Charles Martinet

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Charles Martinet
File:ZCharles Martinet.jpg
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 Andre 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 adition to English, Martinet speaks fluent French and Spanish, as well as 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] 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 flewn to Las Vegas the next day, and fitted for the Mario in Real Time system, where-in he had motion sensors hooked 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 surveillance camera and talked to them as Mario. This is used rather often by Nintendo when attending trade shows..[5] 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 Charles Martinet, has been contested by 1992's Super Mario Bros. (pinball)[6], all though no reliable source has been given to this claim.

Though he will not be voicing Mario and Luigi in the upcoming The Super Mario Bros. Movie by Illumination and Universal Pictures, he has been confirmed to be providing cameo voices.

Portrayals

Quotes

“I want to voice Mario until I drop dead.”
—Charles Martinet, Eurogamer[13]
“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[14]
“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[14]

Gallery

  • 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

  • Promotional image of Martinet, used for The Super Mario Bros. Movie

    Promotional image of Martinet, used for The Super Mario Bros. Movie

  • Promotional image of Martinet, showing various Mario characters which he provides voices for.

    Promotional image of Martinet, showing various Mario characters which he provides voices for.

  • Martinet at Barcelona Games World 2016.

    Martinet at Barcelona Games World 2016.

  • Promotional image of Martinet, during the 30th Anniversary of Super Mario Bros.

    Promotional image of Martinet, during the 30th Anniversary of Super Mario Bros.

  • Martinet's Twitter profile picture, showing him with plushies of the characters he voices.

    Martinet's Twitter profile picture, showing him with plushies of the characters he voices.

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Trivia

  • In Mario Party, Super Smash Bros., Mario Golf, and Mario Party 2, as well as the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64,[15] his surname his misspelled "Martinee", a mistranslation likely caused by how is name is pronounced.
  • Charles was homeless from 2013 to 2018 after getting evicted from his home in Sausalito. Describing the time as having been "living out of a suitcase", he now lives in the Netherlands with his spouse.[16]
  • 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).[17]

References

  1. ^ https://youtu.be/RDvG-S1yoCY?t=17
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2JafswsbUY
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Eudb_Tqg8
  4. ^ http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/int_Charles_Martinet.html
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet/status/1493266234644779012?s=09
  6. ^ https://gonintendo.com/stories/312100-charles-martinet-confirms-that-voiced-mario-for-the-1992-super-ma
  7. ^ a b File:Charles Martinet and the Comical Laugh Pt 2.pngMedia:Charles Martinet and the Comical Laugh Pt 2.png
  8. ^ a b RetroSquid (October 1, 2020). Mario Here We Go Reused Voice. YouTube. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c Kairamen (May 12, 2017). Super Mario 64 - Mario's Voice. YouTube. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  10. ^ File:Pianta confirmation Martinet Burns.jpgMedia:Pianta confirmation Martinet Burns.jpg
  11. ^ GameXplain (March 18, 2021). We Meet Mario, Luigi, & Princess Peach @ Super Nintendo World...Who TALK! YouTube. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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
  14. ^ a b Charles Martinet Interview: "Mario Never Says No". Sacramento Special Report. Published Sep 10, 2022
  15. ^ https://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_64#Credits_Differences
  16. ^ https://youtu.be/nx7CPPQwWZI?t=636
  17. ^ Twitter post by Charles Martinet

External links

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