Charles Martinet

Charles Martinet is an voice actor. He voiced Wilson Phillips in the 1993 OVA adaptation of Stardust Crusaders.

He is most well known for his role as the titular character,, in the  franchise as well as the characters , , , and others. He also voices Giuseppe and Mario and Luigi's father in. Outside of the Super Mario series, he is known for playing Paarthurnax in ', Gouji Rokkaku in ', and Orvus in .

Early life
Charles is of French descent and speaks both French and Spanish very fluently. His family moved to Barcelona, Spain when he was 12 years old, and later to Paris, France. He attended the American School of Paris and graduated in 1974.

Martinet attended the, to study international law. However, he changed his career path when he began attending acting classes, supposedly on a friend's suggestion in order to combat his fear of public speaking. Martinet abandoned his law studies and attended the. He then returned to California and joined the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Career
Charles Martinet began his career as an actor in 1986, doing various minor roles for movies and televisions. His first credited movie role was for the 1986 drama film as a district attorney. He also had a role as a deputy in the television action film. Over time, Charles Martinet would focus is career on voice acting instead of acting.

Charles Martinet's voice acting career debuted in 1992 when he voiced the video game character in 1992 whereby he would play Mario and a motion capture technology would retransmit his facial expressions and voice in real time. He would voice Mario several times from 1992 until 2023 and the role has become one of Charles Martinet's most famous ones. In addition to video game voiceovers, Martinet has worked as a voice actor in commercials, cartoons and promotions as well.