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* A Marshal in ''VideoGame/MagicPengel''



* WordOfGod: He's frequently asked about his thoughts on the [[Film/SuperMarioBros live-action Mario movie]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow animated TV series]] by fans due to their SoBadItsGood reputations. He's largely expressed impartialness towards them at best and usually leaves it at that.

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* WordOfGod: He's frequently asked about his thoughts on the [[Film/SuperMarioBros [[Film/SuperMarioBros1993 live-action Mario movie]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow animated TV series]] by fans due to their SoBadItsGood reputations. He's largely expressed impartialness towards them at best and usually leaves it at that.

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While I don't disagree with what is said, Nice Guy is a No Real Life example.


* CreatorBacklash: He asked to remain uncredited in ''Mad Dash Racing'' and tends to avoid mentioning it at all. Fans believe the likely reasons for this was the game's crude humor and the similarities of Ash's voice to Luigi's, as Nintendo likely wouldn't appreciate hearing crass dialogue and humour coming from a character from a child game in an Xbox game.



* NiceGuy: He's always seen to be kind and nice. He loves doing Mario and the other voices to the fans he meets.
* OldShame: He asked to remain uncredited in ''Mad Dash Racing'' and tends to avoid mentioning it at all. Fans believe the likely reasons for this was the game's crude humor and the similarities of Ash's voice to Luigi's, as Nintendo likely wouldn't appreciate hearing crass dialogue and humour coming from a character from a child game in an Xbox game.

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* AchievementsInIgnorance: This played a huge part in getting him the role of Mario. Martinet had never actually heard of the ''Mario'' series or of Nintendo when he was first told about the audition for the role in 1990, and consequently didn't know what people's expectations for the Mario character were. Because of this, he was unfamiliar with the precedent that Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano set with his portrayal of Mario in ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', and went for a high-pitched Italian voice that allowed him to stand out from the large swath of Captain Lou imitators[[note]]he did initially consider a gruff Brooklynite voice, but quickly abandoned it in favor of something that'd more readily appeal towards younger audiences[[/note]]; Martinet's tape was the only one sent to Nintendo, and they accepted it almost immediately.

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* AchievementsInIgnorance: This played a huge part in getting him the role of Mario. Martinet had never actually heard of the ''Mario'' series or of Nintendo when he was first told about the audition for the role in 1990, and consequently didn't know what people's expectations for the Mario character were. Because of this, he was unfamiliar with the precedent that Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano set with his portrayal of Mario in ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', and went for a high-pitched Italian voice that allowed him to stand out from the large swath of Captain Lou imitators[[note]]he did initially consider a gruff Brooklynite voice, but quickly abandoned it in favor of something that'd more readily appeal towards younger audiences[[/note]]; audiences[[/note]]. His MotorMouth and improv skills also played a role, as Nintendo was seeking an actor who could play Mario via mocap at conventions for potentially hours at a time without sounding tired or bored of the role. Martinet's tape was the only one sent to Nintendo, and they accepted it almost immediately.
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* WordOfGod: He's frequently asked about his thoughts on the [[Film/SuperMarioBros live-action Mario movie]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow TV series]] by fans due to their SoBadItsGood reputations. He's largely expressed impartialness towards them at best and usually leaves it at that.

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* WordOfGod: He's frequently asked about his thoughts on the [[Film/SuperMarioBros live-action Mario movie]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow animated TV series]] by fans due to their SoBadItsGood reputations. He's largely expressed impartialness towards them at best and usually leaves it at that.
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* WordOfGod: He's frequently asked about his thoughts on the [[Film/SuperMarioBros Mario movie]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow TV series]] by fans due to their SoBadItsGood reputations. He's largely expressed impartialness towards them at best and usually leaves it at that.

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* WordOfGod: He's frequently asked about his thoughts on the [[Film/SuperMarioBros live-action Mario movie]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow TV series]] by fans due to their SoBadItsGood reputations. He's largely expressed impartialness towards them at best and usually leaves it at that.
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** A to-be-announced character in ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie''.
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* Senator Wilson Phillips in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The OVA]]''

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* Senator Wilson Phillips in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The OVA]]''the 1993 ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' OVA
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->''[[Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily Want some more voice overs?]] [[BeamMeUpScotty Too]] [[MemeticMutation Bad.]] [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/forum/showthread.php?8741-I-got-Charles-Martinet-to-say-quot-Too-bad-Waluigi-Time-quot Waluigi Time]]''[[note]]As Waluigi, he does say "Waluigi time!" in ''VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash'' whenever the player switches him to the supporting (i.e., non-driving) character.[[/note]]

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->''[[Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily Want some more voice overs?]] [[BeamMeUpScotty Too]] [[MemeticMutation Bad.]] [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/forum/showthread.php?8741-I-got-Charles-Martinet-to-say-quot-Too-bad-Waluigi-Time-quot Waluigi Time]]''[[note]]As Time.]]''[[note]]As Waluigi, he does say "Waluigi time!" in ''VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash'' whenever the player switches him to the supporting (i.e., non-driving) character.[[/note]]

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* Ash the Dragon and Spanx in ''VideoGame/MadDashRacing''



* Eaoden in ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheThirdAge''



* Fowl Mouth, Flemming and Brian the Brain in ''VideoGame/CelDamage''

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* Fowl Mouth, Flemming Flemming, and Brian the Brain in ''VideoGame/CelDamage''



* Lagerfeld in ''VideoGame/ResonanceOfFate''



* Senator Wilson Philips in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The OVA]]''
* the Yellow Bird, Pierre, the General, and Rasputin's Dog in the Creator/GoldenFilms version of ''Anastasia''
* Ash the Dragon and Spanx in ''VideoGame/MadDashRacing''
* Eaoden in ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheThirdAge''
* Lagerfeld in ''VideoGame/ResonanceOfFate''

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* Senator Wilson Philips Phillips in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The OVA]]''
* the The Yellow Bird, Pierre, the General, and Rasputin's Dog in the Creator/GoldenFilms version of ''Anastasia''
* Ash the Dragon and Spanx in ''VideoGame/MadDashRacing''
* Eaoden in ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheThirdAge''
* Lagerfeld in ''VideoGame/ResonanceOfFate''
''Anastasia''
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* Magenta in ''Anime/DragonBallSuperSuperHero''
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Charles Andre Martinet (born September 17, 1955) is an American actor born in San Jose, California. He is best known as the voices of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, starting with ''Mario's Game Gallery'' (later rebranded ''Mario's [=FUNdamentals=]'') in 1995. Martinet is from a Franco-American background, and is fluent in Spanish and French but, ironically, not so fluent in Italian.

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Charles Andre Martinet (born September 17, 1955) is an American actor born in San Jose, California.

He is best known as the voices of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, starting with ''Mario's Game Gallery'' (later rebranded ''Mario's [=FUNdamentals=]'') in 1995. Martinet is from a Franco-American background, and is fluent in Spanish and French but, ironically, not so fluent in Italian.
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* [[TheHero Mario]], [[TheLancer Luigi]], [[EvilCounterpart Wario, Waluigi]], and [[SpinoffBabies their baby counterparts]] in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series (as well as Donkey Kong in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcdkFsVFzMI this Real Time animation from VSDA Expo '94]] and both Bowser and the Boo species in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'') and the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series.

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* [[TheHero Mario]], [[TheLancer Luigi]], [[EvilCounterpart Wario, Waluigi]], and [[SpinoffBabies their baby counterparts]] in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series (as well as Donkey Kong Franchise/DonkeyKong in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcdkFsVFzMI this Real Time animation from VSDA Expo '94]] and both Bowser and the Boo species in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'') and the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series.
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* [[TheHero Mario]], [[TheLancer Luigi]], [[EvilCounterpart Wario, Waluigi]], and [[SpinoffBabies their baby counterparts]] in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series (as well as [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Donkey Kong]] in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcdkFsVFzMI this Real Time animation from VSDA Expo '94]] and both Bowser and the Boo species in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'') and the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series.

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* [[TheHero Mario]], [[TheLancer Luigi]], [[EvilCounterpart Wario, Waluigi]], and [[SpinoffBabies their baby counterparts]] in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series (as well as [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Donkey Kong]] Kong in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcdkFsVFzMI this Real Time animation from VSDA Expo '94]] and both Bowser and the Boo species in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'') and the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series.
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See the Common Knowledge entry in Super Mario Sunshine's YMMV page.


* [[TheHero Mario]], [[TheLancer Luigi]], [[EvilCounterpart Wario, Waluigi]], [[SpinoffBabies their baby counterparts]], and [[IAmVeryBritish Toadsworth]] in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series (as well as [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Donkey Kong]] in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcdkFsVFzMI this Real Time animation from VSDA Expo '94]] and both Bowser and the Boo species in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'') and the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series.

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* [[TheHero Mario]], [[TheLancer Luigi]], [[EvilCounterpart Wario, Waluigi]], and [[SpinoffBabies their baby counterparts]], and [[IAmVeryBritish Toadsworth]] counterparts]] in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series (as well as [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Donkey Kong]] in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcdkFsVFzMI this Real Time animation from VSDA Expo '94]] and both Bowser and the Boo species in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'') and the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series.
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Charles Andre Martinet (born September 17, 1955) is an American actor born in San Jose, California. He is best known as the voices of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, starting with ''Mario's Game Gallery'' (later rebranded ''Mario's [=FUNdamentals=]'') in 1995. Martinet is from Franco-American background, and is fluent in Spanish and French but, ironically, not so fluent in Italian.

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Charles Andre Martinet (born September 17, 1955) is an American actor born in San Jose, California. He is best known as the voices of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, starting with ''Mario's Game Gallery'' (later rebranded ''Mario's [=FUNdamentals=]'') in 1995. Martinet is from a Franco-American background, and is fluent in Spanish and French but, ironically, not so fluent in Italian.
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Charles Andre Martinet (born September 17, 1955) is an American actor born in San Jose, California. He is best known as the voices of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, starting with ''Mario's Game Gallery'' (later rebranded ''Mario's [=FUNdamentals=]'') in 1995. Martinet is fluent in Spanish and French but, ironically, not so fluent in Italian.

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Charles Andre Martinet (born September 17, 1955) is an American actor born in San Jose, California. He is best known as the voices of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, starting with ''Mario's Game Gallery'' (later rebranded ''Mario's [=FUNdamentals=]'') in 1995. Martinet is from Franco-American background, and is fluent in Spanish and French but, ironically, not so fluent in Italian.
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* NiceGuy: Hes always seen to be kind and nice since he loves doing Mario and the other voices.
* OldShame: He asked to remain uncredited in ''Mad Dash Racing'' and tends to avoid mentioning it at all. Fans believe the likely reasons for this was the game's crude humor and the similarities of Ash's voice to Mario's, as Nintendo likely wouldn't appreciate hearing crass dialogue coming from Mario's voice in an Xbox game.

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* NiceGuy: Hes He's always seen to be kind and nice since he nice. He loves doing Mario and the other voices.
voices to the fans he meets.
* OldShame: He asked to remain uncredited in ''Mad Dash Racing'' and tends to avoid mentioning it at all. Fans believe the likely reasons for this was the game's crude humor and the similarities of Ash's voice to Mario's, Luigi's, as Nintendo likely wouldn't appreciate hearing crass dialogue and humour coming from Mario's voice a character from a child game in an Xbox game.



* StarMakingRole: Charles had acting experience prior to his role as voice actor of Mario; however, it wasn't until after his stint as Nintendo's famous mascot for ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' that his name ''really'' took off. While other Nintendo characters had their voice actors [[TheOtherDarrin changed]] every so often, Charles is the only one who has been in the same role for more than two decades. In this time, Martinet has voiced Mario in ''over 100 games'', more than any other voice actor in a single role according to ''Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords''.

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* StarMakingRole: Charles had acting experience prior to his role as voice actor of Mario; however, it wasn't until after his stint as Nintendo's famous mascot for ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' that his name ''really'' took off. While other Nintendo characters had their voice actors [[TheOtherDarrin changed]] every so often, Charles is the only one who has been in the same role for more than two decades. In this time, Martinet has voiced Mario in ''over 100 games'', more than any other voice actor in a single role according to ''Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords''.''Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords'', reaching this record by the time he voiced him in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
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I really don't know where that "strike" came from.


* Eaoden in ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheThirdStrike''

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* Eaoden in ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheThirdStrike''''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheThirdAge''

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* Eaoden in ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheThirdStrike''
* Lagerfeld in ''VideoGame/ResonanceOfFate''
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* [[TheHero Mario]], [[TheLancer Luigi]], [[EvilCounterpart Wario, Waluigi]], [[SpinoffBabies their baby counterparts]], and [[IAmVeryBritish Toadsworth]] in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series (as well as [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Donkey Kong]] in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcdkFsVFzMI this Real Time animation from VSDA Expo '94]]) and the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series.

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* [[TheHero Mario]], [[TheLancer Luigi]], [[EvilCounterpart Wario, Waluigi]], [[SpinoffBabies their baby counterparts]], and [[IAmVeryBritish Toadsworth]] in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series (as well as [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Donkey Kong]] in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcdkFsVFzMI this Real Time animation from VSDA Expo '94]]) '94]] and both Bowser and the Boo species in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'') and the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series.
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* ManOfAThousandVoices: His voices for Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi are all very distinct and unique from one another. On the other end of the pitch sprectrum, he can also drop his voice [[BadassBaritone down very low]], as demonstrated with [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Paarthurnax]].

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* ManOfAThousandVoices: His voices for Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi are all very distinct and unique from one another. On the other end of the pitch sprectrum, spectrum, he can also drop his voice [[BadassBaritone down very low]], as demonstrated with [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Paarthurnax]].
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[[https://www.mariowiki.com/Charles_Martinet Super Mario Wiki]] has more information about him. [[LineToGod He also has an]] [[https://instagram.com/charlesmartinetitsame Instagram]] and [[https://vine.co/u/1114052811714400256 Vine Account]].

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[[https://www.mariowiki.com/Charles_Martinet Super Mario Wiki]] has more information about him. [[LineToGod He also has an]] [[https://instagram.com/charlesmartinetitsame Instagram]] and [[https://vine.co/u/1114052811714400256 Vine Account]].Account]], as well as a [[http://www.charlesmartinet.com personal website]].
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Charles Andre Martinet (born September 17, 1955) is best known as the voices of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, starting with ''Mario's Game Gallery'' (later rebranded ''Mario's [=FUNdamentals=]'') in 1995. Martinet is fluent in Spanish and French but, ironically, not so fluent in Italian.

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Charles Andre Martinet (born September 17, 1955) is an American actor born in San Jose, California. He is best known as the voices of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, starting with ''Mario's Game Gallery'' (later rebranded ''Mario's [=FUNdamentals=]'') in 1995. Martinet is fluent in Spanish and French but, ironically, not so fluent in Italian.

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->"Ah, that Charles Martinet. Nice Italian boy."
-->-- '''Mario''', ''VideoGame/MarioVsDonkeyKong''



[[http://www.mariowiki.com/Charles_Martinet The Super Mario Wiki]] has more information about him. [[LineToGod He also has an]] [[http://instagram.com/charlesmartinetitsame Instagram]] and [[https://vine.co/u/1114052811714400256 Vine Account]].

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[[http://www.[[https://www.mariowiki.com/Charles_Martinet The Super Mario Wiki]] has more information about him. [[LineToGod He also has an]] [[http://instagram.[[https://instagram.com/charlesmartinetitsame Instagram]] and [[https://vine.co/u/1114052811714400256 Vine Account]].
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Charles Andre Martinet (born September 17, 1955, in San Jose, California) is best known as the voices of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, starting with ''Mario's Game Gallery'' (later rebranded ''Mario's [=FUNdamentals=]'') in 1995. Martinet is fluent in Spanish and French but, ironically, not so fluent in Italian.

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Charles Andre Martinet (born September 17, 1955, in San Jose, California) 1955) is best known as the voices of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, starting with ''Mario's Game Gallery'' (later rebranded ''Mario's [=FUNdamentals=]'') in 1995. Martinet is fluent in Spanish and French but, ironically, not so fluent in Italian.

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I asked Charles about the Mario movie and cartoon last year at a con, and he tiptoed around talking about their faults by saying: "the thing about creativity is that it encourages others to be creative."



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* the Yellow Bird, Pierre, the General, and Rasputin's Dog in the Creator/GoldenFilms version of ''Anastasia''
* Ash the Dragon and Spanx in ''VideoGame/MadDashRacing''


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* OldShame: He asked to remain uncredited in ''Mad Dash Racing'' and tends to avoid mentioning it at all. Fans believe the likely reasons for this was the game's crude humor and the similarities of Ash's voice to Mario's, as Nintendo likely wouldn't appreciate hearing crass dialogue coming from Mario's voice in an Xbox game.


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* WordOfGod: He's frequently asked about his thoughts on the [[Film/SuperMarioBros Mario movie]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow TV series]] by fans due to their SoBadItsGood reputations. He's largely expressed impartialness towards them at best and usually leaves it at that.
* WrittenByCastMember: On top of voicing several characters in the Golden Films version of ''Anastasia'', he also served as the film's co-writer in his first and only attempt at screenwriting.
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* ManOfAThousandVoices: His voices for Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi are all very distinct and unique from one another. On the other end of the pitch sprectrum, he can also drop his voice down very low, as demonstrated with [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Paarthurnax]].

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* ManOfAThousandVoices: His voices for Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi are all very distinct and unique from one another. On the other end of the pitch sprectrum, he can also drop his voice [[BadassBaritone down very low, low]], as demonstrated with [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Paarthurnax]].
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Hes always said to be a nice loving person.

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* NiceGuy: Hes always seen to be kind and nice since he loves doing Mario and the other voices.
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: This played a huge part in getting him the role of Mario. Martinet had never actually heard of the ''Mario'' series or of Nintendo when he was first told about the audition for the role in the early 90's, and consequently didn't know what people's expectations for the Mario character were. Because of this, he was unfamiliar with the precedent that Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano set with his portrayal of Mario in ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', and went for a high-pitched Italian voice that allowed him to stand out from the large swath of Captain Lou imitators[[note]]he did initially consider a gruff Brooklynite voice, but quickly abandoned it in favor of something that'd more readily appeal towards younger audiences[[/note]]; Martinet's tape was the only one sent to Nintendo, and they accepted it almost immediately.

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* AchievementsInIgnorance: This played a huge part in getting him the role of Mario. Martinet had never actually heard of the ''Mario'' series or of Nintendo when he was first told about the audition for the role in the early 90's, 1990, and consequently didn't know what people's expectations for the Mario character were. Because of this, he was unfamiliar with the precedent that Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano set with his portrayal of Mario in ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', and went for a high-pitched Italian voice that allowed him to stand out from the large swath of Captain Lou imitators[[note]]he did initially consider a gruff Brooklynite voice, but quickly abandoned it in favor of something that'd more readily appeal towards younger audiences[[/note]]; Martinet's tape was the only one sent to Nintendo, and they accepted it almost immediately.

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