Dominic Armato (born November 18, 1976) is an American voice actor, journalist and food critic. He is best known for his work on

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games. His most famous role is the voice of the pirate

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in the ''Monkey Island'' series.

Career

Armato was a fan of the 1990s

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, such as the first two ''

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'' games. He joked with a friend that his ideal role would be to voice the ''Monkey Island'' protagonist, the pirate

. Two months later, he was cast as Guybrush for ''

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'' (1997). He has reprised the role for each of the sequels, plus the special editions of the first two games, and has also voiced characters in six ''

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'' games and two ''

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'' games. 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 ''

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'' as a food critic and journalist from 2015–2020.

Filmography

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Interview
(Armato talks about being a video game fan and about landing the part of Threepwood.) {{DEFAULTSORT:Armato, Dominic 1976 births Living people American male bloggers American bloggers American male video game actors American male voice actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors