Donald Glover Pitched Himself as Yoshi to ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Filmmakers

Jack Black recently told Screen Rant he was thrilled about Donald Glover being cast as Yoshi, exclaiming, “Who was the brilliant mind behind that decision?” He then jokingly added, “I volunteer as tribute to play Yoshi!” It turns out Glover actually reached out to Chris Pratt, who voices Mario, to advocate for himself. Originally, Illumination and Nintendo hadn’t planned on casting a well-known actor for Yoshi, but Glover convinced them he could perfectly imitate Yoshi’s signature sounds.







