Charles Martinet

Quick Facts

Full Name	Charles Martinet
Occupation	Voice Actor
Date Of Birth	Sep 17, 1955(1955-09-17)
Age	69
Birthplace	San Jose
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Virgo

Charles Martinet Biography

Charles Martinet is one of the most popular and richest Voice Actor who was born on September 17, 1955 in San Jose, California, United States. A talented voice-over artist who is known for the ability to bring life to classic gaming character Mario as well as Luigi.

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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.

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.

He relocated to San Jose, California to Barcelona, Spain with his family at the age of 12. He later settled with his family in San Francisco, California.

Charles Martinet Net Worth

Charles Martinet is one of the richest Voice Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Charles Martinet 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was taught the language of French, Spanish, and Italian as a kid.

The voice actor made his Mario voice acting debut in 1995 . He is also the voice of Wario along with Waluigi.

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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Charles Martinet height 6 ft 3 in Charles weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Charles Martinet Dating?

According to our records, Charles Martinet is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Charles Martinet’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Charles Ranked on the list of most popular Voice Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Charles Martinet celebrates birthday on September 17 of every year.

Why is Charles Martinet not Mario?

But, controversially, Martinet will not play Mario in Nintendo’s upcoming Super Mario movie – which seems likely to be the character’s most verbose outing yet. Instead, Nintendo chose Hollywood hunk Chris Pratt for the job , and said Martinet will instead be included in cameo roles.

Who was Mario's first voice?

While the first voice of Mario was arguably Peter Cullen in the Donkey Kong Cartoon from 1982, it is entirely possible that Toru Furuya was the first actor to play the character. Super Mario’s Fire Brigade is old and obscure enough that no one currently knows its official release date.

Who is the current voice of Mario?

Charles Martinet who has played the voice of Mario in over 150 games has revealed he did not prepare for the role. In an interview with Retro Gamer Magazine published online by Games Radar, Charles Martinet spoke of his experience playing the voice of gamin’s most popular character.

How much money does Charles Martinet make?

Charles Martinet net worth: Charles Martinet is an American actor who has a net worth of $10 million. Charles Martinet is best known for providing the voice of Mario, the Nintendo character; but has also done voices for Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Toadsworth, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi.

Who voiced Luigi?

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