Kevin Afghani
Kevin Zachary Afghani is an American voice actor. He is best known for succeeding 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, and the Nintendo Switch 2 game Mario Kart World. Afghani has also had voice roles in other games such as Genshin Impact, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Rivals of Aether II.
Career
Afghani entered the voice acting industry in 2018. Prior to his Mario voice roles, Afghani voiced Raditz in Dragon Ball R&R, provided voice-over work for Nintendo Switch commercials, and voiced Arnold in the English dub of Genshin Impact.Afghani succeeded Mario voice actor Charles Martinet in the role beginning with Super Mario Bros. Wonder, while Martinet became Marios brand ambassador. Afghani simultaneously became the voice actor for Luigi, starting with Super Mario Bros. Wonder. He also began as Wario in WarioWare: Move It!, Waluigi in Super Mario Party Jamboree, and Baby Mario and Baby Luigi in Mario Kart World.