Iconic Mario voice actor "didn't know anything about video games" in his audition, so he did what anyone would do and "just made things up about food and started talk…

After securing the role, Charles Martinet decided that Mario was "going to be optimistic, loving, respectful, and comedic" ...

Meet Nintendo's new Mario: Q&A on his first U.S. comic con, dream job

Nintendo voice actor Kevin Afghani will meet Mario fans for his first appearance at a U.S. comic con. And it’s happening here in Southwest Florida.
Columbus Dispatch

Meet Nintendo's new Mario, the voice of the video games

Kevin Afghani is the new voice of Nintendo characters Mario, Luigi and Wario. The voice actor took over the roles from retiring Charles Martinet, starting with the 2023 game "Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

Mario's new voice actor has "unbelievable respect" for 32-year icon Charles Martinet: "Look, Charles, as far as I'm concerned, IS Mario"

"He created something that is so unbelievably iconic" ...
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Mario’s legendary voice actor admits he winged his audition by talking about food

Upon landing the role, Charles Martinet envisioned Mario as a character embodying optimism, love, respect, and humor.
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Mario Kart World Brings Over a Voice Actor from The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Donkey Kong has been going through a number of changes in the video games recently. In a recent interview with IGN, Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that he was closely involved in the ...
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Meet Nintendo's new Mario, the voice of the video games

Kevin Afghani grew up playing “Mario Kart” and other Nintendo games. Now he’s the voice of Mario, Luigi and more Nintendo characters. And it kinda blows his mind. “It's unbelievable,” says Afghani, 29 ...