Editing Katsumi Suzuki

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|image=[[File:Suzuki-san.jpg|157px]]
|born=August 5, 1956 (age {{age|August 5, 1956}})
|role=Current voice actor for [[Diddy Kong]]
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'''Katsumi Suzuki''' (鈴木 勝美, born August 5, 1956) is a Japanese voice actor known for voicing [[Diddy Kong]] in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'']] and [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] franchises. Suzuki took the role in 2004, starting with ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', and replacing [[Chris Sutherland]], who portrayed him in the [[Rare|Rareware]] era (although Sutherland's voice clips were used alongside Suzuki's in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'').

Suzuki was formerly an employee at [[Wikipedia:Arts Vision|Arts Vision]] along with [[Takashi Nagasako]], [[Toshihide Tsuchiya]], and [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]]. Currently, he is an employee at [[Wikipedia:81 Produce|81 Produce]].

==Portrayals==
*''[[Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land]]'' &ndash; [[Iggy|Iggy Koopa]]
*''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' &ndash; [[Diddy Kong]]
*''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong, [[Kip]]
*''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario Party DS]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Fortune Street]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario Party 9]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong (shared with [[Chris Sutherland]])
*''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' &ndash; [[Mini Diddy Kong]]
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong (partial voice clips of Chris Sutherland are used for Golf)
*''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Super Mario Party]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*[[Super Nintendo World]] &ndash; Diddy Kong (Minecart Madness attraction)<ref>安琦孙 (December 12, 2024). [https://youtu.be/wxn5cDPydUU?feature=shared&t=105 NEW! Full Ride: Mine-Cart Madness, Donkey Kong coaster at Universal Studios Japan] ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 13, 2024.</ref>
*''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong
*''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' &ndash; Diddy Kong

==Trivia==
*In ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'', his portrayal of Diddy Kong is somewhat lower-pitched unlike in other games where he voices him.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151003221036/http://www.artsvision.co.jp/data.php?id=997 Arts Vision website (Japanese)]
*[https://www.81produce.co.jp/actor_search/index.php/item?id=349 81 Produce website (Japanese)]

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