{{Short description|American voice actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Dominic Armato | image = Dominic Armato.jpg | caption = Armato in 2009 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|11|18}} | birth_place = Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S. | occupation = Voice actor, journalist and food critic | years_active = 1990–present }}

'''Dominic Armato''' (born November 18, 1976)<ref name="worldofmi-interview">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldofmi.com/features/interview/armato.php |title=Interviews - Dominic Armato |last=Christensen |first=Ken |website=The World of Monkey Island |access-date=April 5, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060321091525/http://www.worldofmi.com/features/interview/armato.php |archive-date=March 21, 2006}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rouner |first=Jef |date=July 25, 2013 |title=Because of Disney, We'll Never Have a Monkey Island Movie |url=https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/because-of-disney-well-never-have-a-monkey-island-movie-6380764 |work=Houston Press |access-date=June 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630000645/https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/because-of-disney-well-never-have-a-monkey-island-movie-6380764 |archive-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref>

==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).<ref name="worldofmi-interview" /> He has reprised the role for each of the sequels, plus the special editions of the first two games,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://alternativemagazineonline.co.uk/2010/09/15/mini-interview-the-secret-of-monkey-island-special-edition-what-does-dominic-armato-think/ |title=Mini Interview – The Secret Of Monkey Island: Special Edition (What Does Dominic Armato Think?) |last=Mulrooney |first=Martin |date=September 15, 2010 |website=Alternative Magazine Online |access-date=September 15, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917052843/https://alternativemagazineonline.co.uk/2010/09/15/mini-interview-the-secret-of-monkey-island-special-edition-what-does-dominic-armato-think/ |archive-date=September 17, 2010}}</ref> and has also voiced characters in six ''Star Wars'' games and two ''Metal Gear'' games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Dominic-Armato/ |title=Dominic Armato |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=September 21, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024195308/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Dominic-Armato/ |archive-date=October 24, 2017}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skilletdoux.com/2015/05/movin-on-up.html |title=Movin' On Up... |last=Armato |first=Dominic |date=May 30, 2015 |website=Skillet Doux |access-date=November 26, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119081108/https://www.skilletdoux.com/2015/05/movin-on-up.html |archive-date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> He was employed by ''The Arizona Republic'' as a food critic and journalist from 2015–2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dominic Armato |url=https://www.azcentral.com/staff/2648013001/dominic-armato/ |newspaper=The Arizona Republic |access-date=November 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Armato |first=Dominic |date=September 9, 2020 |title='Don't be a stranger': Dining critic Dominic Armato says goodbye to The Arizona Republic |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/dining/dominic-armato/2020/09/09/dining-critic-dominic-armato-goodbye-arizona-republic/5639374002/ |newspaper=The Arizona Republic |access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1996 | ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'' | Mike<br />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<br />Young Hiroto | |}

===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1997 | ''The Curse of Monkey Island'' | Guybrush Threepwood | |- | rowspan="2"|1999 | ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' | Coruscant Male #2<br />Naboo Soldier #3<br />Naboo Soldier #6<br />Ticket Vendor<br />Alien Citizen | |- | ''Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance'' | Imperial TIE Interceptor Pilot<br />Rebel Pilot | |- | rowspan="3"|2000 | ''Star Wars: Force Commander'' | Repair Droid #47-B<br />Stormtrooper 2 | |- | ''Star Wars Episode I: Racer'' | Ben Quadinaros<br />Clegg Holdfast | |- | ''Escape from Monkey Island'' | Guybrush Threepwood<br />Duck<br />Monkey 4 | |- | 2001 | ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'' | Navy SEAL | English version |- | rowspan="3"|2002 | ''Star Wars Racer Revenge'' | Ben Quadinaros<br />Clegg Holdfast | |- | ''Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast'' | Jedi 1<br />Prisoner 1<br />Protocol Droid (C-3PO) | |- | ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance'' | Navy SEAL | |- | rowspan="2"|2009 | ''The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition'' | Guybrush Threepwood | Remake of 1990 game |- | ''Tales of Monkey Island'' | Guybrush Threepwood<br />Pyrite Parrot | |- | 2010 | ''Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: Special Edition'' | Guybrush Threepwood | Remake of 1991 game |- | 2022 | ''Return to Monkey Island'' | Guybrush Threepwood | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/return-to-monkey-island-trailer-release-window/ |title=Return to Monkey Island Announced |last=Bishop |first=Rollin |date=April 4, 2022 |website=ComicBook.com |access-date=April 4, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404161843/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/return-to-monkey-island-trailer-release-window/ |archive-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref> |- | 2022 | ''Lucy Dreaming'' | Woody | From UK studio Tall Story Games<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lucy-dreaming.com/general-ramblings/dominic-armato-joins-lucy-dreaming-cast/ |title=Dominic Armato joins Lucy Dreaming cast |last=Dreaming |first=Lucy |date=August 18, 2022 |website=Lucy Dreaming |access-date=August 19, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818095528/https://lucy-dreaming.com/general-ramblings/dominic-armato-joins-lucy-dreaming-cast/ |archive-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> |- | 2023 | ''Sea of Thieves'' | Guybrush Threepwood | <ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Mike Chapman|user=ChappersChapman|number=1667958589380542465|title=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! 🤩}}</ref> |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0035342}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060321091525/http://www.worldofmi.com/features/interview/armato.php Interview] (Armato talks about being a video game fan and about landing the part of Threepwood.)

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