Charles Andre Martinet (/ˈmÉ'Ë rtɪneɪ/; French: [maÊ tinÉ›]; 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.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.Martinet
attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he originally
intended to study international law. In his senior year he decided to
discontinue his studies after a tutor told him to "regurgitate
information he'd written in his book, chapter-by-chapter". A friend
suggested to him to take acting classes to combat his fear of public
speaking. His first role was a monologue from the Spoon River
Anthology. Eventually, Martinet earned an apprenticeship at the
Berkeley Repertory Theatre. After training with the Berkeley Rep for
several years, Martinet went to London to attend the Drama Studio
London, where among other skills, he discovered his talent for accents
and dialects. Upon returning to California he joined the Berkeley
Repertory Theatre. He went on to become a founding member of the San
Jose Repertory Theatre for four years.
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.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.Martinet
attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he originally
intended to study international law. In his senior year he decided to
discontinue his studies after a tutor told him to "regurgitate
information he'd written in his book, chapter-by-chapter". A friend
suggested to him to take acting classes to combat his fear of public
speaking. His first role was a monologue from the Spoon River
Anthology. Eventually, Martinet earned an apprenticeship at the
Berkeley Repertory Theatre. After training with the Berkeley Rep for
several years, Martinet went to London to attend the Drama Studio
London, where among other skills, he discovered his talent for accents
and dialects. Upon returning to California he joined the Berkeley
Repertory Theatre. He went on to become a founding member of the San
Jose Repertory Theatre for four years.
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