Dominic Armato
Armato in 2009
Born (1976-11-18) November 18, 1976 (age 47)
Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)Voice actor, journalist and food critic
Years active1990–present

Dominic Armato (born November 18, 1976)[1] is an American voice actor, journalist and food critic. He is best known for his work on LucasArts games. His most famous role is the voice of the pirate Guybrush Threepwood in the Monkey Island series.[2]

Career

Armato was a fan of the 1990s adventure games by LucasArts, such as the first two Monkey Island games. He joked with a friend that his ideal role would be to voice the Monkey Island protagonist, the pirate Guybrush Threepwood. Two months later, he was cast as Guybrush for The Curse of Monkey Island (1997).[1] He has reprised the role for each of the sequels, plus the special editions of the first two games,[3] and has also voiced characters in six Star Wars games and two Metal Gear games.[4]

After ending his active voice-acting career in the early 2000s (with brief appearances in games), Armato has worked in the dining industry. Until 2015, Armato wrote a food-oriented blog, Skillet Doux.[5] He was employed by The Arizona Republic as a food critic and journalist from 2015–2020.[6][7]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Mike
Additional Voices 		3 episodes
1997–1998 Burn-Up Excess Additional Voices English version
1999 Godzilla: The Series Additional Voices Episode: "An Early Frost"
1999–2003 Rocket Power Sputz Ringley
2003 Geneshaft Hiroto Amagiwa
Young Hiroto

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Curse of Monkey Island Guybrush Threepwood
1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Coruscant Male #2
Naboo Soldier #3
Naboo Soldier #6
Ticket Vendor
Alien Citizen
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance Imperial TIE Interceptor Pilot
Rebel Pilot
2000 Star Wars: Force Commander Repair Droid #47-B
Stormtrooper 2
Star Wars Episode I: Racer Ben Quadinaros
Clegg Holdfast
Escape from Monkey Island Guybrush Threepwood
Duck
Monkey 4
2001 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Navy SEAL English version
2002 Star Wars Racer Revenge Ben Quadinaros
Clegg Holdfast
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Jedi 1
Prisoner 1
Protocol Droid (C-3PO)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance Navy SEAL
2009 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition Guybrush Threepwood Remake of 1990 game
Tales of Monkey Island Guybrush Threepwood
Pyrite Parrot
2010 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: Special Edition Guybrush Threepwood Remake of 1991 game
2022 Return to Monkey Island Guybrush Threepwood [8]
2023 Lucy Dreaming TBC From UK studio Tall Story[9]
2023 Sea of Thieves Guybrush Threepwood [10]

References

  1. ^ a b Christensen, Ken. "Interviews - Dominic Armato". The World of Monkey Island. Archived from the original on March 21, 2006. Retrieved April 5, 2005.
  2. ^ Rouner, Jef (July 25, 2013). "Because of Disney, We'll Never Have a Monkey Island Movie". Houston Press. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Mulrooney, Martin (September 15, 2010). "Mini Interview – The Secret Of Monkey Island: Special Edition (What Does Dominic Armato Think?)". Alternative Magazine Online. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  4. ^ "Dominic Armato". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Armato, Dominic (May 30, 2015). "Movin' On Up..." Skillet Doux. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "Dominic Armato". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  7. ^ Armato, Dominic (September 9, 2020). "'Don't be a stranger': Dining critic Dominic Armato says goodbye to The Arizona Republic". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  8. ^ Bishop, Rollin (April 4, 2022). "Return to Monkey Island Announced". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  9. ^ Dreaming, Lucy (August 18, 2022). "Dominic Armato joins Lucy Dreaming cast". Lucy Dreaming. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  10. ^ Mike Chapman [@ChappersChapman] (June 11, 2023). "Such a surreal, joyful pleasure to work with @SkilletDoux as part of this new Monkey Island experience. His many performances throughout the story are truly outstanding. As a huge fan, yeah I got goosebumps! 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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