Charles Martinet
Voice Actor
Sausalito, CA, USA
Biography:
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 in the final game, Mario says "Nighty nighty. Ahhh spaghetti, ahhh ravioli, ahhh mamma mia" when in his second sleeping position. Following Super Mario 64, he would go on to additionally voice Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Metal Mario, Shadow Mario, 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.
Martinet provided voiceover acting for the boxers and the announcer in the Super NES title Super Punch-Out!!. He voiced the character Vigoro in Sega's Dreamcast and Nintendo GameCube role-playing video game, Skies of Arcadia. He did the voice of Homunculus in the Konami PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows game Shadow of Destiny, and provided voices for Reader Rabbit and The ClueFinders games. In 2009, Martinet told That Gaming Site that he wanted to voice Link in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, but Shigeru Miyamoto told him that Link would remain without a voice. However Link's grunts have been voiced by various Japanese voice actors.
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, Martinet remotely interacted with players from his New York apartment in a playable demo of Animal Crossing: Wild World. Martinet did Mario's voice as the announcer for Pac-Man Vs. on the Nintendo GameCube.
Other than the Mario series, Martinet 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. Martinet also narrated for the 2020 Netflix docuseries High Score.
Anime Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- GalaxyCon Columbus 2024 - December 6-8, 2024 in Columbus, OH, USA
- Collect-A-Con Chicago 2024 - October 12-13, 2024 in Rosemont, IL, USA
- Animate! Des Moines 2024 - September 27-29, 2024 in Des Moines, IA, USA
- Collect-A-Con Atlanta 2024 - September 21-22, 2024 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Fan Expo Canada 2024 - August 22-25, 2024 in Toronto, ON, Canada
- GalaxyCon San Jose 2024 - August 16-18, 2024 in San Jose, CA, USA
- Collect-A-Con Charlotte 2024 - August 3-4, 2024 in Charlotte, NC, USA
- Collect-A-Con New Jersey 2024 - July 20-21, 2024 in Edison, NJ, USA
- Fan Expo Denver 2024 - July 4-7, 2024 in Denver, CO, USA
- Collect-A-Con Kansas City 2024 - June 22-23, 2024 in Kansas City, MO, USA
- Collect-A-Con Orlando 2024 - May 25-26, 2024 in Orlando, FL, USA
- Fan Expo Philadelphia 2024 - May 3-5, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Collect-A-Con Houston 2024 - April 6-7, 2024 in Houston, TX, USA
- GalaxyCon Richmond 2024 - March 15-17, 2024 in Richmond, VA, USA
- Collect-A-Con Los Angeles 2024 - March 9-10, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Collect-A-Con Dallas 2024 - February 24-25, 2024 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Fan Expo Vancouver 2024 - February 17-19, 2024 in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Little Rock Anime Fest 2024 - February 3-4, 2024 in Little Rock, AR, USACancelled Appearance 2023- Collect-A-Con Houston 2023 - November 4-5, 2023 in Houston, TX, USA
- Collect-A-Con Denver 2023 - October 7-8, 2023 in Denver, CO, USA
- Collect-A-Con Charlotte 2023 - September 16-17, 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA
- GalaxyCon Austin 2023 - September 1-3, 2023 in Austin, TX, USA
- Collect-A-Con Long Beach 2023 - August 26-27, 2023 in Long Beach, CA, USA
- Fan Expo Chicago 2023 - August 10-13, 2023 in Rosemont, IL, USA
- Fan Expo Boston 2023 - August 4-6, 2023 in Boston, MA, USA
- GalaxyCon Raleigh 2023 - July 27-30, 2023 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Collect-A-Con Kansas City 2023 - July 15-16, 2023 in Kansas City, MO, USA
- TooManyGames 2023 - June 23-25, 2023 in Oaks, PA, USA
- Fan Expo Dallas 2023 - June 9-11, 2023 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Collect-A-Con Dallas 2023 - May 6-7, 2023 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
- SacAnime Spring 2023 - April 7-9, 2023 in Roseville, CA, USA
- MegaCon Orlando 2023 - March 30 - April 2, 2023 in Orlando, FL, USA
- Fan Expo Cleveland 2023 - March 24-26, 2023 in Cleveland, OH, USA
- Mississippi Anime Fest 2023 - March 11-12, 2023 in Jackson, MS, USA
- Fan Expo New Orleans 2023 - January 6-8, 2023 in New Orleans, LA, USA 2022
- GalaxyCon Columbus 2022 - December 2-4, 2022 in Columbus, OH, USA
- Fan Expo San Francisco 2022 - November 25-27, 2022 in San Francisco, CA, USA
- Collect-A-Con Denver 2022 - October 15-16, 2022 in Denver, CO, USA
- Edmonton Expo 2022 - September 16-18, 2022 in Edmonton, AB, Canada
- SacAnime Summer 2022 - September 2-4, 2022 in Sacramento, CA, USA
- Collect-A-Con Long Beach 2022 - August 20-21, 2022 in Long Beach, CA, USA
- Montreal Comiccon 2022 - July 8-10, 2022 in Montreal, QC, Canada
- MomoCon 2022 - May 26-29, 2022 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Fan Expo St. Louis 2022 - May 13-15, 2022 in St. Louis, MO, USA
- Fan Expo Cleveland 2022 - April 29 - May 1, 2022 in Cleveland, OH, USA
- Calgary Expo 2022 - April 21-24, 2022 in Calgary, AB, Canada
- Collect-A-Con Orlando 2022 - February 26-27, 2022 in Orlando, FL, USA
- Pensacon 2022 - February 18-20, 2022 in Pensacola, FL, USA
- Fan Expo New Orleans 2022 - January 7-9, 2022 in New Orleans, LA, USA 2021
- FanExpo Canada Limited Edition 2021 - October 22-24, 2021 in Toronto, ON, Canada
- Fan Expo Dallas 2021 - September 17-19, 2021 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Fan Expo Boston 2021 - September 3-5, 2021 in Boston, MA, USA
- MegaCon Orlando 2021 - August 12-15, 2021 in Orlando, FL, USA 2020
Senshi Con 2020 - September 25-27, 2020 in Anchorage, AK, USAConvention Went Online-OnlyFan Expo Dallas 2020 - June 19-21, 2020 in Dallas, TX, USAConvention CancelledMomoCon 2020 - May 21-24, 2020 in Atlanta, GA, USAConvention PostponedMegaCon Orlando 2020 - April 16-19, 2020 in Orlando, FL, USAConvention Postponed- GalaxyCon Richmond 2020 - February 28 - March 1, 2020 in Richmond, VA, USA 2019
- Game On Expo 2019 - August 9-11, 2019 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Florida Supercon 2019 - July 4-7, 2019 in Miami Beach, FL, USA
- MomoCon 2019 - May 23-26, 2019 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Lvl Up Expo 2019 - April 26-28, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- SacAnime 2019 - January 4-6, 2019 in Sacramento, CA, USA 2018
- EXP Con 2018 - November 9-11, 2018 in St. Augustine, FL, USA
FanExpo Vancouver 2018 - October 12-14, 2018 in Vancouver, BC, CanadaCancelled Appearance- FACTS 2018 - September 29-30, 2018 in Ghent, Belgium
- MegaCon Tampa Bay 2018 - September 21-23, 2018 in Tampa, FL, USA
- FanExpo Regina 2018 - May 5-6, 2018 in Regina, SK, Canada
- Fan Expo Dallas 2018 - April 6-8, 2018 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Pensacon 2018 - February 23-25, 2018 in Pensacola, FL, USA
- SacAnime 2018 - January 5-7, 2018 in Sacramento, CA, USA 2017
- Dragon Con 2017 - September 1-4, 2017 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- MegaCon Orlando 2017 - May 25-28, 2017 in Orlando, FL, USA
- SacAnime 2017 - January 6-8, 2017 in Sacramento, CA, USA 2016
- FanExpo Canada 2016 - September 1-4, 2016 in Toronto, ON, Canada
- Florida Supercon 2016 - July 1-4, 2016 in Miami, FL, USA
- Indy PopCon 2016 - June 17-19, 2016 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
- SacAnime 2016 - January 1-3, 2016 in Sacramento, CA, USA 2015
- Realms Con 2015 - October 2-4, 2015 in Corpus Christi, TX, USA
- Florida Supercon 2015 - June 25-28, 2015 in Miami, FL, USA
- Fan Expo Dallas 2015 - May 29-31, 2015 in Dallas, TX, USA
- SacAnime 2015 - January 2-4, 2015 in Sacramento, CA, USA 2014
- ShadoCon 2014 - October 31 - November 2, 2014 in Palm Harbor, FL, USA
- Armageddon Expo Wellington 2014 - May 31 - June 2, 2014 in Wellington, New Zealand
- Armageddon Expo Hamilton 2014 - May 24-25, 2014 in Hamilton, New Zealand
- ETSUCon 2014 - March 1-2, 2014 in Johnson City, TN, USA
- SacAnime 2014 - January 3-5, 2014 in Sacramento, CA, USA 2013
- SacAnime 2013 - August 30 - September 1, 2013 in Sacramento, CA, USA
- London Film & Comic Con 2013 - July 5-7, 2013 in London 2012
- Armageddon Expo Auckland 2012 - October 19-22, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand
- Armageddon Expo Melbourne 2012 - October 13-14, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia
- N.A.P.P.A. Con 2012 - July 20-22, 2012 in Decatur, AL, USA 2011
- EXP Con 2011 - October 21-23, 2011 in St. Augustine, FL, USA 2010
- EXP Con 2010 - October 8-10, 2010 in St. Augustine, FL, USA
88 confirmed guest appearances
View Charles Martinet on FanCons.com for 104 additional guest appearances