Vincent Martella facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vincent Martella
Martella at Animate! Columbus in 2023
Born	Vincent Michael Martella (1992-10-15) October 15, 1992 (age 32) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Education	University of Florida (BBA)
Occupation	Actor musician
Years active	2002–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instruments	Vocals piano

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).

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. [pt]. He also recorded an advertisement for Burger King.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Vincent Martella para niños