Charles martinet
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Charles Martinet
American actor (born 1955)
For the Swiss cyclist, see Charles Martinet (cyclist).
Charles Andre Martinet[a] (born September 17, 1955) is an American actor. 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.
Martinet is also known for his portrayal of Paarthurnax in 2011's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,[2] as well as Magenta in 2022's Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.
Early life
Charles Andre Martinet[3] was born on September 17, 1955,[4] in San Jose or Cupertino, California[1]: 337 to father Jacques René Pierre Martinet.[5] The younger of two children, he has an older brother, John, though he was taller than him despite being the younger sibling, and while his brother was extroverted, Charles was sh
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Edouard Martinet has become the art world’s virtuoso insectophile, transforming bits and pieces of cast-off junk culled from flea markets and car boot sales into exquisitely executed insect, fish and animal forms. What sets Martinet’s work apart is the brilliant formal clarity of his sculptures, and their extraordinary elegance of articulation.
“I’m more interested in the animals that people are afraid of, like insects or fish – spiders. When I was about nine years old, I developed an interest in insects thanks to one of my primary school teachers who was also an entomologist. I suppose it was natural that one day all these things would combine. I love seeing objects which have their own past and their own practical uses take on a second life in my creations.”
Martinet was bornin Le Mans in 1963. He developed an early interest in insects thanks to a primary school teacher who was an entomologist.He went on to study art, specifically graphic design, for five years in Paris before starting to work as a freelance g
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MARTINET,ditBonami, LOUIS, friar, Recollet, and schoolteacher; b. 5 Dec. 1764 in Montreal, son of Henri Martinet, a soldier, and Marie-Joseph Descaris; d. 9 Aug. 1848 at Quebec.
Louis Martinet, dit Bonami, lived in the Recollet convent in Montreal for several years before he took the habit of the community on 6 June 1785. It is not known where he did his noviciate, but he made his vows at the friary in Quebec on 14 June 1786, and on 26 December he received the sacrament of confirmation from the coadjutor, Bishop Jean-François Hubert*.
The future of the Recollet community had been clouded after the conquest. In October 1763 Governor James Murray* received instructions concerning the colony’s religious orders. He was to do everything he could to prevent the Recollets and Jesuits from recruiting new members. In the period 1784–94 the Recollets admitted at least ten members, taking advantage of the degree of toleration shown by the governors, but they conferred the priesthood on none. Although they were not expelled from their house, it w
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