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.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- GalaxyCon Columbus 2024 - December 6-8, 2024 in Columbus, OH, USA
- Rhode Island Comic Con 2024 - November 1-3, 2024 in Providence, RI, USA
- Winnipeg Comiccon 2024 - October 25-27, 2024 in Winnipeg, MB
- 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
- Arkansas Comic Con 2024 - September 6-8, 2024 in Little Rock, AR, USA
- Fan Expo Canada 2024 - August 22-25, 2024 in Toronto, ON
- GalaxyCon San Jose 2024 - August 16-18, 2024 in San Jose, CA, USA
- Oklahoma Comic Con 2024 - August 10-11, 2024 in Tulsa, OK, 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
- Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo 2024 - April 12-14, 2024 in Huntsville, AL, 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
- ATL Comic Convention 2024 - February 9-11, 2024 in Atlanta, GA, USA
Little Rock Anime Fest 2024 - February 3-4, 2024 in Little Rock, AR, USACancelled Appearance 2023- Steel City Con 2023 - December 8-10, 2023 in Monroeville, PA, USA
- TORG Gaming Expo 2023 - November 11-12, 2023 in Columbus, OH, USA
- 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
- Cincinnati Comic Expo 2023 - September 22-24, 2023 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Collect-A-Con Charlotte 2023 - September 16-17, 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA
- Ottawa Comiccon 2023 - September 8-10, 2023 in Ottawa, ON
- 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
- Motor City Comic Con 2023 - May 19-21, 2023 in Novi, MI, USA
- Collect-A-Con Dallas 2023 - May 6-7, 2023 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
- Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con 2023 - April 28-30, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV, 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
- NWA Comic Con 2023 - January 14-15, 2023 in Rogers, AR, 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
- Winnipeg Comiccon 2022 - October 28-30, 2022 in Winnipeg, MB
- Collect-A-Con Denver 2022 - October 15-16, 2022 in Denver, CO, USA
- Comiccon de Québec 2022 - October 8-9, 2022 in Québec, QC
- FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2022 - September 22-24, 2022 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Edmonton Expo 2022 - September 16-18, 2022 in Edmonton, AB
- Arkansas Comic Con 2022 - September 10-11, 2022 in Little Rock, AR, USA
- SacAnime Summer 2022 - September 2-4, 2022 in Sacramento, CA, USA
- SiliCon 2022 - August 27-28, 2022 in San Jose, CA, USA
- Collect-A-Con Long Beach 2022 - August 20-21, 2022 in Long Beach, CA, USA
- Dublin Comic Con 2022 - August 6-7, 2022 in Dublin, Ireland
- Tampa Bay Comic Convention 2022 - July 29-31, 2022 in Tampa, FL, USA
- Montreal Comiccon 2022 - July 8-10, 2022 in Montreal, QC
- Niagara Falls Comic Con 2022 - June 3-5, 2022 in Niagara Falls, ON
- 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
- Planet Comicon Kansas City 2022 - April 22-24, 2022 in Kansas City, MO, USA
- Calgary Expo 2022 - April 21-24, 2022 in Calgary, AB
- Indiana Comic Convention 2022 - April 15-17, 2022 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Wales Comic Con: Telford Takeover 2022 - April 2-3, 2022 in Telford, UK
- Middle East Film and Comic Con 2022 - March 4-6, 2022 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Collect-A-Con Orlando 2022 - February 26-27, 2022 in Orlando, FL, USA
- Pensacon 2022 - February 18-20, 2022 in Pensacola, FL, USA
- The Hollywood Show 2022 - January 14-15, 2022 in Burbank, CA, 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
- Wizard World Chicago 2021 - October 15-17, 2021 in Rosemont, IL, USA
- TooManyGames 2021 - October 8-10, 2021 in Oaks, PA, USA
- Twin Cities Con 2021 - October 2-3, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN, USA
Edmonton Expo 2021 - October 1-3, 2021 in Edmonton, ABConvention Cancelled- Fan Expo Dallas 2021 - September 17-19, 2021 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Rose City Comic Con 2021 - September 10-12, 2021 in Portland, OR, USA
- Fan Expo Boston 2021 - September 3-5, 2021 in Boston, MA, USA
SiliCon 2021 - August 28-29, 2021 in San Jose, CA, USACancelled Appearance- Awesome Con 2021 - August 20-22, 2021 in Washington, DC, USA
- MegaCon Orlando 2021 - August 12-15, 2021 in Orlando, FL, USA
NWA Comic Con 2021 - August 7-8, 2021 in Rogers, AR, USACancelled Appearance 2020Senshi Con 2020 - September 25-27, 2020 in Anchorage, AK, USAConvention Went Online-OnlyTooManyGames 2020 - June 26-28, 2020 in Oaks, PA, USAConvention PostponedFan Expo Dallas 2020 - June 19-21, 2020 in Dallas, TX, USAConvention CancelledMomoCon 2020 - May 21-24, 2020 in Atlanta, GA, USAConvention PostponedEM-Con Nottingham 2020 - May 2-3, 2020 in Nottingham, UKConvention PostponedMegaCon Orlando 2020 - April 16-19, 2020 in Orlando, FL, USAConvention PostponedPlanet Comicon Kansas City 2020 - March 20-22, 2020 in Kansas City, MO, USAConvention Postponed- GalaxyCon Richmond 2020 - February 28 - March 1, 2020 in Richmond, VA, USA 2019
- Wales Comic Con: Telford Takeover 2019 - December 7-8, 2019 in Telford, UK
- Reno Pop Culture Con 2019 - November 8-10, 2019 in Reno, NV, USA
- Rhode Island Comic Con 2019 - November 1-3, 2019 in Providence, RI, USA
- MCM Comic Con London - Fall 2019 - October 25-27, 2019 in London, UK
- Fandemic Tour Houston 2019 - October 18-20, 2019 in Houston, TX, USA
- MCM Comic Con Scotland 2019 - September 28-29, 2019 in Glasgow, UK
- Zurich Game Show 2019 - September 13-15, 2019 in Zürich, Switzerland
- FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2019 - September 5-7, 2019 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Game On Expo 2019 - August 9-11, 2019 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Alabama Comic Con 2019 - July 13-14, 2019 in Birmingham, AL, USA
- Florida Supercon 2019 - July 4-7, 2019 in Miami Beach, FL, USA
- Wisconsin Comic Convention 2019 - June 28-30, 2019 in Milwaukee, WI, USA
Epic Comic Con 2019 - June 21-23, 2019 in Atlantic City, NJ, USAConvention Postponed- Amazing Las Vegas Comic Convention 2019 - June 14-16, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Denver Pop Culture Con 2019 - May 31 - June 2, 2019 in Denver, CO, USA
- MomoCon 2019 - May 23-26, 2019 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Lvl Up Expo 2019 - April 26-28, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2019 - April 19-20, 2019 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- The Great Philadelphia Comic Con 2019 - April 12-14, 2019 in Oaks, PA, USA
- MCM Comic Con Birmingham 2019 - March 23-24, 2019 in Birmingham, UK
- SC Comicon 2019 - March 9-10, 2019 in Greenville, SC, USA
- Amazing Comic Con Aloha 2019 - February 22-24, 2019 in Honolulu, HI, USA
- SacAnime 2019 - January 4-6, 2019 in Sacramento, CA, USA 2018
- Louisville Supercon 2018 - November 30 - December 2, 2018 in Louisville, KY, USA
- Dutch Comic Con - Winter Edition 2018 - November 24-25, 2018 in Utrecht, Netherlands
- EXP Con 2018 - November 9-11, 2018 in St. Augustine, FL, USA
- Retro Game Con 2018 - November 3-4, 2018 in Syracuse, NY, USA
- Alamo City Comic Con 2018 - October 26-28, 2018 in San Antonio, TX, USA
Hamilton Comic Con 2018 - October 13-14, 2018 in Hamilton, ONCancelled AppearanceFanExpo Vancouver 2018 - October 12-14, 2018 in Vancouver, BCCancelled Appearance- Louisiana Comic Con Lafayette 2018 - October 6-7, 2018 in Lafayette, LA, USA
- FACTS 2018 - September 29-30, 2018 in Ghent, Belgium
- MegaCon Tampa Bay 2018 - September 21-23, 2018 in Tampa, FL, USA
- Cincinnati Comic Expo 2018 - September 14-16, 2018 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Arkansas Comic Con 2018 - September 8-9, 2018 in Little Rock, AR, USA
Amazing Comic Con Aloha 2018 - August 24-26, 2018 in Honolulu, HI, USAConvention Cancelled- Michigan Comic Con 2018 - August 17-19, 2018 in Detroit, MI, USA
- Atlanta Comic Con 2018 - July 13-15, 2018 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Salt Lake Gaming Con 2018 - July 6-7, 2018 in Sandy, UT, USA
- Fanboy Expo Knoxville Comic Con 2018 - June 29 - July 1, 2018 in Knoxville, TN, USA
- TooManyGames 2018 - June 22-24, 2018 in Oaks, PA, USA
- Phoenix Comic Fest 2018 - May 24-27, 2018 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
- FanExpo Regina 2018 - May 5-6, 2018 in Regina, SK
- Fan Expo Dallas 2018 - April 6-8, 2018 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Pensacon 2018 - February 23-25, 2018 in Pensacola, FL, USA
- Planet Comicon Kansas City 2018 - February 16-18, 2018 in Kansas City, MO, USA
- SacAnime 2018 - January 5-7, 2018 in Sacramento, CA, USA 2017
- MCM London Comic Con 2017 - October 27-29, 2017 in London, UK
- Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo 2017 - September 22-24, 2017 in Edmonton, AB
- Rose City Comic Con 2017 - September 8-10, 2017 in Portland, OR, USA
- Dragon Con 2017 - September 1-4, 2017 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Boston Comic Con 2017 - August 11-13, 2017 in Boston, MA, USA
- Raleigh Supercon 2017 - July 14-16, 2017 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Montreal Comiccon 2017 - July 7-9, 2017 in Montreal, QC
- Niagara Falls Comic Con 2017 - June 2-4, 2017 in Niagra Falls, ON
- MegaCon Orlando 2017 - May 25-28, 2017 in Orlando, FL, USA
- Wizard World Comic Con Des Moines 2017 - May 19-21, 2017 in Des Moines, IA, USA
- Northern FanCon 2017 - May 5-7, 2017 in Prince George, BC
- South Texas Comic Con 2017 - April 28-30, 2017 in McAllen, TX, USA
- Indiana Comic Con 2017 - April 14-16, 2017 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Lexington Comic & Toy Convention 2017 - March 10-12, 2017 in Lexington, KY, USA
- Wizard World Comic Con Portland 2017 - February 17-19, 2017 in Portland, OR, USA
- SacAnime 2017 - January 6-8, 2017 in Sacramento, CA, USA 2016
- Wizard World Comic Con Pittsburgh 2016 - November 4-6, 2016 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- King-Con 2016 - October 22-23, 2016 in Sunderland, UK
- Oz Comic-Con: Brisbane 2016 - September 17-18, 2016 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Oz Comic-Con: Sydney 2016 - September 10-11, 2016 in Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Wizard World Comic Con Richmond 2016 - September 9-11, 2016 in Richmond, VA, USACancelled Appearance- FanExpo Canada 2016 - September 1-4, 2016 in Toronto, ON
- Wizard World Comic Con Columbus (Ohio) 2016 - July 29-31, 2016 in Columbus, OH, USA
- Florida Supercon 2016 - July 1-4, 2016 in Miami, FL, USA
- Indy PopCon 2016 - June 17-19, 2016 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Awesome Con 2016 - June 3-5, 2016 in Washington, DC, USA
- Wizard World Comic Con Des Moines 2016 - May 13-15, 2016 in Des Moines, IA, USA
- Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2016 - April 28 - May 1, 2016 in Calgary, AB
- Wizard World Comic Con Madison 2016 - April 8-10, 2016 in Madison, WI, USA
Wizard World Comic Con Las Vegas 2016 - March 18-20, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV, USACancelled AppearanceWizard World Gaming Atlanta 2016 - January 22-24, 2016 in Atlanta, GA, USAConvention Cancelled- SacAnime 2016 - January 1-3, 2016 in Sacramento, CA, USA 2015
- Rhode Island Comic Con 2015 - November 6-8, 2015 in Providence, RI, USA
- Wizard World Comic Con Austin 2015 - October 30-31, 2015 in Austin, TX, USA
- Wizard World Comic Con Tulsa 2015 - October 23-25, 2015 in Tulsa, OK, USA
- Realms Con 2015 - October 2-4, 2015 in Corpus Christi, TX, USA
- London Comic Con 2015 - September 25-27, 2015 in London, ON
- Saskatoon Comic & Entertainment Expo 2015 - September 19-20, 2015 in Saskatoon, SK
- Montreal Comiccon 2015 - July 3-5, 2015 in Montréal, QC
- Florida Supercon 2015 - June 25-28, 2015 in Miami, FL, USA
- Fan Expo Dallas 2015 - May 29-31, 2015 in Dallas, TX, USA
- Wizard World Comic Con St. Louis 2015 - May 22-24, 2015 in St. Louis, MO, 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
- Ottawa Comiccon 2014 - May 9-10, 2014 in Ottawa, ON
- 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, UK 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
180 confirmed guest appearances