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|full_name=Charles Martinet | |full_name=Charles Martinet | ||
|image=[[File:Charles-martinet.jpg|250px]] | |image=[[File:Charles-martinet.jpg|250px]] | ||
|born=September 17, 1955 | |born=September 17, 1955 | ||
|role=Current voice actor for [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], [[Waluigi | |role=Current voice actor for [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], and various others | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{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'' series. 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 ''{{wp|Super Punch-Out!!}}'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]. | |||
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> | |||
Martinet' | 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 [[Untitled Mario film|upcoming untitled ''Mario'' film]] by [[Illumination]] and [[Universal Pictures]], he has been confirmed to be providing cameo voices. | |||
==''Mario'' character roles== | ==''Mario'' character roles== | ||
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==Portrayals== | ==Portrayals== | ||
*''[[Super Mario Bros. (pinball)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' pinball machine – [[Mario]] | *''[[Super Mario Bros. (pinball)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' pinball machine – [[Mario]] | ||
*''[[Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World]]'' – Mario | *''[[Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World]]'' – Mario | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Martinet.jpg|Charles Martinet in the | 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> | ||
== | ==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 | *[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://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] | |||
*[https://twitter.com/CharlesMartinet Twitter Page] | |||
*[https://vine.co/u/1114052811714400256 Charles Martinet's profile on Vine] | |||
{{People}} | {{People}} | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[Category:Voice | [[Category:Voice actors]] | ||
[[Category:1955 | [[Category:Nintendo people]] | ||
[[Category:1955 births]] | |||
