Charles Martinet

Template:Short description Template:For Template:Pp Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox person Charles Andre MartinetTemplate:Efn (born September 17, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for voicing Mario in the Super Mario franchise, portraying him from 1991 to 2023. He also voiced other characters in the series such as Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and the baby equivalents of Mario and Luigi, prior to retiring as voice actor to become an official brand ambassador for the series.

Martinet is also known for his portrayal of Paarthurnax in 2011's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,<ref name="gamesradar">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> as well as Magenta in the Dragon Ball franchise since 2022.

Early life

Charles Andre Martinet<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was born on September 17, 1955,<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> in San Jose or Cupertino, California<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp to father Jacques René Pierre Martinet.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The younger of two children, he has an older brother, John, though he was taller than him despite being the younger sibling, and while his brother was extroverted, Charles was shy and more anxiety-driven than him in his youth.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Rp<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His mother's family had been in the country since the Mayflower voyages,<ref name=":1" />Template:Rp while his father grew up in Paris, France,<ref name=":2" /> and Martinet's paternal grandfather served in World War I under General Pershing in order to get eligibility for American citizenship; they then came to the US when Martinet was a child. This makes him French-American.<ref name=":1" />Template:Rp

His family moved to Barcelona, Spain when he was 12 years old, where he attended an American middle school.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="SacAnime">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1969, after three years in Spain, they moved to Paris.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="SacAnime" /> As a result, he became fluent in Spanish and French; he can also speak a little bit of Italian.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp He attended the American School of Paris and graduated in 1974.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp

As a young adult, Martinet became interested in international law.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp<ref name=":2" /><ref name="BBC" /><ref name="theswervemagazine" /> He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he majored in history or politics.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="BBC" /> In his senior year, he decided to discontinue his studies after a tutor told him to "regurgitate information he'd written in his book, chapter-by-chapter".<ref name="BBC">Template:Cite news</ref> When he was about 20 years old, a friend persuaded him to take acting classes<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp to combat his fear of public speaking.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="theswervemagazine" /> His first role was a monologue from the Spoon River Anthology.<ref name="theswervemagazine">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Martinet auditioned for and won an apprenticeship at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp After training with the Berkeley Rep for several years, Martinet went to London to attend the Drama Studio London,<ref name=":0" />Template:Rp<ref name="theswervemagazine" /> where among other skills, he discovered his talent for accents and dialects.<ref name="SacAnime" /> Upon returning to California he joined the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. He went on to become a founding member of the San Jose Repertory Theatre for four years.<ref name="theswervemagazine" />

Career

Martinet earned the job as Mario's voice at Nintendo when one day in 1991, he was on the beach and received a call from a friend who told him that there was going to be an audition at a trade show in which auditioneers "talk to people as a plumber". He went to the audition at the last minute as the casting directors were already putting away their equipment. Charles Martinet walked in and asked, "Can I please read for this?". The directors let him audition and told him, "You're an Italian plumber from Brooklyn". At first Martinet planned to talk like a stereotypical Italian American with a deep, raspy voice. He then thought to himself that it would be too harsh for children to hear, so he made it more soft-hearted and friendly, resulting in what Mario's voice is today. Martinet has also stated that he kept on talking with his Mario voice until the audition tape ran out. He says that Gremio from William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew was an inspiration for his portrayal of Mario.

Working for Nintendo since 1991, Martinet started voicing Mario at video game trade shows in which attendees would walk up to a TV screen displaying a 3-D Mario head that was designed to move around the screen and hold full conversations with them.<ref name="BBC" /> This system was called Mario in Real-Time or MIRT and was developed by Pasadena based SimGraphics.<ref name="BBC" /> Martinet could see the attendees by means of a hidden camera setup, and a facial motion capture rig recorded his mouth movements to synchronize Martinet's mouth movement with the on-screen Mario mouth movement. This digital puppetry, with Martinet's comic performance, was a novelty at the time.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Martinet's first video game appearance as Mario was in the 1994 CD version of Mario Teaches Typing and formally debuted in the 1995 release of Mario's Game Gallery, where he spoke full dialogue as Mario for extended periods of time to the player.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Most were first exposed to Mario's voice in the landmark 1996 game Super Mario 64.<ref name="martinetthenational">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During his time working through MIRT, Martinet became acquainted with Mario series creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Seeking a professional voice actor for Super Mario 64, Miyamoto had Nintendo contact Martinet to inquire about voicing Mario in the game.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> An opportunity he was not expecting, Martinet agreed immediately, making the trip from Sausalito to Bad Animals Studio in Seattle to record for the game. Mostly unscripted, Martinet was given examples of what the teams in Japan were looking for by the producers, in addition to improvisation which lead to the creation of many of Mario's catchphrases. During the recording session, it was wondered what Mario would do when the player leaves him alone. In the end, Martinet came up with the idea that Mario would dream of pasta during his sleep.Template:Citation needed In the final game, Mario says "night nighty. Ahhh spaghetti, ahhh ravioli, ahhh mamma mia" when in his second sleeping position.

Following Super Mario 64, he would go on to additionally voice Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Metal Mario, Shadow Mario, Mini-Mario Toys, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi and Baby Wario in most games wherein these characters speak. He also voiced the enemies Wart, Mouser, Tryclyde, and Clawgrip in Super Mario Advance. His voice work appears in the English and Japanese language versions of the games. With his work as Mario in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized Martinet for having performed the same character in one hundred different titles, the most of any video game voice actor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In February 2021, Martinet said the possibility of reprising his role in the animated The Super Mario Bros. Movie would be a "marvelous thing" and that if he were asked to voice Mario he would "go in and play with great joy and happiness".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Despite this, Chris Pratt was cast as Mario instead, though Martinet appeared briefly for cameo voices of Mario's father and a Brooklyn citizen named Giuseppe.

Martinet at SacAnime 2014

Martinet provided voiceover acting for the boxers and the announcer in the Super NES title Super Punch-Out!!. He voiced the character Vigoro in Sega's Dreamcast and GameCube role-playing video game, Skies of Arcadia. He did the voice of Homunculus in the Konami PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows game Shadow of Destiny, and provided voices for Reader Rabbit and The ClueFinders games. In 2009, Martinet told That Gaming Site that he wanted to voice Link in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, but Shigeru Miyamoto told him that Link would remain without a voice. However, Link's grunts have been voiced by various Japanese voice actors.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In addition to video game voiceovers, Martinet has worked as a voice actor in commercials, cartoons, and promotions. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show in 2005, Martinet remotely interacted with players from New York in a playable demo of Animal Crossing: Wild World.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Martinet did Mario's voice as the announcer for Pac-Man Vs. on the Nintendo GameCube.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Other than the Mario series, Martinet has also done work for the video game Cel Damage as the voice of Fowl Mouth, as well as the primary voice work in several educational game series such as LeapFrog.<ref name="charlesmartinet-voiceover">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also voiced the dragon Paarthurnax in the 2011 video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Orvus in 2009's Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, and narrated the cutscenes and menus for the 2013 video game Runner2<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Runner3, appearing as a hidden playable character in the latter. Martinet also narrated for the 2020 Netflix docuseries High Score.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Martinet provided the voice of Magenta in the English dub of the 2022 anime film Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.<ref name="dbs-super-hero-dub">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Martinet had stated in 2021 that he wanted to voice Mario for the rest of his life, and also said that he would ask Nintendo to find a successor in the case he would think that he won't be able to do it anymore.<ref name="life">Template:Cite magazine</ref> On August 21, 2023, Nintendo of America announced on Twitter that Martinet would be retiring from providing voice acting for the Super Mario games but would continue to work with Nintendo as "Mario Ambassador".<ref> Template:Cite tweet</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The final Super Mario game released prior to this that features his voice was Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, while the final project in the franchise to feature his voice was The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which released in April 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Kevin Afghani subsequently took over the role of Mario and Luigi starting with Super Mario Bros. Wonder, as well as Wario beginning with WarioWare: Move It!<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Waluigi beginning with Super Mario Party Jamboree.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>

After Martinet stepped down from voice acting in the Super Mario games in 2023, he continued to voice act in other projects outside Nintendo such as reprising his role as Magenta in Dragon Ball Legends in 2023 and Dragon Ball: The Breakers in 2024 as DLC, and additional voices in the 2024 anime That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.

Public appearances

As the former voice of Mario, Martinet has become a well-known personality and has made public appearances at several video game related events where he meets fans for chat, photographs, and autographs. He has made regular appearances at game events such as Electronic Entertainment Expo, Gamescom, and the Eurogamer Expo, and at launch events of games like Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

In 2013, Martinet was evicted from his home in Sausalito, California following a legal dispute with the family of the recently deceased landlord. Dissatisfied with other homes in his price range, Martinet remained homeless for the next five years, focusing his time on game events.<ref name="galaxycon">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref>

Martinet, having spent a large portion of his youth in Europe, speaks fluent French and Spanish, as well as some Italian. He resides in the Netherlands with his partner.<ref name="galaxycon" />

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Hard Traveling	Dist. Atty. Cobb
1988	The Dead Pool	Police Station Reporter #1	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1990	Mom	Mr. Hernandez
1995	Nine Months	Arnie	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Credited as Charles A. Martinet
1996	The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca	Gravedigger
	Criminal Hearts	Juan	Direct-to-video
	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Tambourine, Baron	Direct-to-video; Voice role
1997	Beauty and the Beast	Red-Suited Ghost
	Anastasia	Yellow Bird, Pierre, General, Rasputin's Dog	Direct-to-video (uncredited) Also screenplay; Voice role
	The Game	Nicholas' Father	<ref name="charlesmartinet-actor" />
1998	Sheer Passion	Lou
1999	The Emperor's Treasure	Omo	Direct-to-video; Voice role
2000	The Red Shoes	Rat 3
2004	Little Angels: The Brightest Christmas	Zeke	Direct-to-video Also writer; Voice role
	The Legend of Atlantis	Grypthos	Direct-to-video; Voice role
2005	The Californians	City Councilman
2022	Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero	Magenta	<ref name="btva" /> English dub; Voice role<ref name="dbs-super-hero-dub" />
2023	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	Mario and Luigi's father, Giuseppe	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> and multilanguage voice-over
2025	Ultraman 4K Discovery	The Theater Manager, Narrator	English dub; Film collection<ref> https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/8769</ref>

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Brotherhood of Justice	Deputy	<ref name="charlesmartinet-resume" /> Television film
1989	Midnight Caller	Mark Heller	<ref name="charlesmartinet-actor" /> Episode: "Blood Red"
	Matlock	Bo Edmunds	1 episode
1992	The Last of His Tribe	Assistant Museum Director	<ref name="charlesmartinet-actor" /> Television film
	Reasonable Doubts	Bartender	Episode: "Lifelines: Part 1"
	Bay City Story	Art Ronstadt	Television film
1994	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	Senator Wilson Philips, Speedwagon Foundation Pilot B (voice)	<ref name="btva" /> 2 episodes
1995	Compromising Situations	Sal	1 episode
1996–1998	Nash Bridges	Jean-Yves, Tony, Hermsdorf	<ref name="charlesmartinet-actor" /> 3 episodes
1998	Air America	David Dixon	Episode: "Fever"
2020	High Score	Narrator	6 episodes
2024	That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime	Additional voices	1 episode

Video games

Year	Title	Role (voice acting)	Notes	Template:Reference column heading
1993	Police Quest: Open Season	Prostitute, Billy Bob, Janitor		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994	Super Punch-Out!!	Announcer, Referee, Boxers	Also Special Thanks	<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Teaches Typing	Mario	CD-ROM version only
1995	Mario's Game Gallery			<ref name="btva" />
	Solar Eclipse	Spinner
	Space Quest 6	Pa Conshohocken, Ray Trace, P'Tooie		<ref name="btva" />
1996	Super Mario 64	Mario		citation	CitationClass=web }} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information; click on the checkmark to view details. Some roles without checkmarks nevertheless have screenshots linked next to "Credit Verification:" on the work's page that confirm the voice actor but not the character. This source is used here regardless of verification status.</ref>
	Mario Kart 64	Mario, Luigi, Wario, narrator	All versions (for Mario) North American/European versions (for Luigi and Wario) Credited as Charles Martinee	<ref name="btva" />
1997	Grossology: The Science of Really Gross Things	Additional Voices
	Mario Teaches Typing 2	Mario	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium			<ref name="btva" />
1998	Mario Party		citation	CitationClass=web }} Official Credits</ref>|| <ref name="btva" />
	Dr. Seuss Kindergarten	Cat in the Hat		<ref name="btva" />
	Dr. Seuss Preschool	Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle		<ref name="btva" />
	Dr. Seuss Toddler	Cat in the Hat		<ref name="btva" />
	Madeline Classroom Companion: 1st & 2nd Grade Reading	Lord Cucuface		<ref name="btva" />
	Reader Rabbit's 2nd Grade	Monstrous Mirror, Sir Drayson Dragon		<ref name="btva" />
	The ClueFinders Math Adventures	Guide		<ref name="btva" />
1999	Super Smash Bros.	Mario, Luigi	Reused voices<ref name="btva" /> Credited as Charles Martinee	<ref name="btva" /><ref>Template:Cite video game</ref>
	Mario Golf	Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, Wario, Metal MarioTemplate:Citation needed	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||<ref name="btva" />
	Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time	William Shakespeare, Ludwig van Beethoven
	Slave Zero	Old One, Sangonar
	Mario Party 2	Mario		<ref name="btva" />
	Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance	Admiral Holtz, Rebel Pilot 8		<ref name="btva" />
	Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman	Master Suzuki		<ref name="btva" />
	Spawn	Clown, The Curse		<ref name="btva" />
	Reader Rabbit's Math Ages 6-9	Captain Ratbeard		<ref name="btva" />
2000	Mario Tennis	Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Skies of Arcadia	Vigoro	English dub	<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Party 3	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
2001	Super Mario Advance	Mario, Luigi, Wart, Mouser, Tryclyde, Clawgrip, Fryguy, Announcer	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	Dr. Mario 64	Dr. Mario/Metal Mario, Wario/Vampire Wario
	Forever Kingdom	Darsul	English dub
	Wario Land 4	Wario		<ref name="btva" />
	Luigi's Mansion	Luigi, Mario		<ref name="btva" />
	Cel Damage	Fowl Mouth, Fleming, Brian the Brain, Fleming's Friend		<ref name="btva" />
	Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds	2-1B, AT-AT Driver, OOM-9		<ref name="btva" /> (click the checkmark and look near the center of the image to confirm all of them)
	Super Smash Bros. Melee	Mario, Luigi, Dr. Mario	Reused voices<ref name="btva" />	<ref name="btva" /><ref>Template:Cite video game</ref>
	Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World	Mario, Luigi, Announcer	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	The ClueFinders: Mystery Mansion Arcade	Alistair Loveless, Pericles Lear		<ref name="btva" />
	Shadow of Memories	Homunculus		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Kart: Super Circuit	Mario		<ref name="btva" />
	Mad Dash Racing	Spanx, Ash		<ref name="btva" />
2002	Jet Set Radio Future	Gouji Rokkaku		<ref>Template:Cite video game</ref>
	Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast	Bespin Cop 2, Civilian Male, Imperial Officer 2, Rebel Shock Troop 3
	Super Mario Sunshine	Mario, Pianta (Male), Isle Delfino CommercialTemplate:Citation needed		<ref name="btva" />
	Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3	Baby Mario	Uncredited
	Mario Party 4	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Shinobi	Additional voices	English dub	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	The House of the Dead III	Dr. Curien	Uncredited, identified by ear by Behind The Voice Actors committee	<ref name="btva" />
2003	WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$	Wario	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	Wario World			<ref name="btva" />
	Nintendo Puzzle Collection	Dr. Mario, Wario, Metal Mario, Vampire Wario
	Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3	Mario, Luigi	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Shadow Mario		<ref name="btva" />
	Gladius	Additional Voices
	WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Games!	Wario
	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Easterlings
	Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Pac-Man Vs.	Mario		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Mario Party 5	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga	Mario, Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
2004	Mario Golf: Advance Tour	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario vs. Donkey Kong	Mario, Mini Mario		<ref name="btva" />
	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	Mario, Doopliss (when impersonating Mario)		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Pinball Land	Mario		<ref name="btva" />
	WarioWare: Twisted!	Wario		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Power Tennis	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age	Eaoden, GimliTemplate:Citation needed		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Party 6	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	Super Mario 64 DS	Mario, Luigi, Wario		<ref name="btva" />
	WarioWare: Touched!	Wario		<ref name="btva" />
2005	Virtua Quest	Announcer, Snake Eyes, Lau Chan, Shun Di	English dub
	Yakuman DS	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi
	Yoshi Touch & Go	Baby Mario
	Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix	Mario, Luigi, Waluigi, Wario	Uncredited
	Mario Superstar Baseball	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Tennis: Power Tour	Mario, Luigi, Waluigi, Wario (cameo)
	SSX on Tour	Mario, Luigi	GameCube version	<ref name="btva" />
	Super Princess Peach			<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Party 7	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Kart DS			<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Kart Arcade GP	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Robo Mario		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time	Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Super Mario Strikers	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
2006	New Super Mario Bros.	Mario, Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Hoops 3-on-3	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi
	Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis	Mario, Mini Mario	Uncredited
	Yoshi's Island DS	Baby Mario, Baby Wario, Baby LuigiTemplate:Citation needed		<ref name="btva" />
	WarioWare: Smooth Moves	Wario		<ref name="btva" />
2007	Mario Kart Arcade GP 2	Mario, Luigi, Waluigi, Wario, Robo Mario	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	Wario: Master of Disguise	Wario
	Super Paper Mario	Mario, Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Strikers Charged	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Party 8	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Big Top		<ref name="btva" />
	World in Conflict
	Super Mario Galaxy	Mario, Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Party DS
	Kane & Lynch: Dead Men	The Elder Brother / Vaultbreaker
2008	Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Kart Wii	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Super Sluggers			<ref name="btva" />
	Hellboy: The Science of Evil	Additional Voices
	Wario Land: Shake It!	Wario		<ref name="btva" />
	Aion: The Tower of Eternity
	WarioWare: Snapped!	Wario
2009	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story	Mario, Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
	New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi
	Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!	Mario, Mini Mario	Uncredited
	Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time	Orvus		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	New Super Mario Bros. Wii	Mario, Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
2010	Resonance of Fate	Cardinal Lagerfeld	English dub	<ref name="btva" />
	Super Mario Galaxy 2	Mario, Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!	Mario, Mini Mario	Uncredited
	Mario Sports Mix	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	WarioWare D.I.Y.	Wario
2011	Super Mario 3D Land	Mario, Luigi	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Paarthurnax		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Kart 7	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Metal Mario	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	Fortune Street	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi
2012	Mario Party 9			<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Tennis Open	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario
	New Super Mario Bros. 2	Mario, Luigi	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	New Super Mario Bros. U			<ref name="btva" />
2013	Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon	Luigi, MarioTemplate:Citation needed		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move	Mario, Mini Mario	Uncredited
	New Super Luigi U	Luigi
	Mario & Luigi: Dream Team	Mario, Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi
	Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games			<ref name="btva" />
	Super Mario 3D World	Mario, Luigi	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Party: Island Tour	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Yoshi's New Island	Baby Mario	Uncredited
	BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien	Narrator		<ref name="btva" />
2014	Mario Golf: World Tour	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Gold Mario		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Kart 8	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Metal Mario	Uncredited	<ref name="btva" />
	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U	Mario, Luigi, Dr. Mario, Wario, Waluigi	<ref name="btva" />	<ref name="btva" />
2015	Mario Party 10	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars	Mario, Mini Mario
	Luigi's Mansion Arcade	Luigi
	Super Mario Maker	Mario, Luigi, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash	Mario, Luigi, Waluigi, Wario		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam	Mario, Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
2016	Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition
	Paper Mario: Color Splash	Luigi
	Mini Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge	Mini Mario, Mini Luigi
	Super Mario Run	Mario, Luigi
	Mario Party: Star Rush	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS	Mario
2017	Mario Sports Superstars	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi
	Mario Party: The Top 100	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Metal Mario, Gold Mario
	Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle	Mario, Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
	Super Mario Odyssey	Mario, Luigi Template:Citation needed		<ref name="btva" />
2018	Runner3	Narrator, playable character		<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
	Mario Tennis Aces	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	WarioWare Gold	Wario		<ref name="btva" />
	Super Mario Party	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)	Luigi, Mario, Gooigi
	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Mario, Luigi, Dr. Mario, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey	Mario, Luigi
2019	New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
	Super Mario Maker 2			<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Kart Tour	Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Wario, Waluigi	Includes variants of said characters; recorded new voice lines for variants of said characters from 2019-2023	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Luigi's Mansion 3	Luigi, Mario, Gooigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
2020	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Arcade Edition
	Paper Mario: The Origami King	Luigi		<ref name="btva" />
	Super Mario 3D All-Stars	Mario, Luigi, Isle Delfino Commercial, Male Piantas
	Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit	Mario, Luigi
2021	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
	Mario Golf: Super Rush	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi		<ref name="btva" />
	WarioWare: Get It Together!	Wario		<ref name="btva" />
	Mario Party Superstars	Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi
2022	Mario Strikers: Battle League		Last two Mario game to feature the voice recordings of Charles Martinet prior to stepping down	<ref name="btva" />
	Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope	Mario, Luigi
2023	Dragon Ball Legends	Magenta	DLC
2024	Mario vs Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)	Mario, Mini Mario	Archival recordings, these are remasters of games released before Charles stepped down
	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)	Mario, Luigi, Doopliss (when impersonating Mario)
	Luigi's Mansion 2 HD	Luigi, Mario
	Dragon Ball: The Breakers	Magenta	DLC
2025	Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Switch)	Mario, Luigi	Archival recordings, these are remasters of games released before Charles stepped down
	Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch)

Commercials

Title	Role	Template:Refh
Got Milk?	Mario	<ref name="btva" />
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games		<ref name="btva" />
Mario Golf		<ref name="btva" />
Mario Party		<ref name="btva" />
McDonald's		<ref name="btva" />
Wario World	Wario	<ref name="btva" />
WarioWare: Get It Together!		<ref name="btva" />

Theme park attractions

Year	Attraction	Location	Role
2021	Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge	Super Nintendo World	Mario, Luigi
	Yoshi's Adventure		Baby Mario
	Costume meet-and-greet		Mario, Luigi

Toys and others

Year	Toy	Role	Notes
2020	It's-a Me, Mario	Mario	Voice; Jakks Pacific<ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BwW45PThp98&pp=ygUeSXQncyBtZSBtYXJpbyBqYWNrIHBhY2lmaWMgdG95</ref>
	Lego Super Mario	Mario	Voice; electronic Lego toys
2021		Luigi
2024	Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo	Mario, Luigi	Archival voice recordings

Mario Ambassador

Mario Ambassador is the brand ambassador role conferred by Nintendo to Martinet following his departure from voicing characters in the Super Mario franchise. The role entails promoting the Super Mario franchise by interacting with fans, signing autographs, and performing the voices of Super Mario characters at events around the world. Martinet's transition to the Mario Ambassador role was officially announced on social networking website Twitter on August 21, 2023, and the role would later be elaborated upon in a video released on September 7, 2023, in which Martinet himself expresses enthusiasm at the prospect of meeting Mario fans all over the world at future events.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

External links

• Template:Official website
• [https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 0553409

 | name/{{#if:{{#invoke:ustring|match|1=0553409|2=^nm}}
   | Template:Trim/
   | nm0553409/
   }}
 | {{#if: {{#property:P345}}
   | name/Template:First word/
   | find?q=%7B%7B%23if%3A+%0A++++++%7C+%7B%7B%7Bname%7D%7D%7D%0A++++++%7C+%5B%5B%3ATemplate%3APAGENAMEBASE%5D%5D%0A++++++%7D%7D&s=nm
   }}
 }}{{#if: 0553409  {{#property:P345}} | {{#switch: 
 | award | awards = awards Awards for | biography | bio = bio Biography for
 }}}} {{#if: 
 | {{{name}}}
 | Template:PAGENAMEBASE
 }}] at IMDb{{#if: 0553409{{#property:P345}}
 | Template:EditAtWikidata
 | Template:Main other

}}{{#switch:{{#invoke:string2|matchAny|^nm.........|^nm.......|nm|.........|source=0553409|plain=false}}

 | 1 | 3 =  Template:Main otherTemplate:Preview warning
 | 4 = Template:Main otherTemplate:Preview warning

}}{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:IMDb name with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|showblankpositional=1| 1 | 2 | id | name | section }}

• Short clip of Martinet's Mario voice acting
• Podcast Interview for Scene World Magazine