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|full_name=Charles Andre Martinet
|born=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]], [[Metal Mario]], [[Baby Wario]], and [[Toadsworth]]
|role=Former voice actor for [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], and various others
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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}}
'''Charles Andre 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 ''[[Mario (franchise)|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 (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. He also voices some members of the [[Koopa Troop]], such as [[Goomba]]s, [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Monty Mole]]s, [[Whomp]]s, and [[Thwomp]]s, all of which use pitch-shifted versions of Mario's voice samples from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0553409/ The Internet Movie Database] attributes over 150 works to Martinet in total. Martinet speaks fluent French, English and Spanish, but, ironically, not much Italian. His first voice over work at [[Nintendo]] was voicing the announcers, boxers, and the referee in ''[[mh:nintendo:Super Punch-Out!!|Super Punch-Out!!]]''.


At the time of his audition, Charles Martinet had never heard of Mario or [[Nintendo]].<ref name=UK/> 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>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Eudb_Tqg8</ref> 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>http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/int_Charles_Martinet.html</ref>
'''Charles Martinet''' (last name pronounced ''mar-tin-AY''), born September 17, 1955 in San Jose, California, is the prominent voice actor of the [[Mario (series)|Mario]] games. He plays the major characters [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]] (as well as their baby counterparts), [[Waluigi]] and [[Toadsworth]]. Martinet also plays minor characters, such as [[Wart]] and other [[List of bosses|bosses]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' as well. Martinet plays the vast majority of the male characters in the Mario series. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0553409/ The Internet Movie Database] attributes over seventy works to Martinet in total. Martinet speaks fluent French and Spanish, but, ironically, only a little Italian.


Martinet's [[Mario in Real Time|first job]] voicing Mario began in [[1994]], when 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 was used rather often by Nintendo when attending trade shows. An altered form of Mario in Real Time appeared in [[1995]]'s ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]'', with Martinet's voice, though most consider Mario's voice debut to be ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' in [[1996]].
Martinet first officially voiced Mario in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (pinball)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' pinball machine in 1992, though he was uncredited in the game.<ref>https://gonintendo.com/stories/312100-charles-martinet-confirms-that-voiced-mario-for-the-1992-super-ma</ref> The next time he portrayed Mario, and the first time as several other characters, was for [[Mario in Real Time]] in 1994, when 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. An altered form of Mario in Real Time appeared in 1995's ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals|Mario's Game Gallery]]'' (later reissued as ''Mario's FUNdamentals''), which is the first video game to have Mario portrayed by Charles Martinet.

Though he will not be voicing Mario and Luigi in the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Martinet has been confirmed to be providing cameo voices. In 2023, Martinet retired from his voice work, with [[Kevin Afghani]] taking his role of being the voice actor of Mario.


==''Mario'' character roles==
==''Mario'' character roles==
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*[[MC Ballyhoo]] (''[[Mario Party 8]]'')
*[[MC Ballyhoo]] (''[[Mario Party 8]]'')
*[[Big Top]] (''Mario Party 8'')
*[[Big Top]] (''Mario Party 8'')
*Various enemies


==Portrayals==
==Portrayals==
*''[[Super Mario Bros. (pinball)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' pinball machine &ndash; [[Mario]]
*''[[Super Mario Bros. (pinball)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' pinball machine &ndash; [[Mario]]
*''[[Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Mario in Real Time]]'' &ndash; Mario / [[Mario's face]] / [[Luigi]] / [[Wario]] / [[Waluigi]] / [[Donkey Kong]] / [[Mama Mario]] / [[Papa Mario]] / Himself
*''[[Mario in Real Time]]'' &ndash; Mario / [[Mario's face]] (shared with Stevie Coyle) / [[Luigi]] / [[Wario]] / [[Waluigi]] / [[Donkey Kong]] / [[Mama Mario]] / [[Papa Mario]] / Himself
*''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'' &ndash; Mario (shared with Ronald B. Ruben) / Mario's face
*''[[Mario's FUNdamentals|Mario's Game Gallery]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Mario's FUNdamentals|Mario's Game Gallery]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face / [[Bowser]] (shared with [[Peter Cullen]])<ref name="Bowser voice origin"> Thomas Game Docs (May 19, 2020). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fta1VFw2w0 The secret origin of Bowser's voice]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 24, 2020.</ref> / [[Boo]]s<ref name="Bowser voice origin"/> / [[Bob-omb Buddy|Bob-omb Buddie]]s<ref name=Bobomb>RetroSquid (October 1, 2020). [https://youtu.be/3e4PUW0CQag Mario Here We Go Reused Voice]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 28, 2021.</ref> / [[Thwomp]]s<ref name=Thwomp>Kairamen (May 12, 2017). [https://youtu.be/WCeh11dZ8vc?t=16 Super Mario 64 - Mario's Voice]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 28, 2021.</ref> / [[Whomp]]s<ref name=Thwomp/> / [[Whomp King]]<ref name=Thwomp/> / [[Monty Mole]]s<ref name=Bobomb/> / [[Eyerok]] / [[Scuttlebug]]s / [[Bully|Bullie]]s / [[Chuckya]]s / [[Spindrift]]s / [[Chill Bully]] / [[Mr. I]]s
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face / [[Bowser]]'s laugh / [[Boo]]s
*''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi (English) / Wario (English) / [[Thwomp]]s (English) / Boos / System Voice (English)
*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi (English) / Wario (English) / Thwomps (English) / Boos / 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 Teaches Typing]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face
*''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face
*''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face
*''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium]]'' &ndash; Mario (shared with Toru Furuya)
*''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario
*''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario
*''[[Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack]]'' &ndash; Mario / Boos
*''[[Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack]]'' &ndash; Mario / Boos
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*''[[Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Mario Party]]'' &ndash; Mario / Boos
*''[[Mario Party]]'' &ndash; Mario / Boos / Thwomps / Whomps / [[Goomba]]s / [[Bob-omb]]s
*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Baby Mario]] / Wario / [[Metal Mario (character)|Metal Mario]]
*''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Baby Mario]] / Wario / [[Metal Mario]]
*''[[Mario Party 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face / Boos
*''[[Mario Party 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face / Boos / Thwomps / Whomps / Goombas / Bob-ombs
*''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Baby Mario / Wario / Waluigi / Boos / Announcer
*''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Baby Mario / Wario / Waluigi / Boos / Announcer
*''[[Mario Party 3]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
*''[[Mario Party 3]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos / Thwomps / Whomps / Whomp King / Goombas / Bob-ombs
*''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Clawgrip]] / [[Tryclyde]] / [[Mouser]] / [[Fryguy]] / [[Wart]]
*''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Clawgrip]] / [[Tryclyde]] / [[Mouser]] / [[Fryguy]] / [[Wart]]
*''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'' &ndash; [[Dr. Mario]] / Wario / Metal Mario / [[Vampire Wario]]
*''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'' &ndash; [[Dr. Mario]] / Wario / Metal Mario / [[Vampire Wario]]
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*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Dr. Mario
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Dr. Mario
*''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Boos
*''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Boos
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' &ndash; Mario / Male [[Pianta]]s
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' &ndash; Mario / [[Isle Delfino]] commercial narrator<ref name=UK/> / Boos / [[King Boo (Super Mario Sunshine)|King Boo]]
*''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' &ndash; Baby Mario / [[Baby Luigi]] / Boos / Mario
*''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' &ndash; Baby Mario / Boos / Mario
*''[[Mario Party 4]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
*''[[Mario Party 4]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos / Thwomps / Whomps / Goombas
*''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' &ndash; Mario / Dr. Mario / Wario / Metal Mario / Vampire Wario
*''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' &ndash; Mario / Dr. Mario / Wario / Metal Mario / Vampire Wario
*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' &ndash; Wario
*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' &ndash; Wario
*''[[Wario World]]'' &ndash; Wario
*''[[Wario World]]'' &ndash; Wario
*''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Boos
*''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Boos
*''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / [[Shadow Mario]] / Boos
*''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / [[Shadow Mario]] / Boos / Thwomps
*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'' &ndash; Wario
*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'' &ndash; Wario
*''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Male Piantas / Boos
*''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Baby Mario / [[Baby Luigi]] / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
*''[[Mario Party 5]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
*''[[Mario Party 5]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos / Thwomps / Whomps / Goombas / Bob-ombs
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Waluigi / Wario
*''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Waluigi / Wario / Thwomps
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' &ndash; Mario / [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]]s
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' &ndash; Mario / [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]]s
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' &ndash; Mario / [[Doopliss]] (when impersonating Mario)
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' &ndash; Mario / [[Doopliss]] (when impersonating Mario)
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*''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' &ndash; Wario / [[Wario-Man]]
*''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' &ndash; Wario / [[Wario-Man]]
*''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Party 6]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
*''[[Mario Party 6]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos / Thwomps / Whomps / Goombas
*''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face / Luigi / Wario / Boos (shared with [[Sanae Suzaki]]) / Bowser's laugh
*''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face / Luigi / Wario / Boos (shared with [[Sanae Suzaki]]) / Bob-omb Buddies / Bowser's laugh / Thwomps / Whomps / Whomp King / Monty Moles / Eyerok / Scuttlebugs / Bullies / Chuckyas / Spindrifts / Chill Bully / Mr Is / [[Chief Chilly]]
*''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' &ndash; Wario / Wario-Man
*''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' &ndash; Wario / Wario-Man
*''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]'' &ndash; Boos
*''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]'' &ndash; Boos
*''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music]]'' &ndash; Luigi
*''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music]]'' &ndash; Luigi
*''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' &ndash; Boos
*''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' &ndash; Boos / Thwomps / Whomps
*''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' &ndash; Baby Mario
*''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' &ndash; Baby Mario
*''[[Yakuman DS]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Yakuman DS]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
*''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
*''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Male Piantas (shared with Hironori Miyata)
*''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi
*''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / [[Whisker]] / [[Sass]]
*''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / [[Whisker]] / [[Sass]]
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / [[Robo Mario]] / Boos
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / [[Robo Mario]] / Boos
*''[[SSX on Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[SSX on Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario Party 7]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
*''[[Mario Party 7]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos / Thwomps / Whomps / Goombas / Monty Moles / Bob-ombs
*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Male Piantas
*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Eyerok / [[Big Bully]] / Chief Chilly
*''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Monty Moles
*''[[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
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*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Robo Mario / Boos
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Robo Mario / Boos
*''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Mr. L]]
*''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Mr. L]]
*''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Monty Moles
*''[[Mario Party 8]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Male Piantas / [[Big Top]]
*''[[Mario Party 8]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / [[Big Top]] / Thwomps / Whomps / Goombas / [[Captain Goomba (Mario Party 8)|Captain Goomba]] / Monty Moles / Bob-ombs
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Dry Bones]] (shared with [[Toru Asakawa]]) / [[Cosmic Mario]] / Cosmic Luigi
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / [[Dry Bones]] (shared with [[Toru Asakawa]]) / [[Cosmic Mario]] / Cosmic Luigi
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa)
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa)
*''[[Mario Party DS]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Party DS]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Thwomps
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Wario-Man / Waluigi / Boos
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Wario-Man / Waluigi / Boos
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Male Piantas
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi
*''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Male Piantas (shared with Hironori Miyata)
*''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Monty Moles
*''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' &ndash; Wario / [[Chortlebot]]
*''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' &ndash; Wario / [[Chortlebot]]
*''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]'' &ndash; Wario
*''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]'' &ndash; Wario
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*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos (shared as Sanae Suzaki) / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa)
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos (shared as Sanae Suzaki) / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa)
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Male Piantas / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa) / [[Cosmic Clone]]s
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa) / [[Cosmic Clone]]s / Bob-omb Buddies / Whomps / King Whomp
*''[[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
*''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[AR Games]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[AR Games]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa) / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki) / Cosmic Clones
*''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa) / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki) / Cosmic Clones / Monty Moles
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa)
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa)
*''[[Fortune Street]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Fortune Street]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Metal Mario
*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Metal Mario
*''[[Mario Party 9]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Male Piantas
*''[[Mario Party 9]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Whomps
*''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Metal Mario
*''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Metal Mario
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
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*''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki) / [[Bubble clone|Bubble Mario]] (unused)
*''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki) / [[Bubble clone|Bubble Mario]] (unused) / Whomps
*''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki)
*''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki)
*''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' &ndash; Baby Mario / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki)
*''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' &ndash; Baby Mario / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki)
*''[[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
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Metal Mario / Tanooki Mario
*''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' &ndash; Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki)
*''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' &ndash; Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki)
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Wario-Man / Waluigi / Dr. Mario / Boos
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Wario-Man / Waluigi / Dr. Mario / Boos
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'' &ndash; Mini Marios / Mario / [[Mini Luigi]]s
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'' &ndash; Mini Marios / Mario / [[Mini Luigi]]s
*''[[Mario Party 10]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Party 10]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Whomps / [[Big Monty Mole|Mega Monty Mole]]
*''[[Nintendo Sound Selection: Endings & Credits]]'' &ndash; Luigi / Mario
*''[[Nintendo Sound Selection: Endings & Credits]]'' &ndash; Luigi / Mario
*''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Boos / [[King Boo]]
*''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Boos / [[King Boo]] / Whomps
*''[[Luigi's Mansion Arcade]]'' &ndash; Luigi
*''[[Luigi's Mansion Arcade]]'' &ndash; Luigi
*''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / [[Cat Mario]] / Gold Mario / [[Costume Mario|Silver Mario]] / [[Builder Mario]] / Mario Trio
*''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / [[Cat Mario]] / Gold Mario / [[Costume Mario|Silver Mario]] / [[Builder Mario]] / Mario Trio
*''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Gold Mario
*''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Gold Mario
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Male Piantas / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa)
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa)
*''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' &ndash; Mini Mario / Mini Luigi
*''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' &ndash; Mini Mario / Mini Luigi
*''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' &ndash; Luigi
*''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' &ndash; Luigi
*''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
*''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos / Mega Monty Mole
*''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Super Mario Run]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Mario Run]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Metal Mario
*''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Metal Mario
*''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Metal Mario / Gold Mario / Tanooki Mario / Male Piantas
*''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Metal Mario / Gold Mario / Tanooki Mario
*''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki)
*''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki) / Goombas
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Monty Moles
*''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Whomps
*''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' &ndash; Wario / [[Wario Deluxe]]
*''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' &ndash; Wario / [[Wario Deluxe]]
*''[[Super Mario Party]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Super Mario Party]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Goombas / Whomps / Monty Moles
*''[[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS]]) &ndash; Luigi / Mario / [[Gooigi]] / Boos / Boolossus
*''[[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS]]) &ndash; Luigi / Mario / [[Gooigi]] / Boos / Boolossus
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Dr. Mario / Wario / Wario-Man / Waluigi / Boos
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Dr. Mario / Wario / Wario-Man / Waluigi / Boos
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*''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / all corresponding variants
*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Monty Mole / all corresponding variants
*''[[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
*''[[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 / Bowser (shared with [[Scott Burns]] and [[Kenneth W. James|Kenny James]]) / Boos / Male Piantas / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa) / Cosmic Mario / Cosmic Luigi
*''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' &ndash; Mario / Mario's face / Luigi / Bowser (shared with [[Scott Burns]] and [[Kenneth W. James|Kenny James]]) / Boos / Bob-omb Buddies / Thwomps / Whomps / Whomp King / Monty Moles / Eyerok / Scuttlebugs / Bullies / Chuckyas / Spindrifts / Chill Bully / Mr. Is / Isle Delfino commercial narrator / King Boo / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa) / Cosmic Mario / Cosmic Luigi
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine Original Soundtrack]]'' &ndash; Mario
*''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki)
*''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki) / [[Fury Shadow]]
*[[Super Nintendo World]] (meet-and-greet,<ref>GameXplain (March 18, 2021). [https://youtu.be/oN8-U2Rsb6c We Meet Mario, Luigi, & Princess Peach @ Super Nintendo World...Who TALK!] ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 31, 2021.</ref> [[Super Nintendo World#Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge|Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge]])<ref>Universal Parks News Today (February 4, 2021). [https://youtu.be/DKDpWMrZSJA Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge FULL RIDE WITH AR & QUEUE TOUR - Super Nintendo World]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 31, 2021.</ref> &ndash; Mario / Luigi
*''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Goombas / Monty Moles / Thwomps / Whomps

*''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' &ndash; Wario / [[Wario Bug]] / [[The Supreme Developer]]
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*''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Goombas / Monty Moles / Thwomps / Whomps
*In ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', the Japanese version of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', the credits mention him as "Charles Martinee".
*''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' &ndash; Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
*Martinet originally wasn't invited to audition for the role of Mario. He crashed the auditions, and was asked to do an Italian accent until he ran out of things to say. He left so much of an impression at the recording that his tape was the only one sent to Nintendo.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Martinet.jpg|Charles Martinet in the 90's
Martinet.jpg|Charles Martinet in the 1990s
Mario Martinet.png|Charles Martinet in a 2011 interview.
Mario Martinet.png|Charles Martinet in a 2011 interview.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==See Also==
==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 "Martinee", like how it is pronounced.
*Charles Martinet's favorite ''Mario'' game is ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''. He is also a fan of the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.<ref name=UK>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''. Retrieved April 28, 2016.</ref>
*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'').<ref>[https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet/status/1073644309755412480/photo/1 ''Twitter'' post by Charles Martinet]</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.charlesmartinet.com Official site]
*[http://www.charlesmartinet.com Official site]
*[http://www.charlesmartinet.com/voiceover.html Voice Over]
*[http://www.charlesmartinet.com/voiceover.html Voice Over]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrjy6lpDHzk&NR=1 Martinet in Action]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrjy6lpDHzk Martinet in Action]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kv4HlKLjfg Martinet's Interview]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kv4HlKLjfg Martinet's Interview]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Martinet Wikipedia Page]
*[http://www.facebook.com/people/Charles-Martinet/519663615 Facebook Page]
*[http://www.facebook.com/people/Charles-Martinet/519663615 Facebook Page]
*[http://instagram.com/charlesmartinetitsame Instagram Page]
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*[https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet Twitter Page]
*[https://vine.co/u/1114052811714400256 Charles Martinet's profile on Vine]

==References==
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Charles Martinet
Full name Charles Andre Martinet
Born September 17, 1955 (age 68)
Mario-related role(s) Former voice actor for Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and various others
“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 franchise. 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. Martinet speaks fluent French, English and Spanish, but, ironically, not much Italian. His first voice over work at Nintendo was voicing the announcers, boxers, and the referee in Super Punch-Out!!.

At the time of his audition, Charles Martinet had never heard of Mario or Nintendo.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Martinet first officially voiced Mario in the Super Mario Bros. pinball machine in 1992, though he was uncredited in the game.[4] The next time he portrayed Mario, and the first time as several other characters, was for Mario in Real Time in 1994, when 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. An altered form of Mario in Real Time appeared in 1995's Mario's Game Gallery (later reissued as Mario's FUNdamentals), which is the first video game to have Mario portrayed by Charles Martinet.

Though he will not be voicing Mario and Luigi in the The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Martinet has been confirmed to be providing cameo voices. In 2023, Martinet retired from his voice work, with Kevin Afghani taking his role of being the voice actor of Mario.

Mario character roles

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Trivia

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c Nintendo UK. (September 14, 2015). Nintendo UK Live #6 - Charles Martinet: Super Mario Maker launch day special (Wii U). YouTube. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Eudb_Tqg8
  3. ^ http://www.gooddealgames.com/interviews/int_Charles_Martinet.html
  4. ^ https://gonintendo.com/stories/312100-charles-martinet-confirms-that-voiced-mario-for-the-1992-super-ma
  5. ^ a b Thomas Game Docs (May 19, 2020). The secret origin of Bowser's voice. YouTube. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  6. ^ a b RetroSquid (October 1, 2020). Mario Here We Go Reused Voice. YouTube. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Kairamen (May 12, 2017). Super Mario 64 - Mario's Voice. YouTube. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  8. ^ GameXplain (March 18, 2021). We Meet Mario, Luigi, & Princess Peach @ Super Nintendo World...Who TALK! YouTube. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ https://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_64#Credits_Differences
  11. ^ Twitter post by Charles Martinet