Charles Martinet: The actor who voices Mario Bros.

If you see him there maybe you don't recognize it, but When you hear him speak you will know exactly who he is.. And it is that, Charles Martinet, this great man gives life to Mario Nintendo's star character in its various versions, He is the hero behind this voice.

Martinet has had a long career as an actor theater and voice, has worked on corporate videos and commercials for companies such as Apple, PG&E, Hewlett Packard among many others. But For 26 years it has delighted millions of players by portraying Nintendo plumbers Mario and Luigi.

Late but sure

The character of Mario It was created in 1981 for the Donkey Kong video game. However, this peculiar character did not stay there, but In 1983, accompanied by his brother Luigi, he won his own video game called “Mario Bros.”

Charles Martinet tells that On the day of the audition I arrived lateThe interviewer looked at his watch and said that I no longer had time, but that he was going to listen to him. So He asked him to speak like an Italian plumber.

And although he had no idea how to do it, he took a moment to think and began to speakAfter half an hour of playing the character, they told him “Cut, stop talking, we’re out of tape. Thanks, we’ll be in touch.”

He thought that was it, there was the door, “Okay, see you later,” he said.. At that the interviewer took the phone, called and told those who answered “We finally got Mario.” And just like that, in just a few minutes, his life changed forever.

From that moment until now, Martinet comments that the characters bring out the best in him, and that's why loves them so much. All these characters are a distraction for him and enjoys it to the fullest.

Many adventures of Charles Martinet

It is worth noting that Martinet has voiced Baby Mario and Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Toadsworth, and is the narrator of Runner 2 and 3. His real debut was in 1995, for the Windows video game, Interplay Mario's FUNdamentals. Although that of Super Mario 64 in 1996, is the best known.

With this interpretation has met countless Mario fans and has heard amazing stories. A very interesting one is that of those who have told him “I played it with my dad, now I play it with my kids.”. Martinet smiles as he says “It is a way to keep the family together” and knowing this fills him with many memories.

Apart from having a very versatile voice, Charles Martinet speaks Spanish, French and a little ItalianAnd with his talented voice he has performed hundreds of times cartoon characters for Sony Wonderfilm and Hallmark.

Now when you listen, Ow ow ow, Woo-hoo, let's a go! You'll know whose voice it is. Tell us. Did you already know that Charles Martinet's voice is Mario's? How many memories do they bring back?

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