Charles Martinet

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-09-17 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

San Jose, California, USA

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.

Acting

1988

The Dead Pool

as Police Station Reporter #1

1997

A Thousand Men and a Baby

as Seattle Cab Driver (as Charles Martinez)

2023

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

as Mario's Dad / Giuseppe (voice)

1997

Beauty and the Beast

as Red-Suited Ghost (voice)

1995

Nine Months

as Arnie

1992

The Last of His Tribe

as Assistant Museum Director

1997

The Game

as Nicholas' Father

1986

Hard Traveling

as District Attorney Cobb

1998

2005

The Californians

as City Councilman

1990

Mom

as Mr. Hernandez

2019

The Blue Shell Incident

as Mario / Wario / Luigi (archival audio) (uncredited)

2004

Reader Rabbit: The Great Alphabet Race

as Captain Ratbeard (voice)

2022

Blue Shell Incident: Reloaded

as Mario / Wario / Luigi (archival audio) (uncredited)

2005

Reader Rabbit: Wordville Soup

as Captain Ratbeard (voice)

1992

Production

1997

Anastasia

as Screenplay

2000

The Red Shoes

as Vocals

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