Charles Martinet Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

Charles Martinet is an American actor best known for providing the voice of Mario in Nintendo games since 1995.

He has also done voices for Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Toadsworth, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi.

He was selected for going against the stereotypical Italian American voiceover and instead, chose a more soft-hearted and friendly voice that would be more palatable for children.

Other than working for Nintendo, Martinet has done additional voice work for commercials, cartoons, and promotions.

He has also worked as the primary voice actor in several educational games for LeapFrog.

Basic Information About Charles Martinet

Category	Celebrities › Actors
Professions	Actor, Voice Actor
Net worth	$10,000,000
Date of birth	1955-09-17 (69 years old)
Place of birth	San Jose
Nationality	United States of America
Curiosities and Trademarks	Official voice of the famous videogame character Mario
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Charles Martinet win?

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Charles Martinet roles

Movie / Series	Role
The Game	Nicholas' Father
Fanboys	Mario (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Dead Pool	Police Station Reporter #1
Nine Months	Arnie (as Charles A. Martinet)
Reasonable Doubts	Bartender 1 episode, 1992
Nash Bridges	Hermsdorf / ... 3 episodes, 1996-1998
Matlock	Bo Edmunds 1 episode, 1989
Conan	Self 1 episode, 2013

Charles Martinet's Quotes

[on Mario] I love the character so much; he's so full of joy and optimism, and he faces challenges in life with a "Wahoo!". Life's an adventure, it's a wonderful gift!
There's this certain level of passion at Nintendo. It's just so beautiful. They love the games, they love the characters. The drive that moves the technology forward I think is born out of the absolute love for the games.
I love Mario so much; that character is marvelous and I love every Mario game.
With acting, each thing you do is so very different. With video games it's just full-on energy and joy; it comes up out of the ground with a "Yahoo!". It's big and beautiful.
I've always looked up to Mel Blanc growing up. I always thought that he was just the greatest voice actor ever, and what a thrill for him to just be given a blank slate and told to create the world of animation voice-overs. He was a true genius.

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Interesting Facts about Charles Martinet

Speaks fluent French and Spanish, and a little bit of Italian.
His favorite actors include Robert De Niro, Robin Williams and Colin Firth.
Also the official voice of Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi.
When he auditioned for Mario, he was going to perform with a heavy Brooklyn accent. But he thought that children would like to hear a warmer, sweeter voice, so he performed Mario in an Italian accent.