Scott Burns: Difference between revisions

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
m (→‎Mario Series Voice Work by Year: burns in in the credits in SMG2 along with james)
m (→‎Voicing Bowser: Why is this website name italicized on Wikipedia? Should it be?)
Tag: Mobile edit
 
(203 intermediate revisions by 77 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:Scott Burns.jpg|thumb|200px|'''Scott Burns'''.]]
{{redirect|Scott|the character in ''[[Pipe Down!]]''|[[Todd, Justin, Scott, and Ashby]]}}
{{Wikipedia|Scott Burns (voice actor)|Scott Burns}}
{{person infobox
'''[[wikipedia:Scott Burns (voice actor)|Scott Burns]]''' is the [[wikipedia:Voice acting|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]]. Nearly a year following this release, Burns stopped voicing Bowser for unknown reasons, but he then returned to the role for ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' in [[2008]] and later for ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' in 2009.  Whether he will resume voicing Bowser consistently has yet to be seen.
|image=[[File:Scott Burns.jpg|250px]]
|role=Voice actor for male [[Pianta]]s, [[Toadsworth]], [[Lubba]], [[King Lakitu]], [[Ninja (character)|Ninja]], and [[Shrowser]]; current voice actor for ''Mario Tennis'' announcer; former voice actor for [[Bowser]]
}}
'''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=Thomas Game Docs|date=May 12, 2021|url=youtu.be/zvlt5L51prI?t=570|timestamp=09:30|title=Why doesn't Bowser's voice sound like it used to?|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</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 ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series, Scott Burns worked for [[Nintendo]] to voice [[Slippy Toad|Slippy Toad's]] father, Beltino Toad, in ''[[wikipedia:Star Fox Assault|Star Fox Assault]]''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446037/ Star Fox Assault (2005) (VG)]. [http://www.imdb.com The Internet Movie Database]. Retrieved March 3, 2009.</ref> Aside from Nintendo, Burns has also worked for [[wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]], [[wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's]], and [[wikipedia:Boeing|Boeing]]. Scott Burns considers himself most suited for characters between the ages of twenty-nine and forty-nine, but claims to be able to voice young adult, middle aged, and senior male characters.<ref name="voice123">[http://voice123.com/scottburns Character, Offbeat, Dad, Guy Next Door]. [http://voice123.com/ Voice123]. Retrieved March 3, 2009.</ref>
In addition to the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], Burns worked for [[Nintendo]] to voice [[list of Smash Taunt characters#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>


==History with the ''Mario'' Series==
==History with the ''Super Mario'' franchise==
===Voicing Bowser===
===Voicing Bowser===
Scott Burns began his career at the suggestion of another voice actor and gained notability through his ability to impersonate people and characters such as [[wikipedia:Clint Eastwood|Clint Eastwood]] and [[wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye]].<ref name="voice123"/> Nintendo hired Burns first to voice Bowser in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', the first video game in which Bowser was given a speaking role beyond his growls and roars. However, the title's voice acting panned by many, including [[wikipedia:Gamespot|Gamespot]] reviewer [[wikipedia: Jeff Gerstmann|Jeff Gerstmann]], who criticized the title as having "some of the lousiest voice-over work to be found on the GameCube. None of the voices fit particularly well.... [Bowser and [[Bowser Jr.]]] are completely miscast and downright disappointing."<ref>Gerstmann, Jeff. [http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/supermariosunshine/review.html Super Mario Sunshine Review]. [http://www.gamespot.com GameSpot]. Retrieved March 3, 2009.</ref> Despite such criticism, Nintendo continued to hire the voice actors from ''Super Mario Sunshine''.  Following this role, Scott began voicing Bowser without fail, giving him a series of throaty grunts, laughs, and exclamations new to the character who had previously simply roared and growled.
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]].


===Absence and Return===
===Absence and return===
Following ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' in 2007, Scott Burns ceased to voice Bowser for nearly a year.  [[Eric Newsome]] voiced Bowser in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''[[Kenny James]] took on the role in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''.  In 2008, Scott returned to voice Bowser in ''Mario Super Sluggers''.In 2010 he shardw the role with fellow Bowser subsitute [[Kenny James]] in [[Super Mario Galaxy 2]].
[[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.
 
==Portrayals==
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' &ndash; [[Bowser]] / [[Toadsworth]]<ref name="email1"/> / Male [[Pianta]]s<ref name="email1"/> (shared with [[Charles Martinet]]) / Male [[Noki]]s<ref name="email2">[[Media:Scott burns sms 2.jpg|Confirmation from Scott Burns via e-mail.]]</ref> / [[Raccoon]] father<ref name="email2"/> / [[Pianta prosecutor]]<ref name="email2"/> / [[Pianta judge]]<ref name="email2"/> / [[Isle Delfino Police]]<ref name="email2"/> / [[Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing]] / [[Cannon Pianta]] / [[Captain]] / [[Crate guy]] / [[Hotel manager]] / [[Pianta mayor]] / [[Sunglasses vendor]] / [[Noki elder]] / [[Noki grandson]] / [[Park director]] / [[Il Piantissimo]]
*''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' &ndash; Bowser / Male Piantas (shared with Charles Martinet) / Male Nokis / [[GCN Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]] laugh
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' &ndash; Bowser / Toadsworth / Announcer
*''[[Mario Party 6]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Yakuman DS]]'' &ndash; Bowser / Toadsworth
*''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' &ndash; Bowser / Toadsworth / Male Piantas (shared with Charles Martinet) / Male Nokis / [[Bowser Castle (baseball stadium)|Bowser Castle]] laugh
*''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' &ndash; Bowser / Toadsworth
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Party 7]]'' &ndash; Bowser / Toadsworth
*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' &ndash; Bowser / Male Piantas (shared with Charles Martinet) / [[DS Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]] laugh
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' &ndash; Bowser / [[Shrowser]]
*''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Party 8]]'' &ndash; Bowser / Male Piantas (shared with Charles Martinet)
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Party DS]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' &ndash; Male Piantas (shared with Charles Martinet) / Male Nokis / [[Wii Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]] laugh
*''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' &ndash; Bowser / Toadsworth / Male Piantas (shared with Charles Martinet) / Male Nokis / Bowser Castle laugh
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' &ndash; Bowser (shared with [[Kenny James]]) / [[Lubba]] / [[King Lakitu]] / Male Piantas (shared with Charles Martinet)
*''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' &ndash; [[Ninja (character)|Ninja]] / Male Piantas (shared with Charles Martinet)
*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' &ndash; [[3DS Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]] laugh
*''[[Mario Party 9]]'' &ndash; Male Piantas (shared with Charles Martinet)
*''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' &ndash; Bowser / Announcer
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' &ndash; Bowser
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' &ndash; Male Piantas (shared with Charles Martinet) / Male Nokis
*''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'' &ndash; Announcer
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Male Piantas (shared with Charles Martinet)
*''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'' &ndash; Bowser (for Tennis gameplay; other sports are [[Kenny James]])
*''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' &ndash; Male Piantas (shared with Charles Martinet) / Male Nokis
*''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' &ndash; Bowser / [[Bowcien]] (both shared with Kenny James) / Announcer
*''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' &ndash; Voice work from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) &ndash; Bowser / Toadsworth / Male Piantas


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*When performing Bowser's voice, Burns' voice has been slowed down in games like ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' to make it sound more deeper. However, in games like ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', his voice has been left unaltered.
*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 & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' has Scott Burns returning as Bowser's voice actor, his name is, at least in the [[Nintendo DS]] version of the game, left unmentioned in the credits. However, the credits ''do'' list the name of [[Kenneth James]], who has also done Bowser's voice in some of the other more recent ''Mario'' titles. Curiously enough, the game recycles [[Dry Bowser]]'s voice from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', provided by James.
*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.


==''Mario'' Series Voice Work by Year==
==External links==
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', 2002
*[https://m.youtube.com/user/SeattleBurns YouTube channel]
*''[[Mario Party 4]]'', 2002
*[http://www.bookscottburns.com Website]
*''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', 2003
*''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', 2003
*''[[Mario Party 5]]'', 2003
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', 2003
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', 2004
*''[[Mario Power Tennis (Nintendo GameCube)|Mario Power Tennis]]'', 2004
*''[[Mario Party 6]]'', 2004
*''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', 2005
*''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'', 2005
*''[[Mario Party 7]]'', 2005
*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', 2005
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', 2005
*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', 2006
*''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', 2006
*''[[Mario Strikers Charged Football]]'', 2007
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', 2007
*''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', 2008
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', 2009
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', 2010 (Shares the role with [[Kenny James]],Burns even appears in the credits of the game.)


==References==
==References==
<references/>
<references/>
{{People}}
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Voice Actors]]
[[Category:Voice actors]]
[[it:Scott Burns]]

Latest revision as of 19:18, September 6, 2024

"Scott" redirects here. For the character in Pipe Down!, see Todd, Justin, Scott, and Ashby.
Scott Burns
Professional image of Scott Burns unrelated to Nintendo or the Super Mario series.
Super Mario–related role(s) Voice actor for male Piantas, Toadsworth, Lubba, King Lakitu, Ninja, and Shrowser; current voice actor for Mario Tennis announcer; former voice actor for Bowser

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.[1] Nearly a year following this release, Burns gave up the role of Bowser over a union dispute,[2] 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.

In addition to the Super Mario franchise, Burns worked for Nintendo to voice Slippy Toad's father, Beltino Toad, in English versions of Star Fox Assault.[3] Aside from Nintendo, Burns has also worked for Microsoft, McDonald's, and 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.[4]

History with the Super Mario franchise[edit]

Voicing Bowser[edit]

Burns began his career at the suggestion of another voice actor and gained notability through his ability to impersonate people and characters such as Clint Eastwood and Popeye.[4] 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 GameSpot reviewer Jeff Gerstmann, who criticized the title as having "some of the lousiest voice-over work to be found on the GameCube. None of the voices fit particularly well.... [Bowser and Bowser Jr.] are completely miscast and downright disappointing."[5] 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.

Absence and return[edit]

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.

Portrayals[edit]

Trivia[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Confirmation from Scott Burns via e-mail.
  2. ^ Thomas Game Docs (May 12, 2021). Why doesn't Bowser's voice sound like it used to? (09:30). YouTube. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Star Fox Assault (2005) (VG). IMDb. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Character, Offbeat, Dad, Guy Next Door. Voice123. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff. Super Mario Sunshine Review. GameSpot (English). Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e Confirmation from Scott Burns via e-mail.