Charles Martinet
Charles Martinet | |
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Full name | Charles Martinet |
Born | September 17, 1955 |
Mario-related role(s) | Current voice actor for Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Metal Mario, Baby Wario, and Toadsworth |
- “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 the prominent voice actor of the 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 bosses from Super Mario Bros. 2 as well. Martinet plays the vast majority of the male characters in the Mario series. 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 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.
Mario character roles
- Mario
- Luigi
- Wario
- Waluigi
- Baby Mario
- Baby Luigi
- Toadsworth
- Donkey Kong (1996-2005)
- Metal Mario
- Donkey Kong Jr. (Mario Tennis)
- Dr. Mario
- Shadow Mario
- Clawgrip (Super Mario Advance)
- Tryclyde (Super Mario Advance)
- Mouser (Super Mario Advance)
- Fryguy (Super Mario Advance)
- Wart (Super Mario Advance)
- Mini Mario
- Baby Wario
- MC Ballyhoo (Mario Party 8)
- Big Top (Mario Party 8)
Portrayals
- Super Mario Bros. pinball machine – Mario
- Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World – Mario
- Mario in Real Time – Mario / Mario's face / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Donkey Kong / Mama Mario / Papa Mario / Himself
- Mario's Game Gallery – Mario
- Super Mario 64 – Mario / Mario's face / Bowser's laugh / Boos
- Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack – Mario
- Mario Kart 64 – Mario / Luigi (English) / Wario (English) / Thwomps (English) / Boos / System Voice (English)
- Mario Kart 64 (slot machine) – Mario / Luigi / Wario
- Mario Teaches Typing – Mario / Mario's face
- Mario Teaches Typing 2 – Mario / Mario's face
- Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium – Mario
- Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks – Mario / Luigi / Wario
- Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack – Mario / Boos
- Yoshi's Story – Boos
- Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit – Mario
- Mario's FUNdamentals – Mario
- Mario Party – Mario / Boos
- Super Smash Bros. – Mario / Luigi
- Mario Golf – Mario / Luigi / Baby Mario / Wario / Metal Mario
- Mario Party 2 – Mario / Mario's face / Boos
- Mario Tennis – Mario / Luigi / Baby Mario / Wario / Waluigi / Boos / Announcer
- Mario Party 3 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
- Super Mario Advance – Mario / Luigi / Clawgrip / Tryclyde / Mouser / Fryguy / Wart
- Dr. Mario 64 – Dr. Mario / Wario / Metal Mario / Vampire Wario
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit – Mario
- Wario Land 4 – Wario
- Luigi's Mansion – Luigi / Mario / Boos / Boolossus
- Super Smash Bros. Melee – Mario / Luigi / Dr. Mario
- Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 – Mario / Luigi / Boos
- Super Mario Sunshine – Mario / Male Piantas
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 – Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Boos / Mario
- Mario Party 4 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
- Nintendo Puzzle Collection – Mario / Dr. Mario / Wario / Metal Mario / Vampire Wario
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! – Wario
- Wario World – Wario
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 – Mario / Luigi / Boos
- Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Shadow Mario / Boos
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! – Wario
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! – Mario / Luigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Male Piantas / Boos
- Mario Party 5 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga – Mario / Luigi
- Mario Golf: Advance Tour – Mario / Luigi / Waluigi / Wario
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong – Mario / Mini Marios
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – Mario / Doopliss (when impersonating Mario)
- Mario Pinball Land – Mario / Boos
- WarioWare: Twisted! – Wario / Wario-Man
- Mario Power Tennis – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
- Mario Party 6 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
- Super Mario 64 DS – Mario / Mario's face / Luigi / Wario / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki) / Bowser's laugh
- WarioWare: Touched! – Wario / Wario-Man
- Yoshi Topsy-Turvy – Boos
- Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music – Luigi
- Mario Party Advance – Boos
- Yoshi Touch & Go – Baby Mario
- Yakuman DS – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
- Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
- Mario Superstar Baseball – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Male Piantas (shared with Hironori Miyata)
- Mario Tennis: Power Tour – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Whisker / Sass
- Mario Kart Arcade GP – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Robo Mario / Boos
- SSX on Tour – Mario / Luigi
- Super Princess Peach – Mario / Luigi
- Mario Party 7 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
- Mario Kart DS – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Male Piantas
- Super Mario Strikers – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time – Mario / Luigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi
- New Super Mario Bros. – Mario / Luigi / Wario
- Mario Hoops 3-on-3 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis – Mario / Mini Marios
- Yoshi's Island DS – Baby Mario / Baby Wario / Boos / Six-Face Sal / Baby Bowser
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves – Wario / Tiny Warios
- Wario: Master of Disguise – Wario
- Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Robo Mario / Boos
- Super Paper Mario – Mario / Luigi / Mr. L
- Mario Strikers Charged – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
- Mario Party 8 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Male Piantas / Big Top
- Super Mario Galaxy – Mario / Luigi / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa) / Cosmic Mario / Cosmic Luigi
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa)
- Mario Party DS – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Wario-Man / Waluigi / Boos
- Mario Kart Wii – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Male Piantas
- Mario Super Sluggers – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Male Piantas (shared with Hironori Miyata)
- Wario Land: Shake It! – Wario / Chortlebot
- WarioWare: Snapped! – Wario
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story – Mario / Luigi
- WarioWare: D.I.Y. – Wario
- WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase – Wario / Wario-Man
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! – Mario / Mini Marios
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos (shared as Sanae Suzaki) / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa)
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii – Mario / Luigi
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Mario / Luigi / Male Piantas / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa) / Cosmic Clones
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! – Mario / Mini Marios
- Mario Sports Mix – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Male Piantas
- AR Games – Mario
- Super Mario 3D Land – Mario / Luigi / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa) / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki) / Cosmic Clones
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa)
- Fortune Street – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
- Mario Kart 7 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Metal Mario
- Mario Party 9 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Male Piantas
- Mario Tennis Open – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Metal Mario
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Mario / Luigi
- New Super Mario Bros. U – Mario / Luigi
- Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon – Luigi / Mario
- Game & Wario – Wario / Captain Wario / MechaWarios / Wario-Man
- Photos with Mario – Mario / Luigi
- Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move – Mario / Mini Marios
- New Super Luigi U – Luigi
- Mario & Luigi: Dream Team – Mario / Luigi / Luiginoids / Dreamy Luigi
- Mario Kart Arcade GP DX – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Fire Mario / Tanooki Mario / Ice Luigi / Metal Mario / Gold Mario
- The Year of Luigi Sound Selection – Luigi
- New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Mario / Luigi
- Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
- Mario Party: Island Tour – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki) / Bubble Mario (unused)
- Super Mario 3D World – Mario / Luigi / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki)
- Yoshi's New Island – Baby Mario / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki)
- Mario Golf: World Tour – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Gold Mario
- Mario Kart 8 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Metal Mario / Tanooki Mario / Male Piantas
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki)
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Wario-Man / Waluigi / Dr. Mario / Boos
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars – Mini Marios / Mario / Mini Luigis
- Mario Party 10 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
- Nintendo Sound Selection: Endings & Credits – Luigi / Mario
- Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – Mario / Luigi / Boos / King Boo
- Luigi's Mansion Arcade – Luigi
- Super Mario Maker – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Cat Mario / Gold Mario / Silver Mario / Builder Mario / Mario Trio
- Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Gold Mario
- Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – Mario / Luigi
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Male Piantas / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa)
- Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge – Mini Mario / Mini Luigi
- Paper Mario: Color Splash – Luigi
- Mario Party: Star Rush – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Boos
- Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS – Mario
- Super Mario Run – Mario / Luigi
- Mario Sports Superstars – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Metal Mario
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / Metal Mario / Gold Mario / Tanooki Mario / Male Piantas
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – Mario / Luigi / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki)
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions – Mario / Luigi
- Super Mario Odyssey – Mario / Luigi
- Mario Party: The Top 100 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
- Mario Tennis Aces – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
- WarioWare Gold – Wario / Wario Deluxe
- Super Mario Party – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
- Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS) – Luigi / Mario / Gooigi / Boos / Boolossus
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mario / Luigi / Dr. Mario / Wario / Wario-Man / Waluigi / Boos
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey – Mario / Luigi
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – Mario / Luigi
- Super Mario Maker 2 – Mario / Luigi
- Mario Kart Tour – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi / Baby Mario / Baby Luigi / all corresponding variants
- Luigi's Mansion 3 – Luigi / Mario / Gooigi
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
- Paper Mario: The Origami King – Luigi
- LEGO Super Mario – Mario / Luigi
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars – Mario / Mario's face / Luigi / Bowser (shared with Scott Burns and Kenny James) / Boos / Male Piantas / Dry Bones (shared with Toru Asakawa) / Cosmic Mario / Cosmic Luigi
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – Mario / Luigi
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury – Mario / Luigi / Boos (shared with Sanae Suzaki)
- Mario Golf: Super Rush – Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi
Trivia
- In Mario Party, Mario Party 2, the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64, and Super Smash Bros., the credits mention him as "Charles Martinee".
- 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
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Charles Martinet in the 90's
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Charles Martinet in a 2011 interview.