Dominic Armato

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 Guybrush Threepwood[2] in the Monkey Island series.

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

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. He was employed by The Arizona Republic as a food critic and journalist from 2015–2020.[3][4]

Career

Armato had been a fan of adventure games, specifically LucasArts games such as the first two Monkey Island titles. He had joked with a friend that his ideal role for would be to voice Guybrush Threepwood in a hypothetical sequel; two months later, he was hired for that role for The Curse of Monkey Island (1997).[5] He reprised the role in all subsequent games in the series, including Escape from Monkey Island (2000), the episodic series Tales of Monkey Island (2009) developed by Telltale Games, and the "Special Edition" remakes of The Secret of Monkey Island (2009) and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (2010).[6] Outside of the Monkey Island series, he has voiced characters in six Star Wars games and two Metal Gear games.

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Aaahh!!! Real MonstersMike
Additional Voices		3 episodes
1997–1998Burn-Up ExcessAdditional VoicesEnglish version
1999Godzilla: The SeriesAdditional VoicesEpisode: "An Early Frost"
1999–2003Rocket PowerSputz Ringley
2003GeneshaftHiroto Amagiwa
Young Hiroto

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997The Curse of Monkey IslandGuybrush Threepwood
1999Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceCoruscant Male #2
Naboo Soldier #3
Naboo Soldier #6
Ticket Vendor
Alien Citizen
Star Wars: X-Wing AllianceImperial TIE Interceptor Pilot
Rebel Pilot
2000Star Wars: Force CommanderRepair Droid #47-B
Stormtrooper 2
Star Wars Episode I: RacerBen Quadinaros
Clegg Holdfast
Escape from Monkey IslandGuybrush Threepwood
Duck
Monkey 4
2001Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of LibertyNavy SEALEnglish version
2002Star Wars Racer RevengeBen Quadinaros
Clegg Holdfast
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi OutcastJedi 1
Prisoner 1
Protocol Droid (C3-PO)
Metal Gear Solid 2: SubstanceNavy SEAL
2009The Secret of Monkey Island: Special EditionGuybrush ThreepwoodRemake of 1990 game
Tales of Monkey IslandGuybrush Threepwood
2010Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: Special EditionGuybrush ThreepwoodRemake of 1991 game
2022Return to Monkey IslandGuybrush Threepwood[7]

References
  1. "Dominic Armato - Monkey Island wiki". Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  2. Rouner, Jef (2013-07-25). "Because of Disney, We'll Never Have a Monkey Island Movie". Houston Press. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  3. "Dominic Armato". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. Dominic Armato (9 September 2020). "'Don't be a stranger': Dining critic Dominic Armato says goodbye to The Arizona Republic". The Arizona Republic.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2005-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-14. Retrieved 2010-03-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Bishop, Rollin (April 4, 2022). "Return to Monkey Island Announced". ComicBook. Retrieved April 4, 2022.


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