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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

27

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-09-17 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

San Jose, California, USA

Also Known As

Charles Martinee

Charles Martinez

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.

Known For

Acting

The Dead Pool

1988

The Dead Pool

as

Police Station Reporter #1

A Thousand Men and a Baby

1997

A Thousand Men and a Baby

as

Seattle Cab Driver (as Charles Martinez)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

2023

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

as

Mario's Dad / Giuseppe (voice)

Beauty and the Beast

1997

Beauty and the Beast

as

Red-Suited Ghost (voice)

Nine Months

1995

Nine Months

as

Arnie

The Last of His Tribe

1992

The Last of His Tribe

as

Assistant Museum Director

The Game

1997

The Game

as

Nicholas' Father

Hard Traveling

1986

Hard Traveling

as

District Attorney Cobb

Sheer Passion

1998

Sheer Passion

as

Lou

The Californians

2005

The Californians

as

City Councilman

Mom

1990

Mom

as

Mr. Hernandez

The Blue Shell Incident

2019

The Blue Shell Incident

as

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

Reader Rabbit: The Great Alphabet Race

2004

Reader Rabbit: The Great Alphabet Race

as

Captain Ratbeard (voice)

Blue Shell Incident: Reloaded

2022

Blue Shell Incident: Reloaded

as

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

Reader Rabbit: Wordville Soup

2005

Reader Rabbit: Wordville Soup

as

Captain Ratbeard (voice)

Air America

Air America

as

David Dixon

Compromising Situations

Compromising Situations

as

Sal (as Charles Martinez)

Mario Tennis Aces

Mario Tennis Aces

as

Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi (voice) (uncredited)

High Score

High Score

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing