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Bowser
, also known as King Bowser or King Koopa, is a Character (arts), fictional character and the main antagonist of Nintendo's Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' franchise. In Japan, his title is . He is the arch-nemesis of the plumber Mario, and the leader of the turtle-like Koopa Troopa, Koopa race. Bowser's defining traits are his monstrous appearance with dragon-like elements, full-throated roar, fire-breathing abilities, and tyrannical personality. His ultimate goals are to kidnap Princess Peach, make her his Queen consort, queen, and conquer the Mushroom Kingdom, and eventually the world. Bowser debuted as Mario's opponent in the 1985 video game ''Super Mario Bros.'' Designer Shigeru Miyamoto had first conceived an ox based on the Ox-King from the Toei Animation film ''Alakazam the Great'', but Takashi Tezuka remarked that the character looked more like a turtle than an ox, and the two collaborated to refine Bowser's appearance into the leader of the turtle-like Koopas. Bowse ...
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Nintendo Of America
is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade playing cards. After venturing into various lines of business during the 1960s and acquiring a legal status as a public company, Nintendo distributed its first console, the Color TV-Game, in 1977. It gained international recognition with the release of ''Donkey Kong (video game), Donkey Kong'' in 1981 and the Nintendo Entertainment System and ''Super Mario Bros.'' in 1985. Since then, Nintendo has produced some of the most successful consoles in the video game industry, such as the Game Boy, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Nintendo DS, the Wii, and the Nintendo Switch, Switch. It has created numerous major franchises, including ''Mario (franchise), Mario'', ''Donkey Kong'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''Pokémon'', ''Kirby (series), Kirby'', ' ...
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The Great Mission To Rescue Princess Peach!
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ...
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Ice Capades
The Ice Capades were traveling entertainment shows featuring theatrical ice skating performances. Shows often featured former Winter Olympic Games, Olympic and United States Figure Skating Championships, US National Champion figure skating, figure skaters who had retired from formal competition. Started in 1940, the Ice Capades grew rapidly and prospered for 50 years. A decline in popularity ensued in the 1980s, and the show went out of business around 1995. There have been several attempts to revive the show and its name. Similar traditional ice-skating entertainment shows included the Ice Follies and Holiday on Ice. History Ice Capades was founded in February 1940 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, by nine men who called themselves the Arena Managers Association. They met to discuss forming an ice show to play in their arenas during the 1940-1941 entertainment season. The arenas represented were all well-known venues of the day: * Boston Garden (Massachusetts) – represented by Wa ...
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Christopher Hewett
Christopher George Hewett (5 April 1921 – 3 August 2001) was an English actor and theatre director best known for his role as Lynn Aloysius Belvedere on the ABC sitcom ''Mr. Belvedere''. Career Hewett was born in Worthing, Sussex to Christopher Fitzsimon Hewett (an army officer and a descendant of Daniel O'Connell), and his wife Eleanor Joyce Watts (an actress whose professional name was Rhoda Cleighton). He was educated at Beaumont College and at Wimbledon College, and at aged 7, made his acting debut in Dublin stage production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. At age 16 Hewett joined the Royal Air Force, leaving in 1940. Hewett then joined the Oxford Repertory Company and made his West End theatre debut in 1943. He later appeared on Broadway in the musicals ''My Fair Lady'', '' First Impressions'', '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'', ''Music Is'' and ''Kean'' and in the plays ''Sleuth'' and '' The Affair'', among others, and directed the 1960 Broadway revue ''From A to Z'' ...
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King Koopa's Kool Kartoons
''King Koopa's Kool Kartoons'' is a local, American Live action, live-action children's television program, television show broadcast in Southern California during the Autumn of 1989. The show was produced by DIC Entertainment in association with Fox Television Studios for the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television station KTTV, KTTV - 11 Los Angeles by Gerry Passwho developed and rolled out the Fox Kids Cluband DIC Animation City, in association with Nintendo. It was a live-action spin-off to ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!,'' a popular animated show based on the ''Super Mario'' video games. The show was discontinued after 65 episodes. The show stars King Koopa, based on an animated version of Bowser (character), Bowser, the central arch-villain from the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' video game series. The 30-minute wrap around program was originally broadcast during late afternoon time slots, normally around 4:30pm to 5:30pm on the Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles-based ...
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Patrick Pinney
Patrick Cullen Pinney (born June 30, 1952) is an American television, film and voice actor. Early life, family and education Pinney was born in San Francisco County, California. His mother's maiden name is his middle name. He attended college at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where producer and director Dennis Jones was a classmate and roommate of his. Pinney's friends included assistant director Michele Panelli Venetis and San Francisco Bay area costumer Alison Barnwell Morris, with whom he costarred in ''The Deputy'' at the school's Rotunda Theatre. Career Pinney has performed in theaters in the United States and in Europe. After relocating to Los Angeles, he played three characters in a play. Afterwards he was approached by a producer who offered him a role in a Hanna-Barbera animation. From there he made the transition from a serious stage actor to voice. He has also done work on the television series ''Harry & the Hendersons''. Voice-over career Pinn ...
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Christopher Collins
Christopher Charles Collins (born Christopher Lawrence Latta; August 30, 1949 – June 12, 1994) was an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known as the voice of Cobra Commander in the ''G.I. Joe'' animated series and Starscream in the first ''Transformers'' animated series. He had a few guest roles in the ''Star Trek'' series ''The Next Generation'' and ''Deep Space Nine'', he voice acted Moe Szyslak and Mr. Burns in the first season of ''The Simpsons'' (1989–1990), and he had many other roles in television series and films. He also had a successful stand-up comedy career. Early life Christopher Lawrence Latta was born in Orange, New Jersey to Robert Latta, a New York stage actor, and Jane Morin, an advertising executive. He grew up in the Morningside Heights (sometimes called "West Harlem") section of Manhattan, New York City. His legal name became Christopher Charles Collins when his stepfather adopted him. In his stand-up routine, he claimed to have grown up i ...
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Kenta Miyake
is a Japanese voice actor and narrator who is affiliated with 81 Produce. Career Miyake was born in Okinawa Prefecture. As a teenager, he dreamed of becoming a voice actor in hopes of meeting an actress that he admired and wanted to co-star with. After graduating from the Amusement Media Research Institute, he joined the talent agency 81 Produce. He has continued roles after the deaths of Masashi Amenomori, Shigezō Sasaoka, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Daisuke Gōri, Nobuyuki Furuta and Unshō Ishizuka and Yuu Shimaka and Kiyoyuki Yanada. In addition, Miyake also played Elephantus in ''Yatterman Night'' as a tribute to the veteran Kazuya Tatekabe. In 2019, Miyake won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award at the 13th Seiyu Awards. Filmography Animation Films Drama CD Live action Video games Dubbing roles Live action Japanese dubbing Animation Japanese dubbing References External links 81 Produce profile * * Kenta Miyakeat Ryu's Seiyuu Infos * * {{D ...
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Hiroshi Arikawa
was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kagoshima Prefecture affiliated with Engekishūdan En. Formerly affiliated with Gekidan Haiyūza, Arikawa enrolled in Gekidan Kumo in 1965. It wasn't until 1975 that Arikawa would enroll in Engekishūdan En. On October 16, 2011 he died of acute respiratory failure. Filmography Film *''Hibotan bakuto: Tekkaba retsuden'' (1969) *''Seito Shokun!'' (1984) *''Early Spring Story'' (1985) *''Matamata abunai deka'' (1988) *''Hashire! Shiroi okami'' (1990) - Cal (voice) *''Sharaku'' (1995) - Tsuruya Kiemon *'' Berserk: The Golden Age Arc'' (2012) - Hassan (voice) (final film role) Television drama * ''Fuun Lion-Maru'' (1973) - Koreshinji Tamakage * ''Shinsengumi'' (1973) - Okita Sōji * ''Mito Kōmon'' (1975–2010) - Kudō Shinpachirō, Kyōnosuke Tachibana, Abe Masatake, etc. * ''Hissatsu Shōbainin'' (1978) - Sakaguchi * ''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) - Ōtani Yoshitsugu * ''Haru no Hatō'' (1985) - Uchimura Kanzō * ''Sanada Taiheiki'' (1 ...
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Takanobu Hozumi
, better known as , was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Ōhito, Shizuoka (now Izunokuni, Shizuoka) attached to Mausu Promotion. He died of gallbladder cancer at the age of 87. Filmography Live-action Film * '' Baka ga Tank Deyattekuru'' (xxxx) (Officer Momota) * '' Mr. Baseball'' (xxxx) (Hiroshi Nakamura) * '' Otokoniha Tsuraiyo: Kuchibuewofuku Torajirō'' (xxxx) (Osamu) * ''Tora-san's Love Call'' (1971) (Osamu Suwa) * '' Sayonara Morocco'' (xxxx) (Mura-san) * '' Shigen'' (xxxx) (Tabuchi) * '' Uchū Daikaijū Guilala'' (xxxx) (FAFC technical officer) * '' Kichiku'' (1978) (Mizuguchi) * '' Chōchin'' (1987) Voice acting Television animation * ''Cybersix'' (xxxx) (Doctor Von Reichter) * '' L/R: Licensed by Royalty'' (xxxx) (Taylor) * '' Tenshi no Takutikusu ~Yume no Kakera wa Koroshi no Kaori~'' (xxxx) (Chingensai) OVA * '' Ginga Eiyū Densetsu'' (xxxx) (Neguroponty) Theatrical animation *'' Boku no Son Gokū'' (xxxx) (Tentei) *'' Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the De ...
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Naoki Tatsuta
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. He is most known for the roles of Buta Gorilla (Kiteretsu Daihyakka), Daima Jin (High School! Kimengumi), Oolong (Dragon Ball), Dr. Escargon ( Kirby: Right Back at Ya!), Ashibe's Father (Shōnen Ashibe), and Scoop-kun ( Shūkan Kodomo News) also Capone "Gang" Bege (''One Piece''). His wife is Japanese actress Sanae Takagi. Filmography Television animation * ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (1979) (Marker Clan, Job John) * ''Choriki Robo Galatt'' (1984) (Kiwi Grekovich) * ''Dragon Ball'' (1986) (Oolong, Ko-Gamera, Boxer, Wolf, Seal Soldier) * ''Maison Ikkoku'' (1986) (Kindergarten Principal) * '' Transformers: The Headmasters'' (1987) (Mindwipe(Japanese:Wipe)) * ''Dragon Ball Z'' (1989) (Oolong, Karin, Yamu, Bubbles, Haiya Dragon, Tsuno, Mayor) * '' 21 Emon'' (1991) (Gonsuke) * '' Dragon League'' (1993) (Amon) * ''Dragon Ball GT'' (1996) (Big Bro' Kidnapper) * '' GeGeGe no Kitarō #4'' (1996) (Ittan Momen, Nurikabe) * '' Cowboy ...
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Mario To Yoshi No Bōken Land
is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in List of video games featuring Mario, over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italians, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa Troopa, Koopa villain Bowser. Mario has access to a variety of power-ups that give him different abilities. Mario's Twin, fraternal twin brother is Luigi. Mario first appeared as the player character of ''Donkey Kong (video game), Donkey Kong'' (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not achieve the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally cal ...
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