“Oh, it’s a-me, Mario!” Martinet said to a crowd gathered for the red carpet kickoff to FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention’s fall 2019 edition, which began Thursday at the Salt Palace Convention Center.
Martinet punctuated his words with a little leap and a triumphant fist in the air, copying the signature move of the Nintendo video game icon whose voice the actor has supplied for 28 years.
The fans who arrived early for Thursday’s kickoff cheered loudly for Martinet and the other celebrities — a lineup that included Nickelodeon star Kel Mitchell (“All That”), voice actor Jess Harnell (“Animaniacs,” “Transformers”) and four alumni of “Power Rangers.