Luigi (Cars)

Luigi is a supporting character in the Cars franchise. He runs the local tire shop at Radiator Springs with his assistant Guido. After meeting racecar Lightning McQueen, Luigi and Guido would go to be members of McQueen's pit crew where they help change the racecar's tires.
He is voiced by , who also voiced Aradesh in Fallout and portrays Adrian Monk in the USA Network show, ​​​​​​Monk. In the Japanese dub from the movie, he is voiced by Girolamo Panzetta.
==Biography==
===Cars===
Luigi runs the local tire shop in Radiator Springs, Luigi's Casa Della Tires. If you're gonna be driving through this world, why not look good doing it? That's Luigi's motto. Cars may not get to choose their body type, but they all have a choice when it comes to the tires they wear. Luigi offers the finest selection of tires west of the Mississippi, and Luigi's Casa Della Tires is known far and wide for its impeccable service, competitive prices, and of course, its very stylish proprietor.
Luigi is a huge fan of Ferrari Racing and is so happy when Ferrari Racer Michael Schumacher shows up at his shop wanting tires in the end.
=== Mater and the Ghostlight ===
Luigi appears, along with the other residents of Radiator Springs, in the short, Mater and the Ghostlight. He listens as Sheriff tells the story of a mythical vehicle called the Ghostlight, scaring the rest of the town, especially Mater. Deciding to pull a practical joke, he and the other townspeople place a lamp on Mater's tow hook, scaring him all the way around Carburetor County.
===Cars 2===
Radiator Springs resident Luigi is a big-hearted, gregarious and excitable Italian Fiat 500. A tire virtuoso and owner of Luigi's Casa Della Tires, he and his sidekick Guido join Lightning and Mater as members of Team Lightning McQueen for the World Grand Prix. Luigi is also an aficionado and fanatic for all things Italian, and is particularly enchanted with Ferrari race cars. When the competition takes the team to his hometown of Porto Corsa, Italy, Luigi is over the moon to introduce the Radiator Springs crew to his charming village and the wonderful ways of Italy. His family welcomes the gang from Radiator Springs in a big, passionate Italian way: Amore! ﻿
=== Cars Toons ===
Luigi has a minor role in the Mater's Tall Tales series, appearing along with the other residents of Radiator Springs as background characters. His role in the Tales from Radiator Springs series is slightly more major.
In The Radiator Springs 500½, He is half painted a Honeydew Green, and only has a few lines.
He has half of his paint job changed for the "Stanley Days" celebration that is in honor of Stanley, the town's founder. He later works with Guido to customize McQueen for racing with a group of Baja racers led by Sandy Dunes, before following Mater in his Stanley costume on a leisurely drive
===Cars 3===
He reappears as McQueens pit crew and came with him for his training. He and Guido later accompany Lightning on his trips to the Rust-eze Racing Center, Fireball Beach, Thunder Hollow Speedway and Thomasville, often serving as a flag car in Lightning's training sessions. He is once again part of Lightning's pit crew at the Florida 500 and serves as the flag car for the race at Willy's Butte.
=== Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool ===
In Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool, Luigi makes a cameo when they prepare to go to Radiator Springs.
=== Pixar Popcorn ===
Unparalleled Parking, Luigi plays a parking game with his town friends.
Dancing with the Cars, Luigi and Guido dance and the dance continues with their other friends.
=== Cars on the Road ===
==== Dino Park ====
In the first Cars on the Road episode: Dino Park, Luigi alongside the rest of the Radiator Springs inhabitants are also shocked by the news with some giving input like Fillmore, stating that Mater is a complicated guy. Mater also reveals that he is somewhat reluctant to talk about his sister as he has not seen her in a while and that the two do not get along very well and claims that he is not looking forward for the trip.
== Powers and abilities ==
Luigi has a vast knowledge of tires and everything related to them. Whenever they go missing, Luigi is eager to find them, at one point even exploring all around Carburetor County on his own just to hunt them down.
According to Cars: Mater-National Championship, he is apparently a good racer, with good acceleration and handling, though his boost is weak.
==Trivia==
*Tony Shalhoub is actually Lebanese-American, not Italian.
*A yellow car driving by the dentist's office window in Finding Nemo is a reference to Luigi. However, Finding Nemo was released three years before Cars.
*In the teaser for the film Luigi serves as the car waving the checkered flag in the race.
*Luigi is a 1959 Fiat 500. His yellow coloring is a reference to Lupin the Third's yellow 1965 Fiat 500 in Hayao Miyazaki's The Castle of Cagliostro. A similar Fiat 500 in the same color as Luigi would later be featured in the upcoming 2023 action spy movie, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part I where it would be driven by Ethan Hunt.
*His license plate is 44.5-10.8, the latitude and longitude of the biggest Ferrari factory in Maranello.
*Several cars of the same model appear when they visit Porto Corsa and Carsoli.
*Luigi, like Ramone and Francesco, often refers to himself in third person.
*Luigi is the same nationality as Tony Shalhoub's past role of Antonio on Wings.
*In the Italian version of the movies, Luigi is voiced by comedian Marco Della Noce, famous for Ferrari-themed sketches.
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