Kevin Afghani

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Kevin Afghani
Born
Kevin Zachary Afghani

(1996-11-09) November 9, 1996 (age 28)
OccupationVoice actor
Years active2018–present
Notable workVoice of Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi in the Mario franchise
Website kevinzafghani.com

Kevin Zachary Afghani (born November 9, 1996) [‡ 1] is an American voice actor. He succeeded Charles Martinet as the voice of Mario and other characters in the Mario franchise in 2023, beginning with the Nintendo Switch games Super Mario Bros. Wonder , WarioWare: Move It! , and Super Mario Party Jamboree . Prior to his voice roles, Afghani provided voiceover work for Nintendo Switch commercials [‡ 2] and Arnold in the English dub of Genshin Impact . [1] [2]

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Career

Afghani succeeded Mario voice actor Charles Martinet in the role beginning with Super Mario Bros. Wonder , while Martinet became Mario's brand ambassador. [3] [4]

Life

Kevin Zachary Afghani was born on November 9, 1996. [‡ 1] Afghani works and resides in Los Angeles, California. [‡ 3]

Filmography

Video games

YearGameRoleNotesSource
2020 Genshin Impact ArnoldEnglish dub [1]
2023 Super Mario Bros. Wonder Mario, Luigi Debut as successor to Charles Martinet [5]
WarioWare: Move It! Wario, Mario, Luigi [6] [7]
2024 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Additional voices [‡ 4]
Super Mario Party Jamboree Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi [8]
Rivals of Aether II Forsburn [‡ 5]
Mario & Luigi: Brothership Mario, Luigi [9]
Warframe Amir (Volt)Warframe: 1999 expansion [‡ 6]
2025 Mario Kart World Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi [5]
Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV[ citation needed ]

Web

YearSeriesRoleSource
2018–2021Dragon Ball R&R Raditz [5]
2020Anime Penguin: Red SnowSpike [1]
2020–2022Mashed Cuphead, Detective, General, Grunt, Boyfriend, Spike [2]
2022Secret History of CupheadDetective, General, Grunt [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Parrish, Ash (October 13, 2023). "Here's Mario's new voice actor". The Verge. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Norman, Jim (November 6, 2023). "Who Is The Voice Of Mario Now? - Super Mario Voice Actors Past & Present". Nintendolife. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ Shanfeld, Ethan (October 13, 2023). "Mario's New Voice Actor Announced by Nintendo After Charles Martinet's Departure". Variety . Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (November 3, 2023). "The new voice of Mario is also the new voice of Wario". Polygon. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Evans, Greg (August 21, 2023). "Charles Martinet Retires From Longtime Voice Role Of Nintendo's Mario". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ Tom Phillips (November 1, 2023). "Wario's new voice actor now seemingly confirmed". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ Jim Norman (November 2, 2023). "Wario's New Voice Actor Seems To Be Confirmed". Nintendolife. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ Doolan, Liam (October 19, 2024). "Random: Mario's New Voice Actor Says It's "Surreal" To Hear His Voice In Mario Party". Nintendo Life. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ Lemus, Jean-Karlo (June 28, 2024). "This Week in Games - Need-To-Know Nintendo and Neptune Goes To Brazil". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 6, 2024.

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