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'''Kevin Zachary Afghani''' (born November 9, 1996)<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1325912328903163904 |user=KevinAfghani |title=I am officially 24 years of age. To all my friends and castmates: Thanks for putting up with me for this long! I genuinely don't know how you do it. |author=Afghani, Kevin |date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=October 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013231817/https://twitter.com/KevinAfghani/status/1325912328903163904 |archive-date=October 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> is an American voice actor. He is best known for being the current voice actor for [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]], beginning with the [[Nintendo Switch]] games ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' and ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'', following [[Charles Martinet]]'s retirement as the characters' voice role and transition to ''Mario'' official [[brand ambassador]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mario's New Voice Actor Announced by Nintendo After Charles Martinet's Departure|url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/mario-new-voice-actor-nintendo-kevin-afghani-1235755568/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Ethan|last=Shanfeld|date=October 13, 2023|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=2023-11-03 |title=The new voice of Mario is also the new voice of Wario |url=https://www.polygon.com/23945633/nitnendo-wario-voice-actor-charles-martinet-kevin-afghani |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> Prior to his current voice roles, Afghani provided voiceover work for [[Nintendo Switch]] commercials<ref>{{Cite web|title=Demo <nowiki>|</nowiki> KevinZAfghani|url=https://www.kevinzafghani.com/demo|access-date=October 13, 2023|archive-date=October 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012222121/https://www.kevinzafghani.com/demo|url-status=live}}</ref> and Arnold in the English dub of ''[[Genshin Impact]]''.<ref name="verge" /><ref name="NintendoLife"/>
'''Kevin Zachary Afghani''' (born November 9, 1996)<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1325912328903163904 |user=KevinAfghani |title=I am officially 24 years of age. To all my friends and castmates: Thanks for putting up with me for this long! I genuinely don't know how you do it. |author=Afghani, Kevin |date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=October 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013231817/https://twitter.com/KevinAfghani/status/1325912328903163904 |archive-date=October 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> is an American voice actor. He is best known for being the current voice actor for [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]], [[Waluigi|and possibly Waluigi.]] beginning with the [[Nintendo Switch]] games ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' and ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'', following [[Charles Martinet]]'s retirement as the characters' voice role and transition to ''Mario'' official [[brand ambassador]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mario's New Voice Actor Announced by Nintendo After Charles Martinet's Departure|url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/mario-new-voice-actor-nintendo-kevin-afghani-1235755568/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Ethan|last=Shanfeld|date=October 13, 2023|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=2023-11-03 |title=The new voice of Mario is also the new voice of Wario |url=https://www.polygon.com/23945633/nitnendo-wario-voice-actor-charles-martinet-kevin-afghani |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> Prior to his current voice roles, Afghani provided voiceover work for [[Nintendo Switch]] commercials<ref>{{Cite web|title=Demo <nowiki>|</nowiki> KevinZAfghani|url=https://www.kevinzafghani.com/demo|access-date=October 13, 2023|archive-date=October 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012222121/https://www.kevinzafghani.com/demo|url-status=live}}</ref> and Arnold in the English dub of ''[[Genshin Impact]]''.<ref name="verge" /><ref name="NintendoLife"/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

Revision as of 20:10, 29 July 2024

Kevin Afghani
Image needed guys!
Born
Kevin Zachary Afghani

(1996-11-09) November 9, 1996 (age 28)
OccupationVoice actor
Years active2013–present
Websitekevinzafghani.com

Kevin Zachary Afghani (born November 9, 1996)[1] is an American voice actor. He is best known for being the current voice actor for Mario, Luigi, and Wario, and possibly Waluigi. beginning with the Nintendo Switch games Super Mario Bros. Wonder and WarioWare: Move It!, following Charles Martinet's retirement as the characters' voice role and transition to Mario official brand ambassador.[2][3] Prior to his current voice roles, Afghani provided voiceover work for Nintendo Switch commercials[4] and Arnold in the English dub of Genshin Impact.[5][6]

Filmography

Video games

Year Game Role Notes Source
2013 Warframe Amir (Volt) [7]
2020 Genshin Impact Arnold English dub [5]
2023 Super Mario Bros. Wonder Mario, Luigi Successor to Charles Martinet [8]
WarioWare: Move It! Wario, Mario, Luigi [9][10]
2024 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Additional voices [11][non-primary source needed]
Mario & Luigi: Brothership Mario, Luigi [12]

Web

Year Series Role Source
2018–2021 Dragon Ball R&R Raditz [8]
2020 Anime Penguin: Red Snow Spike [5]
2020–2022 Mashed Cuphead, Detective, General, Grunt, Boyfriend, Spike [6]
2022 Secret History of Cuphead Detective, General, Grunt [6]

References

  1. ^ Afghani, Kevin [@KevinAfghani] (November 9, 2020). "I am officially 24 years of age. To all my friends and castmates: Thanks for putting up with me for this long! I genuinely don't know how you do it" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Shanfeld, Ethan (October 13, 2023). "Mario's New Voice Actor Announced by Nintendo After Charles Martinet's Departure". Variety. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  3. ^ McWhertor, Michael (November 3, 2023). "The new voice of Mario is also the new voice of Wario". Polygon. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Demo | KevinZAfghani". Archived from the original on October 12, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Parrish, Ash (October 13, 2023). "Here's Mario's new voice actor". The Verge. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Norman, Jim (November 6, 2023). "Who Is The Voice Of Mario Now? - Super Mario Voice Actors Past & Present". Nintendolife. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Meet the Voices of the Warframe: 1999 Demo". Warframe.com. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  8. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ Tom Phillips (November 1, 2023). "Wario's new voice actor now seemingly confirmed". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  10. ^ Jim Norman (November 2, 2023). "Wario's New Voice Actor Seems To Be Confirmed". Nintendolife. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/KevinAfghani/status/1763311250614943807
  12. ^ 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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