How Keegan-Michael Key Conquered the Challenge of Playing Mario’s Most Shrill Hero

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The actor tells The Daily Beast’s Obsessed how he altered his deep, baritone speaking voice to play the iconically high-pitched Toad in the now-smash “Super Mario Bros. Movie.”

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