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Vincent Martella
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Martella at Animate! Columbus in 2023
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Vincent Michael Martella
October 15, 1992 Rochester, New York, U.S.
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Education | University of Florida (BBA) |
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Years active | 2002–present |
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Genres | Pop |
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Vincent Michael Martella (born October 15, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for providing the voice of Phineas Flynn on the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb (2007–2015). Martella is also known for his role as Greg Wuliger on Everybody Hates Chris (2005–2009), and providing the voice of Hope Estheim in the 2010 video game Final Fantasy XIII and its sequels Final Fantasy XIII-2 (2011) and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2013).
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Early life
Martella was born in Rochester, New York, and is of Italian descent. During his childhood, he moved to central Florida. He graduated from DeLand High School in 2011 and is studying for an online degree in business through the University of Florida.
Career
Martella appeared in the feature film Role Models starring Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd. He has a lead role in the film Bait Shop along with Bill Engvall and Billy Ray Cyrus. He also played Scoop in the Nickelodeon sitcom Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and Greg in the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.
He recorded his first album Time Flies By, playing the piano and singing. The album was written and co-produced by Vincent and is available on iTunes.
Martella became known in the voice acting world by playing the voice of Phineas Flynn in the Disney Channel and Disney XD animated series Phineas and Ferb. He also provided the English voice of Hope Estheim, a main character in the 2010 video game Final Fantasy XIII, and reprised his role for Final Fantasy XIII-2. He did the voice of the teenage Jason Todd / Robin for the animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood, in which his younger brother, Alexander, provided the voice for the child version of Todd. Martella reprised his role as Jason Todd for Batman: Death in the Family.
Martella also appeared in the fourth season of The Walking Dead television series as Patrick.
Personal life
Martella is the son of Donna and Michael Martella. His father owns Captain Tony's, a chain of pizzerias.
On March 31, 2024, Martella posted a photo on Instagram referencing his popularity in Brazil due to Everybody Hates Chris. With the help of a virtual campaign created by Brazilians, Vincent Martella went from around 200 thousand followers to over 3 million in less than a week. Following the repercussion, Martella went to Brazil and appeared on multiple interviews with Brazilian outlets, including The Noite com Danilo Gentili and Inteligência Ltda. . He also recorded an advertisement for Burger King.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Deuce Bigalow: European ... | Billy | |
2008 | Bait Shop | Scott | |
Role Models | Artonius | ||
2010 | Batman: Under the Red Hood | Jason Todd (Teen) / Robin | Voice |
2011 | Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension | Phineas Flynn / 2nd Dimension Phineas | |
Last at Bat | Brother | ||
2015 | Clinger | Robert Klingher | |
Riley | Cole | ||
McFarland, USA | Brandon | ||
2020 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe | Phineas Flynn | Voice |
Batman: Death in the Family | Jason Todd / Robin / Red Robin / Red Hood |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004–2006 | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Scoop | 3 episodes |
2005–2009 | Everybody Hates Chris | Greg Wuliger | 86 episodes |
2007 | Can You Dig It | Barry | Voice |
2007–2015 | Phineas and Ferb | Phineas Flynn | |
2010–2011 | Take Two with Phineas and Ferb | ||
2011 | Love Bites | Josh Ford | Episode: "Sky High" |
2012 | R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Jean-Louis | Episode: "Poof De Fromage" |
The Mentalist | Martin Klubock | Episode: "Something's Rotten in Redmond" | |
2013–2014 | The Walking Dead | Patrick | 3 episodes |
2016–2019 | Milo Murphy's Law | Bradley Nicholson / Phineas Flynn (1 episode) | Voice |
2022 | Chibiverse | Phineas Flynn | Voice, episode: "The Great Chibi Mix-Up!" |
2023 | Swift Spark and the Defense Five | James Riverdale | Voice |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Source |
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2009 | Phineas and Ferb | Phineas Flynn | |
2010 | Phineas and Ferb: Ride Again | ||
Final Fantasy XIII | Hope Estheim | ||
Disney Channel All Star Party | Phineas Flynn | ||
2011 | Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension | Phineas Flynn / 2nd Dimension Phineas | |
2012 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Hope Estheim | |
2013 | Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff | Phineas Flynn | |
Disney Infinity | |||
2014 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Hope Estheim | |
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes | Phineas Flynn | ||
2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2006 | Young Artists Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy) – Supporting Young Actor | Everybody Hates Chris | Nominated |
2008 | Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor | Nominated | ||
2006 | Teen Choice Awards | Teen's Choice TV Sidekick | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Vincent Martella para niños