Giovanni Ribisi
| Giovanni Ribisi | |
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 Ribisi at the premiere of Gangster Squad, Los Angeles, January 7, 2013 |
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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) Agyness Deyn (2012–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actor. His film credits include The Other Sister, Gone in 60 Seconds, Boiler Room, Saving Private Ryan, The Mod Squad, The Gift, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Lost in Translation, Public Enemies, Avatar, The Rum Diary, Ted, and Gangster Squad.
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Early life [edit]
Ribisi was born in Los Angeles, California. His mother, Gay (née Landrum), is a manager of actors and writers, and his father, Albert Anthony Ribisi, is a musician who had been the keyboard player in People! (a band whose cover version of "I Love You" reached No. 14 on Billboard's Hot 100, in the spring of 1968). Ribisi is the twin brother of actress Marissa Ribisi, and the brother of Gina Ribisi, a voice actress.[1] Ribisi is of Italian (from his paternal grandfather), German, and English descent.[2][3]
Career [edit]
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, but also starred as an extra earlier on in season 2 "The One with the Baby on the Bus". Between 2005-2008, he has appeared in multiple episodes of My Name Is Earl as the recurring character Ralph, 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. In 2012, Ribisi was featured in a small article in the magazine, Man of the World.[4]
Personal life [edit]
Ribisi married actress Mariah O'Brien in 1997. They divorced in 2001. Together they have a daughter, Lucia Santina (born August 6, 1997). On June 16, 2012, Ribisi married his second wife, British model Agyness Deyn.[5][6] Before this marriage, Ribisi was in a relationship starting in 2006 with indie rock singer-songwriter Chan Marshall (Cat Power).
Ribisi is an active Scientologist,[7][8] and participated in the gala opening of Scientology's "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" Museum in December 2005.[9] His twin sister, Marissa, is married to musician Beck; both are also Scientologists.[10] Ribisi's daughter Lucia was featured on Beck's album The Information and two of Sia's albums, Some People Have Real Problems and We Are Born.
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Teddy | TV: 1 episode |
| 1985–1989 | Still the Beaver | Duffy Guthrie | TV: 15 episodes |
| 1987–1988 | Married... with Children | Teddy | TV: 2 episodes |
| 1987–1990 | My Two Dads | Cory Kupkus | TV: 29 episodes Nominated: Young Artist Award, Best Young Actor |
| 1990–1991 | Blossom | Mitchell | TV: 2 episodes |
| 1991–1992 | Davis Rules | Skinner Buckley | TV: 16 episodes |
| 1993 | The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom | Pete Reyes | TV |
| The Wonder Years | Jeff Bilings | TV: 15 episodes Nominated: Young Artist Award, Best Young Actor |
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| The Commish | Joey Burke | TV: 2 episodes | |
| Family Album | Elvis DeMattis | TV: 6 episodes | |
| 1994 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Tony Kingston | TV: 2 episodes |
| Ellen | Cashier | TV: 1 episode | |
| 1995 | The X-Files | Darin Peter Oswald | TV: 1 episode |
| The Outpost | Scott | ||
| 1996–2004 | Friends | Frank Buffay, Jr. | TV: 9 episodes |
| 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) |
| Some Girl | Jason | ||
| 1999 | The Other Sister | Daniel McMann | |
| The Mod Squad | Peter | ||
| 2000 | Boiler Room | Seth Davis | Nominated: Teen Choice Award for Choice Liar |
| 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 | ||
| The Virgin Suicides | Narrator | Voice only | |
| 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 | |
| 2005-2009 | My Name Is Earl | Ralph Mariano | TV: 6 episodes |
| 2006 | 10th & Wolf | Joey | |
| The Dead Girl | Rudy | ||
| The Dog Problem | Solo | ||
| 2007 | Gardener of Eden | Vic | |
| Perfect Stranger | Miles Haley | ||
| 2008 | Entourage | Nick | TV: 2 episodes |
| Spirit of the Forest | Cebolo | ||
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Alvin Karpis | |
| Avatar | Parker Selfridge | Nominated: Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit | |
| 2010 | Middle Men | Wayne Beering | |
| Columbus Circle | Detective Paul Giardello | Also executive producer | |
| 2011 | The Rum Diary | Moberg | |
| 2012 | Contraband | Tim Briggs | |
| Ted | Donny | ||
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Conway Keeler | |
| The Other Side | Sean Splinter | In production | |
| Waco | David Koresh | In production | |
| Dads | Warner | TV: 1 episode | |
| A Many Splintered Thing | post-production | ||
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Edward | Filming |
Highway to Heaven was Ribisi's first role; he featured in episodes 1 and 2 of the 2nd season, which aired in September 1985.
References [edit]
- ^ "Marissa Ribisi Biography (1974?-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Giovanni Ribisi goes the distance to portray a character". Accessmylibrary.com. 2001-11-01. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Antinino Giovanni Ribisi family tree". Home.iae.nl. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ Staff Writter. "Giovanni Ribisi". Man of The World. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ D'Zurilla, Christie (June 21, 2012). "Giovanni Ribisi, Agyness Deyn get married oh so quietly". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Giovanni Ribisi Weds Model Agyness Deyn". People. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ^ NOW Magazine[dead link] 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. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ ABC News Celebrity Scientologists
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- American child actors
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