Mama Mia! Let’s-a-go to Summer Con and meet the the iconic voice behind Mario and Luigi. Please welcome Charles Martinet to the 2025 Washington State Summer Con lineup in Puyallup from June 20th through the 22nd. Martinet is known for creating the voice of Mario in the Super Mario franchise, portraying him from 1991 to 2023. He also voiced other characters in the series such as Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and the baby equivalents of Mario and Luigi, prior to stepping down as voice actor to become an official brand ambassador for the series.
One day while Charles was relaxing at the beach, he got a phone call from his agent and was told that he got the part to play Super Mario in Super Mario 64 in the English version. Since then he has been voice acting for Nintendo video games. He also voiced in other video games including Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Dragon Ball Legends .
Charles Martinet retired as the voice of Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi in the Mario games on August 21st 2023 and became a Mario Ambassador for Nintendo the same day. His last Nintendo game he worked on before retiring was Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope as the voice of Mario and Luigi. Martinet’s voice is still being reused in re-releases of Mario games which he voiced Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi in, starting from Mario vs. Donkey Kong.