Beloved the world over for voicing perhaps the most popular and recognized character in video game history from 1992 to 2023, Charles Martinet is best known for providing the voice of Mario, the main character in Nintendo’s flagship video game franchise, Super Mario. Beyond the mustachioed plumber, Martinet also voiced Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Toad, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi and a select few other characters from the same series and is now the Brand Ambassador.
Not just limited to roles in Mario games, Martinet has also lent his voice to 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 also voiced the dragon Paarthurnax in the 2011 video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
