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|image=[[File:Kenny James2.jpeg|250px]] | |image=[[File:Kenny James2.jpeg|250px]] | ||
|full_name=Kenneth Wendell James | |full_name=Kenneth Wendell James | ||
|born=July 14, 1963 | |born=July 14, 1963<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CRUCNgcpB2N/?hl=en Kenny's Instagram post]</ref> (age {{age|July 14, 1963}}) | ||
|role=Current voice actor for [[Bowser]] and [[Dry Bowser]] | |role=Current voice actor for [[Bowser]] and [[Dry Bowser]] | ||
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{{ | {{quote|When performing [[Bowser]] in the studio I tend to make claw hands. Somehow it helps me sound like a monster!|Kenny James}} | ||
'''Kenneth W. "Kenny" James''' is the current voice actor for [[Bowser]], replacing [[Scott Burns]]. His debut was in ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', in which he voiced Bowser and the [[Super Team]], and he has voiced Bowser regularly since ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Despite this, the voice of Scott Burns (James's predecessor) was still sometimes used for Bowser in subsequent games such as ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''. | '''Kenneth W. "Kenny" James''' is the current voice actor for [[Bowser]], replacing [[Scott Burns]]. His debut was in ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', in which he voiced Bowser and the [[Super Team]], and he has voiced Bowser regularly since ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Despite this, the voice of Scott Burns (James's predecessor) was still sometimes used for Bowser in subsequent games such as ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''. | ||
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In 2009, James returned to voice Bowser in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. In 2010, James continued to voice Bowser in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' and ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''. As of now, he is the only voice actor of Bowser and continues to voice the character, as well as having voiced [[Dry Bowser]] (as of ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''), [[Paper Bowser]], [[Mini Bowser (toy)|Mini Bowser]], [[Dark Bowser]], and [[Dreamy Bowser]]. | In 2009, James returned to voice Bowser in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. In 2010, James continued to voice Bowser in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' and ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''. As of now, he is the only voice actor of Bowser and continues to voice the character, as well as having voiced [[Dry Bowser]] (as of ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''), [[Paper Bowser]], [[Mini Bowser (toy)|Mini Bowser]], [[Dark Bowser]], and [[Dreamy Bowser]]. | ||
Though he does not voice Bowser in the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' by [[Illumination]] and {{wp|Universal Pictures}}, | Though he does not voice Bowser in the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' by [[Illumination]] and {{wp|Universal Pictures}}, in which the character is voiced by [[Jack Black]] instead, Bowser's grunts heard during his conversation with Kamek and when he breaks free from the ice, as well as one of his roars during the final battle in [[Brooklyn]], are reused voice clips of Kenny James's portrayal of Bowser. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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*''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' – Bowser | *''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' – Bowser | ||
*''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' – Bowser | *''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' – Bowser | ||
*''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' – Bowser (grunts and roars only) | *''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' – Bowser (some grunts and roars only) | ||
*''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' – Bowser / [[Castle Bowser]] | *''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' – Bowser / [[Castle Bowser]] | ||
*''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' – Bowser | *''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' – Bowser | ||