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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]]}}
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|image=[[File:Charles Martinet portrait.jpg|245px]]
|image=[[File:Charles Martinet portrait.jpg|245px]]<br>Portrait of Martinet, used for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|born=September 17, 1955 (age {{age|September 17, 1955}})
|born=September 17, 1955 (age {{age|September 17, 1955}})
|role=Current voice actor for [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], [[Baby Mario]], [[Baby Luigi]], etc.
|role=Current voice actor for [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], [[Baby Mario]], [[Baby Luigi]], etc.
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===Promotional images===
===Promotional images===
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Charles Martinet portrait.jpg|Portrait of Martinet, used for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
Martinet Promo 2016.jpg|Poster of Martinet, showing various ''Mario'' characters which he provides voices for.
Martinet Promo 2016.jpg|Poster of Martinet, showing various ''Mario'' characters which he provides 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 30th Anniversary of ''Super Mario Bros.''
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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
CM Columbus.jpg|Martinet at GalaxyCon Columbus 2022
NintendoNY-RibbonCuttingCeremony.jpg|Martinet at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for [[Nintendo New York]]
NintendoNY-RibbonCuttingCeremony.jpg|Martinet at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for [[Nintendo New York]]
Martinet 2016 Spain.jpg|Martinet at Barcelona Games World 2016
Martinet 2016 Spain.jpg|Martinet at Barcelona Games World 2016
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Revision as of 19:03, April 30, 2023

"Charles" redirects here. For information about 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.
Charles Martinet
Charles Martinet portrait photo, used as recently as the The Super Mario Bros. Movie cast images
Portrait of Martinet, used for The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Born September 17, 1955 (age 68)
Super Mario–related role(s) Current voice actor for Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, etc.
“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 Mario franchise. He voices several major characters, including Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Wario, Metal Mario, the male bosses in Super Mario Advance, and many other male characters in the Mario series. He also voices some members of the Koopa Troop, such as Goombas, Bob-ombs, Monty Moles, Whomps, and Thwomps, all of which use pitch-shifted versions of Mario's voice samples from Super Mario 64. 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.[1]

At the time of his audition, Charles Martinet had never heard of Mario or Nintendo.[2] 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.[3][dead link] 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.[4]

Martinet was flown to SimGraphics in South Pasadena the next day[5] 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, used rather often by Nintendo for promotional events.[6] 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 video game to have Mario portrayed by Martinet, has been contested by the Super Mario Bros. pinball machine in 1992,[7] although no reliable source has been given to this claim.

Though he does not voice Mario and Luigi in the The Super Mario Bros. Movie (with the characters instead being voiced by Chris Pratt and Charlie Day in English, respectively), he provides the voices of their father and Giuseppe in various languages.

Portrayals

Quotes

“I want to voice Mario until I drop dead.”
Charles Martinet, Eurogamer[15]
“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[16]
“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[16]

Gallery

Promotional images

Events

Miscellaneous

Trivia

  • In Mario Party, Super Smash Bros., Mario Golf, and Mario Party 2, as well as the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64,[17] his surname is misspelled as "Martinee", a mistranslation likely caused by how his name is pronounced.
  • Martinet 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).[18]
  • In 1994's Super Punch-Out!!, Charles Martinet voiced the majority of the boxers. In addition to this, that same year, he also offered up several ideas in voicing Link, before being turned down by Shigeru Miyamoto.[19]

References

  1. ^ Daniel K. (September 23, 2012). Intervista a Charles Martinet (voce di Super Mario Bros.). YouTube.
  2. ^ Nintendo UK (September 14, 2015). Nintendo UK Live #6 - Charles Martinet: Super Mario Maker launch day special (Wii U). YouTube.
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Eudb_Tqg8
  4. ^ http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/int_Charles_Martinet.html
  5. ^ Geek To Me Radio (July 18, 2022). 314-Nolan North, Charles Martinet, and Keith Coogan. YouTube.
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet/status/1493266234644779012?s=09
  7. ^ https://gonintendo.com/stories/312100-charles-martinet-confirms-that-voiced-mario-for-the-1992-super-ma
  8. ^ a b File:Charles Martinet and the Comical Laugh Pt 2.pngMedia:Charles Martinet and the Comical Laugh Pt 2.png
  9. ^ a b RetroSquid (October 1, 2020). Mario Here We Go Reused Voice. YouTube. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Kairamen (May 12, 2017). Super Mario 64 - Mario's Voice. YouTube. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020, 16:36:01 UTC via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  11. ^ File:Pianta confirmation Martinet.jpgMedia:Pianta confirmation Martinet.jpg
  12. ^ File:Pianta confirmation Martinet Burns.jpgMedia:Pianta confirmation Martinet Burns.jpg
  13. ^ GameXplain (March 18, 2021). We Meet Mario, Luigi, & Princess Peach @ Super Nintendo World...Who TALK! YouTube. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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
  16. ^ a b Charles Martinet Interview: "Mario Never Says No". Sacramento Special Report. Published Sep 10, 2022
  17. ^ https://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_64#Credits_Differences
  18. ^ Twitter post by Charles Martinet
  19. ^ 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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