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Giovanni Ribisi Biography
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Giovanni Ribisi
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Ribisi in December 2009 |
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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 Gone in 60 Seconds, Boiler Room, Saving Private Ryan, The Mod Squad, The Gift, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Lost in Translation and more recently, Public Enemies and Avatar. He is also known for his role as Phoebe Buffay's brother Frank on the sitcom, Friends.
Ribisi is often known for portraying cynical and cocky characters in films, often with villainous traits.
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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. (Albert Ribisi was the keyboard player in the band People, whose record "I Love You" reached #14 on Billboard's Hot 100 in the spring of 1968.) 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 August 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 Beck, who is also a Scientologist.7
Filmography
| Year | Film/TV | Role | Notes |
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| 1983 | Still the Beaver | Duffy Guthrie | TV |
| 1988-1990 | My Two Dads | Cory Kupkus | TV Nominated: Young Artist Award, Best Young Actor |
| 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 Nominated: Young Artist Award, Best Young Actor |
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| The Commish | Joey Burke | TV | |
| Family Album | Elvis DeMattis | TV | |
| 1994 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Tony Kingston | TV |
| Ellen | Cashier | TV | |
| 1995 | The X-Files | Darin Peter Oswald | TV |
| The Outpost | Scott | ||
| 1996-2004 | Friends | Frank Buffay, Jr. | TV |
| 1996 | SubUrbia | Jeff | |
| That Thing You Do! | Chad | ||
| 1997 | First Love, Last Rites | Joey | |
| The Postman | Bandit 20 | ||
| Lost Highway | Steve V. | ||
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | T-5 Medic Irwin Wade | OSCF Award for Best Cast Nominated: Screen Actors Guild Award, Ensemble Cast (shared) |
| 1999 | The Other Sister | Daniel McMann | |
| The Mod Squad | Peter | ||
| 2000 | Boiler Room | Seth Davis | Nominated: Teen Choice Award |
| The Gift | Buddy Cole | Nominated: Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
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| Gone in 60 Seconds | Kip Raines | ||
| 2001 | According to Spencer | Louis | |
| 2002 | Heaven | Filippo | Pula Film Festival, Best Actor Award |
| 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 | Nominated: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Flight of the Phoenix | Elliott | ||
| Love's Brother | Angelo Donnini | ||
| 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 | Public Enemies | Alvin Karpis | |
| Avatar | Parker Selfridge | ||
| 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?-)". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/49/Marissa-Ribisi.html. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Giovanni Ribisi goes the distance to portray a character". Accessmylibrary.com. 2001-11-01. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-10210905_ITM. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Antinino Giovanni Ribisi family tree". Home.iae.nl. http://home.iae.nl/~delsman/delsman/d0000/g0000089.html#I1858. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ 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". Cchr.org. http://www.cchr.org/index.cfm/12423. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ ABC News Celebrity Scientologistsdead link
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