Dominic Armato

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Dominic Armato
Dominic Armato.jpg
Armato in 2009
Born (1976-11-18) November 18, 1976 (age 45)
OccupationVoice 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 Guybrush Threepwood[2] in the Monkey Island series.

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[edit]

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[edit]

Television[edit]

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[edit]

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 (C3-PO)
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
2010 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: Special Edition Guybrush Threepwood Remake of 1991 game
2022 Return to Monkey Island Guybrush Threepwood [7]

References[edit]

  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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