Giovanni Ribisi

Infobox actor
name = Giovanni Ribisi


caption = Giovanni Ribisi in March 2007
birthname = Antonino Giovanni Ribisi
birthdate = birth date and age|1974|12|17
birthplace = Los Angeles, CA, USA
othernames = Antonino Giovanni Ribisi / Vonnie Ribisi / Vonni Ribisi
occupation = Actor
yearsactive = 1983–present
spouse = Mariah O'Brien (1997–2001)
website =
awards = Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble
1998 "Saving Private Ryan"

Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actor.

Biography

Early life

Ribisi was born in Los Angeles, California. His mother, Gay (née Landrum), is a manager of actors and writers, and his father, Al Ribisi, is a musician. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/94/Giovanni-Ribisi.html Giovanni Ribisi Biography (1976?-) ] ] He is of Italian descentFact|date=July 2008 and is the twin brother of actress Marissa Ribisi, and the brother of Gina Ribisi, a voice actress. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/49/Marissa-Ribisi.html Marissa Ribisi Biography (1974?-) ] ]

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", "The Wonder Years" and "My Two Dads". He entered the public eye with a prominent performance in The X-Files episode "D.P.O.," as well as with his recurring role as Frank Jr., the brother of Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) on "Friends". He actually first appears as an unnamed character in The One With the Baby on the Bus asking for his condom back from Phoebe after throwing it with some change in her guitar case. He appears nude in the film subUrbia. More recently, he has appeared in four episodes of "My Name Is Earl", earning a 2007 Emmy nomination for his performance on the series.

Partial filmography

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" and "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow".

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". His twin sister, Marissa, is also a Scientologist and is married to Scientologist indie-rocker Beck [ [http://abcnews.go.com/US/popup?id=884952 ABC News Celebrity Scientologists] ]

Religious beliefs

Ribisi is an active Scientologist, [ [http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2007-04-12/movie_interview.php 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."] [ [http://www.religionfacts.com/celebrities/religions_of_celebrities.htm Religion of Celebrities] , quoting "ABC News"] and participated in the gala opening of Scientology's controversial in December 2005. [ [http://www.cchr.org/index.cfm/12423 CCHR Museum Opening, 2005] ]

Filmography

* "Public Enemies" (2009)
* "Avatar" (2009)
* "Spirit of the Forest" (2008) (voice)
* "Gardener of Eden" (2007)
* "The Dog Problem" (2007)
* "Perfect Stranger" (2007)
* "The Dead Girl " (2006)
* "10th & Wolf" (2006)
* "The Big White" (2005)
* "Flight of the Phoenix" (2004)
* "Love's Brother" (2004)
* "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (2004)
* "Basic" (2003)
* "Cold Mountain" (2003)
* "I Love Your Work" (2003)
* "Lost in Translation" (2003)
* "Masked and Anonymous" (2003)
* "Heaven" (2002)
* "Shot in the Heart" (2001)
* "According to Spencer" (2001)
* "The Virgin Suicides" (2000)
* "Boiler Room" (2000)
* "The Gift" (2000)
* "Gone in Sixty Seconds" (2000)
* "It's the Rage" (2000)
* "The Mod Squad" (1999)
* "The Other Sister" (1999)
* "First Love, Last Rites" (1998)
* "Saving Private Ryan" (1998)
* "Phoenix" (1998)
* "Lost Highway" (1997)
* "The Postman" (1997)
* "That Thing You Do" (1996)
* "SubUrbia" (1996)
* "Scotch and Milk" (1996)
* "The Hills Have Eyes III" (1995) - also known as "Mindripper"
* "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1994)

References

External links

* [http://www.giovanni-ribisi.com Giovanni-Ribisi.com]
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* [http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1524 Ribisi on The Hour]