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[[File:Scott Burns.jpg|thumb|200px|'''Scott Burns''' in 2006.]]
'''Scott Burns''' is the voice actor who provided the voice of [[Bowser]] as well as the [[Pianta]]s starting with ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' in 2002 and continuing until ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' in 2007. Nearly a year following this release, Burns stopped voicing Bowser for unknown reasons, but he then returned to the role for ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' in 2008. Despite no longer being the voice of Bowser, Burns has kept in touch with the series as one of the announcer voices in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''.

In addition to the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series, Scott Burns worked for [[Nintendo]] to voice [[Slippy Toad|Slippy Toad]]'s father, Beltino Toad, in ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Assault|Star Fox Assault]]''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446037/ Star Fox Assault (2005) (VG)]. [http://www.imdb.com The Internet Movie Database]. Retrieved March 3, 2009.</ref>  Aside from Nintendo, Burns has also worked for [[wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]], [[wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's]], and [[wikipedia:Boeing|Boeing]]. Scott Burns considers himself most suited for characters between the ages of twenty-nine and forty-nine, but claims to be able to voice young adult, middle aged, and senior male characters.<ref name="voice123">[http://voice123.com/scottburns Character, Offbeat, Dad, Guy Next Door]. [http://voice123.com/ Voice123]. Retrieved March 3, 2009.</ref>

==History with the ''Mario'' series==
===Voicing Bowser===
Scott Burns began his career at the suggestion of another voice actor and gained notability through his ability to impersonate people and characters such as [[wikipedia:Clint Eastwood|Clint Eastwood]] and [[wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye]].<ref name="voice123"/>  Nintendo hired Burns first to voice Bowser in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', the first video game in which Bowser was given a speaking role beyond his growls and roars. However, the title's voice acting panned by many, including [[wikipedia:Gamespot|Gamespot]] reviewer [[wikipedia: Jeff Gerstmann|Jeff Gerstmann]], who criticized the title as having "some of the lousiest voice-over work to be found on the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]]. None of the voices fit particularly well.... [Bowser and [[Bowser Jr.]]] are completely miscast and downright disappointing."<ref>Gerstmann, Jeff. [http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/supermariosunshine/review.html Super Mario Sunshine Review]. [http://www.gamespot.com GameSpot]. Retrieved March 3, 2009.</ref>  Despite such criticism, Nintendo continued to hire the voice actors from ''Super Mario Sunshine''. Following this role, Scott began voicing Bowser without fail, giving him a series of throaty grunts, laughs, and exclamations new to the character who had previously simply roared and growled.

===Absence and Return===
[[Kenny James]] took on the role in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', and now voices him constantly. In 2008, Scott returned to voice Bowser in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. In 2010 he shared the role with fellow Bowser subsitute Kenny James in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.

==Portrayals==
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' &ndash; [[Bowser]]
*''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Party 6]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' &ndash; Bowser 
*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Party 7]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Party 8]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Party DS]]''  &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' &ndash; Bowser (with [[Kenny James]]), [[Lubba]], [[King Lakitu]]
*''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' &ndash; [[Ninja (character)|Ninja]]
*''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' &ndash; Announcer
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' &ndash; Bowser, Dry Bowser
*''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'' &ndash; Announcer
*''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' &ndash; Bowser (special shot), Announcer
*''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' &ndash; Bowser (''Super Mario Sunshine'' section)

==Trivia==
*When performing Bowser's voice, Burns' voice has been slowed down in games like ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' to make it sound deeper. However, in games like ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', his voice has been left unaltered.
*Despite the fact that ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' all have Bowser voiced by Burns, his name is left unmentioned in the credits of these titles due to his clips being reused from earlier games.
*Like Kenny James after him, Scott Burns tended to do claw arms when he voiced Bowser.

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