Phil Gigante

James Philbrick "Phil" Gigante (born April 5, 1966)[1] is an American narrator of audiobooks. He has won 11 Earphone Awards and 3 Audie Awards.

In 2015, he pleaded guilty to both accosting a minor for immoral purposes and possessing child sexually abusive material.[1]

Personal life

Gigante lives in Ludington, Michigan.[2]

Pedophilia

On July 10, 2015, Gigante was arrested and charged with accosting a minor for immoral purposes, possession of child sexually abusive material, and two counts of using computers to commit a crime, which could have resulted in 16- to 28-year felony charges.[3][4]

On October 13, 2015, Gigante pleaded guilty to accosting a minor for immoral purposes and possessing child sexually abusive material.[1][3] Based on a plea agreement, he was called "to serve four months in jail and three months at home on tether" with further sentencing in December of that year.[3] The latter counts for using computers to commit a crime were dropped.[3]

Awards and honors

Year Title Author Award Result Ref.
2007 Beyond the Highland Mist (1999) Karen Marie Moning Earphone Award Winner [5]
2008 Beyond the Highland Mist (1999) Karen Marie Moning Audie Award for Romance Finalist [6]
Genesis of Shannara: The Gypsy Morph Terry Brooks Earphone Award Winner [7]
Savage Season (1990) Joe R. Lansdale Earphone Award Winner [8]
Sea of Poppies (2008) Amitav Ghosh Earphone Award Winner [9]
The Secret Servant (2007) Daniel Silva Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense Finalist [6]
2009 The Dark Highlander Karen Marie Moning Audie Award for Romance Winner [10]
Dark Slayer (2009) Christine Feehan Earphone Award Winner [11]
The Bloody Shirt Stephen Budiansky Audie Award for History Finalist [10]
The Defector (2009) Daniel Silva Earphone Award Winner [12]
The Two-Bear Mambo (1995) Joe R. Lansdale Earphone Award Winner [13]
2010 Dark Slayer (2009) Christine Feehan Audie Award for Romance Finalist [14]
The Rembrandt Affair (2010) Daniel Silva Earphone Award Winner [15]
Zombies Vs. Unicorns (2010) Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (Eds.) Earphone Award Winner [16]
2011 The Exquisite Corpse Adventure (2011) The National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance Earphone Award Winner [17]
The Stainless Steel Rat Harry Harrison Audie Award for Science Fiction Winner [18]
2012 The Watch That Ends the Night (2011) Allan Wolf Audie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Production Winner [19]
The Watch That Ends the Night (2011) Allan Wolf Audie Award for Multi-Voiced Performance Finalist [19]
2013 The Watch That Ends the Night (2011) Allan Wolf Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [20]
2015 Dark Ghost (2015) Christine Feehan Earphone Award Winner [21]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Offender Details". Michigan Sex Offender Registry. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  2. ^ "Phil Gigante | Narrator". Penguin Random House Audio. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  3. ^ a b c d Klevorn, Patti (2015-10-15). "Phil Gigante pleads guilty to accosting a child for immoral purposes, possession of child sexually abusive material". Shoreline Media Group. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  4. ^ Moore, Lynn (2015-07-13). "Facebook suspicion leads to arrests on allegations of exchanging explicit photos". MLive. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  5. ^ "BEYOND THE HIGHLAND MIST by Karen Marie Moning Read by Phil Gigante | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  6. ^ a b "2008 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  7. ^ "GENESIS OF SHANNARA by Terry Brooks Read by Phil Gigante | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  8. ^ "SAVAGE SEASON by Joe R Lansdale Read by Phil Gigante | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  9. ^ "SEA OF POPPIES by Amitav Ghosh Read by Phil Gigante | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  10. ^ a b "2009 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  11. ^ "DARK SLAYER by Christine Feehan Read by Phil Gigante Jane Brown | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  12. ^ "THE DEFECTOR by Daniel Silva Read by Phil Gigante | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  13. ^ "THE TWO-BEAR MAMBO by Joe R Lansdale Read by Phil Gigante | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  14. ^ "2010 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  15. ^ "THE REMBRANDT AFFAIR by Daniel Silva Read by Phil Gigante | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  16. ^ "ZOMBIES VS UNICORNS by Holly Black Justine Larbalestier Eds Read by Ellen Grafton Nick Podehl Kate Rudd Julia Whelan Phil Gigante | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  17. ^ "THE EXQUISITE CORPSE ADVENTURE by The National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance Read by Phil Gigante | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  18. ^ "2011 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  19. ^ a b "2012 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  20. ^ Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) (2013-01-31). "2013 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top Ten". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  21. ^ "DARK GHOST by Christine Feehan Read by Phil Gigante Natalie Ross | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-05.