Charles Martinet
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1955-09-17
Place of birth: San Jose, California, USA
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
The Dead Pool
1988Police Station Reporter #1
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023Mario's Dad / Giuseppe (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
1997Red-Suited Ghost (voice)
Square Eyes: Tales from the Retro Game Culture of Sweden
2015Self
The Brotherhood of Justice
1986Deputy
Nine Months
1995Arnie
The Last of His Tribe
1992Assistant Museum Director
The Game
1997Nicholas' Father
Hard Traveling
1986District Attorney Cobb
The Legend of Atlantis
2004Gryphos
Sheer Passion
1998Lou
The Californians
2005City Councilman
Mom
1990Mr. Hernandez
Reader Rabbit: The Great Alphabet Race
2004Captain Ratbeard (voice)
Reader Rabbit: Wordville Soup
2005Captain Ratbeard (voice)
Anastasia
1997Yellow Bird/Pierre/General/Rasputin's Dog(voice) (uncredited)