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Giovanni Ribisi
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| Giovanni Ribisi | |
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 Ribisi on MuchMusic, March 21, 2007 |
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| Born | Antonino Giovanni Ribisi December 17, 1974 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) | Mariah O'Brien (1997–2001) |
Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actor. His film credits include Perfect Stranger, Heaven, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Saving Private Ryan, That Thing You Do!, Boiler Room, subUrbia, The Gift, Basic, Lost in Translation, Flight of the Phoenix, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, I Love Your Work, The Dead Girl and most recently, Public Enemies.
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Biography
Early life
Ribisi was born Antonino Giovanni Ribisi in Los Angeles, California. His mother, Gay (born Landrum), is a manager of actors and writers, and his father, Albert Anthony Ribisi, is a musician. He is the twin brother of actress Marissa Ribisi, and the brother of Gina Ribisi, a voice actress.1 Ribisi's paternal grandfather was the son of farmers from Sicily.23
Career
Ribisi began his career in network television with recurring and guest roles on a number of shows, including The New Leave It to Beaver, "Married With Children", The Wonder Years and My Two Dads. He entered the public eye with a prominent performance in The X-Files episode "D.P.O." (an episode that also starred Jack Black), as well as with his recurring role as Frank Jr., the brother of Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) on Friends. More recently, he has appeared in multiple episodes of My Name Is Earl, earning a 2007 Emmy nomination for his performance on the series.
Ribisi has appeared on the video of British band Keane's single "Crystal Ball", which was released worldwide on August 21, 2006. He appeared with Winona Ryder and John C. Reilly in Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's music video "Talk About the Blues". In September 2008, he appeared twice on the HBO comedy series Entourage.
Personal life
Ribisi was married to Mariah O'Brien from March 18, 1997 through November 3, 2001; the couple had a daughter, Lucia, born in December 1997 and named after the doomed heroine in the Donizetti opera, Lucia di Lammermoor.
Ribisi is an active Scientologist,45 and participated in the gala opening of Scientology's controversial "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" Museum in December 2005.6 His twin sister, Marissa, is also a Scientologist and is married to Scientologist indie-rocker Beck.7
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film/TV | Role | Notes |
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| 1983 | Still the Beaver | Duffy Guthrie | TV |
| 1988-1999 | My Two Dads | Cory Kupkus | TV |
| 1990-1991 | Blossom | Mitchell | TV |
| 1991-1992 | Davis Rules | Skinner Buckley | TV |
| 1993 | The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom | Pete Reyes | TV |
| The Wonder Years | Jeff Bilings | TV | |
| The Commish | Joey Burke | TV | |
| Family Album | Elvis DeMattis | TV | |
| 1994 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Tony Kingston | TV |
| Ellen | Cashier | TV | |
| 1995 | The Outpost | Scott | |
| 1996-2004 | Friends | Frank Buffay, Jr. | TV |
| 1996 | SubUrbia | Jeff | |
| 1997 | First Love, Last Rites | Joey | |
| The Postman | Bandit 20 | ||
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | T-5 Medic Irwin Wade | |
| 1999 | The Other Sister | Daniel McMann | |
| 2000 | Boiler Room | Seth Davis | |
| The Gift | Buddy Cole | ||
| Gone in Sixty Seconds | Kip Raines | ||
| 2001 | According to Spencer | Louis | |
| 2002 | Heaven | Filippo | |
| 2003 | Basic | Kendall | |
| Cold Mountain | Junior | ||
| I Love Your Work | Gray Evans | ||
| Lost in Translation | John | ||
| Masked and Anonymous | Soldier | ||
| 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Dexter "Dex" Dearborn | |
| Flight of the Phoenix | Elliott | ||
| 2005 | The Big White | Ted | |
| 2006 | 10th & Wolf | Joey | |
| The Dead Girl | Rudy | ||
| The Dog Problem | Solo | ||
| 2007 | Gardener of Eden | Vic | |
| Perfect Stranger | Miles Haley | ||
| 2008 | Spirit of the Forest | Cebolo | |
| 2009 | Avatar (post-production) | Parker Selfridge | |
| Public Enemies | Alvin Karpis | ||
| 2010 | Columbus Circle (post-production) | Detective Paul Giardello | |
| Middle Men | Wayne Beering | ||
| The Other Side (in production) | Sean Splinter | ||
| The Rum Diary (post-production) | Moberg |
References
- ^ Marissa Ribisi Biography (1974?-)
- ^ Giovanni Ribisi goes the distance to portray a character
- ^ Antinino Giovanni Ribisi family tree
- ^ NOW Magazine Issue April 12-18, 2007, Toronto, CA. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. Quote: "Q: You once said that if it weren't for Scientology you would be in an alley. What did you mean? A: That was probably a while back when I was a teenager and a lot more dramatic. I grew up with Scientology – my parents at one point were clerical. It's a pragmatic philosophy, not merely a belief system. Yeah, it's had media exposure because certain luminaries do Scientology, but millions of people do it who are not celebrities. It's not a threat or some cult."
- ^ Religion of Celebrities, quoting ABC News
- ^ CCHR Museum Opening, 2005
- ^ .ABC News Celebrity Scientologists
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