentile • Mario Guarente • Mario Mattera • Mario Fernando Hernández • Mario Frick • Mario Laframboise • Mario Landolfi • Mário Lino • Mario Martinelli • Mario Mieruch • Mario Monti • Mario Negri • Mario Ortiz (politician) • Mário Palmério • Mario Pedini • Mario Roberto Santucho • Mario Savio • Mario Sergio • Mario Simard • Mario Scelba • Mário Soares • Mario Tanassi • Mario Umana • Mario Zagari
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| Sportsmen
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Mario Abrante • Mario Aerts • Mario Ančić • Mario Andretti • Mario Von Appen • Mario Armano • Mario Arteaga • Mario Avellaneda • Mario Bailey • Mario Balotelli • Mario Basler • Mario Been • Mário Belarmino • Mario Beretta • Mario Umberto Borzacchini • Mario Boyé • Mario Božić • Mario Carrillo • Mario Chalmers • Mario Cipollini • Mario Clark • Mário Coluna • Mario Corso • Mario Cristobal • Mario David (footballer) • Mario Delaš • Mario Domínguez • Mario Edwards • Mario Edwards Jr. • Mario Elie • Mario Escobar (cyclist) • Mario Escobar (referee) • Mario van der Ende • Mário Felgueiras • Mário Fernandes • Mario Figueroa • Mario Fiorillo • Mario Fortunato • Mario Fraschini • Mario Frick • Mario García (footballer, born 1967) • Mario García (footballer, born 1980) • Mario García (footballer, born 1999) • Mario José García • Mário Juliato • Mario García (athlete) • Mario Gaspar • Mario Gavranović • Mario Gjurovski • Mario Gómez • Mario González (cyclist) • Mário Gonzalez (golfer) • Mario González (footballer, born 1950) • Mario González (footballer, born 1996) • Mario González (footballer, born 1997) • Mario González (judoka) • Mario González (Mexican boxer) • Mario González (swimmer) • Mario González (Uruguayan boxer) • Mario González (wrestler) • Mario Tovar González • Mario Goodrich • Mario Gosselin (ice hockey) • Mario Gosselin (racing driver) • Mario Götze • Mario Gyr • Mário Haberfeld • Mario Henderson • Mario Hernández (footballer, born 1957) • Mario Hernández (footballer, born 1979) • Mario Hernández (footballer, born 1999) • Mario Hezonja • Mario Hollands • Mario Hopenhaym • Mario Husillos • Mário João • Marios Kaperonis • Mario Kempes • Mario Kindelán • Mario Kummer • Mario Ledesma • Mario Lemieux • Mario Lemina • Mário Lino • Mário Lúcio (footballer) • Mario Magnozzi • Mario Mancini • Mario Mandžukić • Mario Manningham • Mario Maraschi • Mario Marinică • Mario Martínez (footballer, born 1985) • Mario Martínez (footballer, born 1989) • Mario Martinez (weightlifter) • Mario Martinez (tennis) • Mario Martínez (boxer) • Mario Vilella Martínez • Mario Matt • Mario Mazzoni • Mario Melchiot • Mario Mendoza • Mario Mijatović • Mario Milano • Mario Aldo Montano • Mario Ortíz (sailor) • Mario Ortiz (Chilean footballer) • Mario Ortíz (boxer) • Mario Ortiz (Mexican footballer) • Mario Ortiz (Spanish footballer) • Mario Pardo Villagómez • Mário Quina • Mario Ramírez (baseball) • Mario Ramírez (footballer) • Mario Rigamonti • Mario Rivera (football manager) • Mario Rivera (volleyball) • Mario Rodríguez (footballer, born 1937) • Mario Rodríguez (footballer, born 1972) • Mario César Rodríguez • Mario-Ernesto Rodríguez • Mario Rodríguez (footballer, born 1978) • Mario Rodríguez (footballer, born 1981) • Mario Rodríguez (footballer, born 1991) • Mario Rodríguez (soccer, born 1994) • Mario Rodríguez (footballer, born 1995) • Mario Rodríguez (footballer, born 1997) • Mario Rodríguez (baseball) • Mario Rodríguez (weightlifter) • Mario Rodriguez (fencer) • Mario Rodríguez (boxer) • Mário Rui (born 1925) • Mário Rui (born 1991) • Mário Sabino • Mario Salas • Mario Santos de Matos • Mario Saralegui • Mário Sérgio (footballer, born 1950) • Mário Sérgio (footballer, born 1977) • Mário Sérgio (footballer, born 1981) • Mário Sérgio (footballer, born 1992) • Mário Silva (footballer) • Mario Simón • Mario Soto (baseball) • Mario Soto (footballer, born 1933) • Mario Soto (footballer, born 1950) • Mario Sperry • Mario Sperone • Mario Stanić • Mario Stecher • Mario Suárez (footballer) • Mario Theissen • Mario Tremblay • Mario Valles • Mario Varglien • Mario Villagran • Mario Vrančić • Mario Williams • Mário Wilson • Mario Yepes • Mário Zagallo • Mario Zanabria • Mario Zatelli
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| Misc. Marios
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Mário de Alencar • Mario Almondo • Mario Barth • Mario Batali • Mario Benedetti • Mario Berlinguer • Mario de Bernardi • Mario Bezzi • Mario Botta • Mario Brandenburg • Mario Bunge • Mario Capecchi • Mario Caserini • Mario Ceroli • Mario Condello • Mario Conti • Mario Costa (philosopher) • Mario Costa (director) • Mario Pasquale Costa • Mário Teixeira Costa • Mario E. Dorsonville • Mario Falcone • Mário Filho • Mario García • Mario García Valdez • Mario Grech • Mario Impemba • Mario Joyner • Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr. • Mario Lopez • Mario Luzi • Mario Molina • Mario Lopez Estrada • Mario Magnotta • Mario Aburto Martínez • Mario Iván Martínez • Mario Monicelli • Mario Monticelli • Mario Napolitano • Mario Nuzzolese • Mario O'Hara • Mário Pedrosa • Mario Pérez Saldivar • Mario Pérez Zúñiga • Mario Pezzi • Mario Più • Mario Aurelio Poli • Mario Puzo • Mario Rivera Martino • Mario Ramírez Treviño • Mario Rodríguez Cobos • Mario Salcedo • Mario Salieri • Mario Scaramella • Mário Schenberg • Mario Segale • Mario Soldati • Mario Sorrenti • Mario Testino • Marios Tokas • Mario Vaquerizo • Mario Zenari • Mario Zucchelli
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| Mario surnames and middle names
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Diego Mario Francisco Osella • E.A. Mario • Ernest Mario • Giovanni Matteo Mario • Guillermo Eugenio Mario Snopek • Francesco Mario Pagano • João Mário (footballer, born 1966) • João Mário (footballer, born January 1993) • João Mário (Bissau-Guinean footballer) • João Mário (footballer, born 2000) • João Mário Grilo • Juan Mario Pais • Lorenza Mario • Marleve Mario Mainaky
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| Film, television, and music
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Mario (1984 film) • Mario (2018 film) • Mario (album) • Mario (Austrian TV series) • Mario (Italian TV series) • Mario (Your Own Way to Paradise) • Mario, Maria and Mario • Caio Mario (1780 opera by Domenico Cimarosa)
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| Miscellaneous
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12931 Mario (asteroid) • Caio Mario (Italian cruiser) • Mario Hernández (fashion house) • Mario the Magnificent • Marionette • Monte Mario • Rio del Mar, California • Supermarionation • Tropical Storm Mario (2019) • Tropical Storm Mario (2014)
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