Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 17, 1955
Place of Birth:
San Jose, California, USA
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Charles Martinet
Biography
Charles Andre Martinet (born September 17, 1955) is an American actor, who formerly portrayed both Mario and Luigi in the Super Mario video game series. Martinet developed the voices of the Mario brothers first used in mainline entries from 1996 to 2022. He also voiced other characters in the series such as Wario, Waluigi, and their baby equivalents, prior to stepping down as voice actor to become an official brand ambassador for the series. 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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Mario's Dad / Giuseppe (voice) |
| 2022 | Blue Shell Incident: Reloaded | Mario / Wario / Luigi (archival audio) (uncredited) |
| 2019 | The Blue Shell Incident | Mario / Wario / Luigi (archival audio) (uncredited) |
| 2015 | Square Eyes: Tales from the Retro Game Culture of Sweden | Self |
| 2005 | The Californians | City Councilman |
| 2005 | Reader Rabbit: Wordville Soup | Captain Ratbeard (voice) |
| 2004 | The Legend of Atlantis | |
| 2004 | Reader Rabbit: The Great Alphabet Race | Captain Ratbeard (voice) |
| 1998 | Sheer Passion | Lou |
| 1997 | A Thousand Men and a Baby | Seattle Cab Driver (as Charles Martinez) |
| 1997 | Beauty and the Beast | Red-Suited Ghost (voice) |
| 1997 | The Game | Nicholas' Father |
| 1995 | Nine Months | Arnie |
| 1992 | The Last of His Tribe | Assistant Museum Director |
| 1992 | Beauty and the Beast | (voice) |
| 1990 | Mom | Mr. Hernandez |
| 1988 | The Dead Pool | Police Station Reporter #1 |
| 1986 | The Brotherhood of Justice | Deputy |
| 1986 | Hard Traveling | District Attorney Cobb |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | High Score | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Mario Tennis Aces | Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Air America | David Dixon |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | |
| 1994 | Compromising Situations | Sal (as Charles Martinez) |
| 1986 | Matlock |