“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” delighted fans in the weeks leading up to release by dropping two casting bombshells: Donald Glover is voicing Yoshi and Glen Powell is voicing Fox McCloud. It turns out both actors pitched themselves for these roles,

In the movies, Chris Pratt plays Nintendo icon Mario. But in the games, it's voice actor Kevin Afghani, whose comic-con debut happened in SW Florida.

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, of Los Angeles. “My dreams have come true.”

Donald Glover, who stars in "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” as Yoshi, "campaigned for the role,” according to his co-star Jack Black. Black, who reprises his voice role as Bowser in Universal Pictures’ animated sequel,

(WGHP) — The original voice actor for one of gaming’s most iconic characters is “stepping back”, according to Nintendo. Charles Martinet has been the voice of Mario for three decades, with his appearances as the character spanning back to classic ...

Charles Martinet has “mamma”-ed his last “mia” as the voice of mustachioed video game icon Mario. The voice actor, 67, who has famously lent his voice to the Nintendo character for more than 20 years, is moving on from the role, Nintendo announced ...

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