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 has been employed by The Arizona Republic as a food critic and journalist since 2015.[3]

Career

Dominic had been a fan of adventure games, specifically LucasArts games such as Monkey Island. As he says in his interview, he was discussing jokingly with a friend of his, that the ideal role for him would be Guybrush Threepwood for a hypothetical sequel of the games, when two months later he was appointed for that role.[4]

He has also provided voices in several games based on the Star Wars franchise, such as Star Wars: Droid Works.

Monkey Island

Armato debuted as Guybrush Threepwood in The Curse of Monkey Island, released in 1997. He returned for its 2000 sequel Escape from Monkey Island. After 9 years, he reprised his role as Guybrush Threepwood again in the newest, 2009 episodic title of the series, Tales of Monkey Island, developed by Telltale Games, as well as voicing the character in the remakes of the first two original games, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Special Edition.[5] With the release of the second remake, Armato has now provided voice work for a version of every Monkey Island game.

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
1999Star Wars: X-Wing AllianceImperial TIE Interceptor Pilot
Rebel Pilot
2000Star Wars: Force CommanderRepair Droid #47-B
Stormtrooper 2
2000Star Wars Episode I: RacerBen Quadinaros
Clegg Holdfast
2000Escape from Monkey IslandGuybrush Threepwood
Duck
Monkey 4
2001Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of LibertyNavy SEALEnglish version
2002Star Wars Racer RevengeBen Quadinaros
Clegg Holdfast
2002Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi OutcastJedi 1
Prisoner 1
Protocol Droid (C3-PO)
2002Metal Gear Solid 2: SubstanceNavy SEAL
2009The Secret of Monkey Island Special EditionGuybrush ThreepwoodRemake
2009Tales of Monkey IslandGuybrush Threepwood
2010Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Special EditionGuybrush ThreepwoodRemake

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2005-04-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-14. Retrieved 2010-03-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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