Editing Stevie Coyle

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|image=[[File:CoylePhoto.jpg|245px]]
|born=1955{{ref needed}}
|role=Voice actor for [[Mario]], [[Wario]] and [[Donkey Kong]] for [[Mario in Real Time]]
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'''J. Stephen "Stevie" Coyle'''<ref>[https://magazine.scu.edu/classnote/stevie-coyle-78/ Santa Clara Magazine - Stevie Coyle '78.]</ref> (born 1955){{ref needed}} is an American musician and former actor known for his portrayal of [[Mario]], [[Wario]] and [[Donkey Kong]] as part of [[Mario in Real Time]] from 1991 to 1998.<ref name="CoyleInterview">AndratVO (November 16, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpvp8wYPc1k Stevie Coyle - Interview 2023, Mario (Mostly Unedited)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 18, 2023.</ref> Approached by [[Charles Martinet]] due to the long shifts he dealt with during his first shows, Coyle would take over for him during breaks.<ref name="CoyleInterview"/><ref name=CoyleInf>{{file link|Coyleinfo1.png}}</ref>

==History==
Born to parents both with a background in music,<ref name="CoyleSite"> [https://steviecoyle.com/ Stevie Coyle official website.]</ref> Coyle grew up an aspiring musician, but became involved in acting as early as elementary school. He would continue throughout high school and college, obtaining his major in theatre from Santa Clara University, California.<ref name="CoyleInterview"/> Coyle would join the San Jose Repertory Theatre as a founding member after a suggestion from his friend David Lemos, the theatre's first production manager, where he would act alongside Martinet for the first time in a production of ''{{wp|The Importance of Being Earnest}}'', quickly becoming friends.<ref name="CoyleInterview"/> 

Having both left the Theatre around the same time, Coyle and Martinet would frequently run into each other at auditions around the San Francisco area. Martinet, having just started with MIRT and struggling with the long shifts, asked if Coyle would be willing to take over for him during breaks. Agreeing, Coyle was referenced for the preparation of additional Waldo face rigs for his first performances,<ref name="CoyleInterview"/> the earliest known of which being the 1992 Summer CES in Chicago, Illinois.<ref name="SCES">DigitalNeohuman (April 23, 2010). [https://youtu.be/R1t6iNG28zI Real Time Mario at the 1992 SCES]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 30, 2023.</ref> 

Occasionally in the system's downtime, Coyle and Martinet would go out front to the main crowd and riff in private to see what jokes would work and for which characters, contributing to their eventual characterizations. This would continue into the nights at aftershow parties and dinners with the wider team, with Martinet and Coyle apparently keeping lists for both good jokes to use in the future, and ones they "absolutely mustn't".<ref name="CoyleInterview"/> 

Coyle's appearances would become more sporadic over time, as more actors were brought on to fill the various roles. He would move away from Los Angeles, and eventually retire from acting as a whole in 1998 to pursue a career in music.<ref name="CoyleInterview"/> 

In 2012, with the reintroduction of MIRT, Nintendo contacted Coyle to ask if he would be willing to return. Although interested, having just opened his guitar shop in Lafayette, Coyle declined.<ref name="CoyleInterview"/>

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==External links==
*[https://steviecoyle.com/ Official website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/@StevieCoyleMusic YouTube channel]
*[https://www.facebook.com/StevieCoyleMusic Facebook profile]
*[https://www.instagram.com/stevie.coyle/ Instagram profile]

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