Kenneth James
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| Full name | Kenneth W. James |
| Born | July 14, 1963 |
| Mario-related role(s) | Current voice actor for Bowser and Dry Bowser |
Kenneth W. "Kenny" James is an American voice actor for Bowser. His debut was in Super Mario Strikers, where he voiced Bowser and the Super Team and has voiced Bowser regularly since Super Mario Galaxy. Despite this, Scott Burns (James' predecessor) voice was still heard in subsequent series titles such as Mario Party DS, Mario Super Sluggers and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.
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 Dry Bowser (as of Mario Kart Wii) and Dreamy Bowser.
Portrayals
- Super Mario Strikers – Super Team / Bowser (2005)
- Super Mario Galaxy – Bowser (2007)
- Mario Kart Wii – Bowser / Dry Bowser (2008)
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story – Bowser / Dark Bowser (2009)
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Dry Bowser (2009)
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii – Bowser (2009)
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Bowser (with Scott Burns) (2010)
- Mario Sports Mix – Bowser (2010)
- Super Mario 3D Land – Bowser / Dry Bowser (2011)
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games – Bowser / Dry Bowser (2011)
- Fortune Street – Bowser (2011)
- Mario Kart 7 – Bowser (2011)
- Mario Party 9 – Bowser (2012)
- Mario Tennis Open – Dry Bowser (2012)
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Bowser / Dry Bowser (2012)
- Paper Mario: Sticker Star – Bowser / Bowser Snow Statue (2012)
- New Super Mario Bros. U – Bowser (2012)
- New Super Luigi U – Bowser (2013)
- Mario & Luigi: Dream Team – Bowser / Dreamy Bowser (2013)
- Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games — Bowser / Dry Bowser (2013)
- Super Mario 3D World – Bowser / Meowser (2013)
- Mario Party: Island Tour – Bowser / Dry Bowser (2013)
- Yoshi's New Island – Bowser (2014)
- Mario Golf: World Tour – Bowser (2014)
- Mario Kart 8 – Bowser / Dry Bowser (2014)
- Mario Party 10 – Bowser / Dry Bowser (2015)
- Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition – Bowser / Dry Bowser (2015)
- Super Mario Maker – Bowser (2015)
- Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Bowser / Dry Bowser (2015)
- Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – Bowser / Paper Bowser / Dry Bowser / Shiny RoboBowser (2015)
- Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge – Mini Bowser (2016)
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Bowser / Dry Bowser (2016)
- Paper Mario: Color Splash – Bowser / Black Bowser (2016)
- Mario Party: Star Rush – Bowser (2016)
- Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS – Bowser (2016)
- Super Mario Run – Bowser (2016)
- Mario Sports Superstars - Bowser (2017)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Bowser / Dry Bowser (2017)
- Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - Bowser (2017)
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions - Bowser / Bowletta (2017)
- Super Mario Odyssey - Bowser (2017)
- Mario Party: The Top 100 - Bowser (2017)
- Mario Tennis Aces - Bowser / Dry Bowser (2018)
- Super Mario Party - Bowser / Dry Bowser (2018)
- Luigi's Mansion 3DS - King Boo as Bowser (2018)
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey - Bowser / Dark Bowser / Dry Bowser (2019)
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - Bowser (2019)
- Super Mario Maker 2 - Bowser (2019)
- Mario Kart Tour - Bowser / Dry Bowser (2019)
- Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Bowser / Dry Bowser (2020)
- Paper Mario: The Origami King - Bowser (2020)
- Super Mario 3D All Stars - Bowser (2020)
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - Bowser / Fury Bowser (2021)
- Mario Golf Super Rush - Bowser (2021)
Trivia
- Kenny James's favorite Mario Game is Mario Kart Wii.
- Kenny James tends to do claw arms when voicing Bowser as it helps him sound more ruthless.
- Kenny James was born in Nevada and grew up in Texas.
- It was rumored that Kenny James also voiced Tiki Tong in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D however this was proven false.
