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Charles Martinet is an American actor and voice actor best known for his portrayal of Mario in the Super Mario video game series. He has also voiced other characters in the Mario series, including Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Toadsworth, and Baby Mario. Martinet has also voiced characters in other video games, such as Rayman, Sonic the Hedgehog, and The Legend of Zelda.
Martinet was born in San Jose, California, and graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in radio and television. He began his career as a radio announcer and later moved into voice acting. He has been the official voice of Mario since 1995.
Martinet is also an active philanthropist, having worked with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Starlight Children's Foundation. He is also a member of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
As of 2021, Charles Martinet's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.
| Popular As |
Charles Andre Martinet |
| Occupation |
ActorVoice actor |
| Age |
69 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
17 September 1955 |
| Birthday |
17 September |
| Birthplace |
San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Charles Martinet Height, Weight & Measurements
At 69 years old, Charles Martinet height
is 1.91 m .
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| Height |
1.91 m |
| Weight |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
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Charles Martinet Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Charles Martinet worth at the age of 69 years old? Charles Martinet’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated
Charles Martinet's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
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Charles Martinet Social Network
Timeline
Other than the Mario series, Charles 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. 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 and Runner3, appearing as a hidden playable character in the latter.
In addition to video game voice overs, Martinet has worked as a voice actor in commercials, cartoons, and promotions. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show in 2005, Charles (as an Animal Crossing character) could be found roaming the virtual village featured in the playable demo of Animal Crossing: Wild World. Martinet did Mario's voice as the announcer for Pac-Man Vs. on the Nintendo GameCube.
Martinet's video game voice over debut was as Mario in the 1995 Windows release of Interplay's game Mario's FUNdamentals. However, most were first exposed to Mario's voice in the landmark 1996 game Super Mario 64. During the recording session, he and a few developers 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 and Mario says "night nighty. Ahhh spaghetti, ahhh ravioli, ahhh mamma mia." when Mario is in his second sleeping position. He has voiced Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Toadsworth, Metal Mario, Shadow Mario, Piantas (Male), 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.
Working for Nintendo since 1990, 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 moved around the screen and talked. This system was called Mario in Real-Time or MIRT and was developed by Pasadena based SimGraphics. Martinet could see the attendees by means of a hidden camera setup, and a facial motion capture rig recorded his mouth movements in order 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.
Martinet is of French descent and speaks fluent French and Spanish. His family moved to Barcelona when he was 12 years old, and later to Paris. He attended the American School of Paris and graduated in 1974.
Charles Andre Martinet (/ˈ m ɑːr t ɪ n eɪ / ; French: [maʁtinɛ] ; born September 17, 1955) is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for voicing Mario in the Super Mario video game series. Martinet has voiced this title character of Nintendo's flagship video game franchise since 1990, and he also voices related characters such as Baby Mario, Luigi, Baby Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and Toadsworth.
