Editing Scott Burns

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'''Scott Burns''' is a voice actor who provided the voice of [[Bowser]] starting with ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' in 2002 and continuing until ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' in 2007. He also provided the voice of [[Toadsworth]].<ref name="email1">[[Media:Scott burns sms 1.jpg|Confirmation from Scott Burns via e-mail.]]</ref> Nearly a year following this release, Burns gave up the role of Bowser over a union dispute,<ref>{{cite|author=Heather, R.|date=October 26, 2021|url=https://nintendowire.com/news/2021/10/26/former-bowser-voice-actor-scott-burns-shares-his-experiences-working-with-nintendo/|title=Former Bowser voice actor Scott Burns shares his experiences working with Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo Wire|accessdate=November 5, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205114631/https://nintendowire.com/news/2021/10/26/former-bowser-voice-actor-scott-burns-shares-his-experiences-working-with-nintendo/}}</ref> but he then briefly returned to both of his roles for ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' in 2008. Despite Burns no longer taking up the role of Bowser, some of Burns' portrayals have been reused in later games, such as the announcer from ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' in later installments of the [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]].

In addition to the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], Burns worked for [[Nintendo]] to voice [[Smash Taunt#Slippy Toad|Slippy Toad]]'s father, Beltino Toad, in English versions of ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Assault|Star Fox Assault]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=www.imdb.com/title/tt0446037|title=''Star Fox Assault'' (2005) (VG)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref> Aside from Nintendo, Burns has also worked for {{wp|Microsoft}}, {{wp|McDonald's}}, and {{wp|Boeing}}. Burns considers himself most suited for characters between the ages of 29 and 49, but he claims to be able to voice young adult, middle-aged, and senior male characters.<ref name="voice123">{{cite|url=voice123.com/voice-actor/scottburns|title=Character, Offbeat, Dad, Guy Next Door|publisher=Voice123|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref>

Burns began his career at the suggestion of another voice actor and gained notability through his ability to impersonate people and characters such as {{wp|Clint Eastwood}} and {{wp|Popeye}}.<ref name="voice123"/> Burns took the role of Bowser in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', the first Nintendo game where Bowser was given spoken dialogue. However, the title's voice acting was panned by many, including ''{{wp|GameSpot}}'' reviewer {{wp|Jeff Gerstmann}}, who criticized the title as having "some of the lousiest voice-over work to be found on the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]]. None of the voices fit particularly well.... [Bowser and [[Bowser Jr.]]] are completely miscast and downright disappointing."<ref>{{cite|author=Gerstmann, Jeff|url=www.gamespot.com/reviews/super-mario-sunshine-review/1900-2878399|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Review|publisher=GameSpot|language=en|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref> Scott continued to voice Bowser in later games, giving unique grunts, laughs, and reactions to a character whose voice in previous Nintendo games had consisted only of sampled sounds. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', he also voiced [[Shrowser]].

[[Kenneth W. James|Kenny James]] took on the role of Bowser in ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. Amidst these titles, however, Burns retook the role in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', and his voice clips from previous sports titles are recycled in later ones such as ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' (where James instead plays [[Dry Bowser]]) and ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''. Since 2010, Burns has also played various other roles in the series, such as [[Lubba]]. However, in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', he also shared the role of Bowser with James.

==Notes==

*When voice clips were being created for Bowser in games such as ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', Burns' voice was slowed down to sound deeper. However, in games such as ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', his voice clips are unaltered.

*Despite the fact that ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' all have Bowser voiced by Burns, his name is left unmentioned in the credits of these titles due to his clips being reused from earlier games.