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

Early life
Ribisi, who is Italian-American of Sicilian origin, was born in Los Angeles, California to Gay Landrum, a talent agent, and Albert Ribisi, a musician. He is the twin brother of actress Marissa Ribisi, and has another sister, Gina Ribisi.

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. More recently, he has appeared in four episodes of My Name Is Earl, earning a 2007 Emmy nomination for his performance on the series. His film credits include Perfect Stranger (film), 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 also appeared on the video of British band Keane's single Crystal Ball, which was released worldwide on August 21, 2006. He also appeared with Winona Ryder and John C. Reilly in Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's music video "Talk About The Blues".

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

Religious Beliefs
Ribisi is an active Scientologist, and participated in the gala opening of Scientology's controversial "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" Museum in December 2005

In The News:

Cyprus Mail

Film review: CONTRABAND ** Cyprus Mail By Preston Wilder Published on February 4, 2012 The pleasures of Contraband start with the opening credits, listing one cheer-worthy actor after another (regular filmgoers have a stockpile of actors whose names in the credits make us give a little ... A Very familiar ridePostnoon 'Contraband' snatches story from others of its kindCraig Daily Press all 3 news articles »

  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:13:33 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Mark Wahlberg packs a punch in 'Contraband': Review Los Angeles Times An action-packed smuggling setup starring Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi and Ben Foster, 'Contraband' thrills although too many loose ends threaten to sink the boat. Mark Wahlberg, left, and Ben Foster are shown in a scene from "Contraband. Mark Walhlberg rises in a sluggish 'Contraband'New York Daily News Review: ContrabandMontreal Gazette Contraband: Just Another "One Last Job" MoviePhoenix New Times Kansas City Star -Monterey County Weekly -Rochester Democrat and Chronicle all 512 news articles »

  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:46:23 GMT

No evil at heart Oman Tribune Giovanni Ribisi may not be a scary looking heavily built actor. But when it comes to scaring people, directors call on him, writes Nancy Mills Giovanni Ribisi is not the tallest actor in Hollywood, nor the most muscular. When directors want someone who ...

  Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:08:10 GMT

CTV.ca

Giovanni Ribisi: Even baddies have it good Manila Bulletin In the upcoming movie ?Contraband,? Ribisi plays Tim Briggs, a ?malicious character? as the actor describes. ?Briggs is a monster. He's there to terrorize,? he begins. Perhaps reading the character description on paper set Ribisi off, whose gleeful ... Some face-punching seems to be in orderJuneau Empire Movie review: ContrabandCal Coast News Cliché 'Contraband' smuggles in some decent actionReporter Online Henderson State University Oracle -Patch.com all 941 news articles »

  Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:48:48 GMT

Collider.com

Giovanni Ribisi Talks CONTRABAND and Seth MacFarlane's TED Collider.com Giovanni Ribisi: Well I had a mammal on my face. A big furry goatee. Ribisi: No I grew it out? That's me. I don't know if I could do a movie with like fake hair? I did that once and it was awful because you can't move your mouth. Horrible. and more »

  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:04:48 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Hollywood finds romance in travel Los Angeles Times Movie audiences crave these idealistic, sexy trysts. Trains are great locations for love and romance. And we're not just talking Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 classic"North by Northwest." In 1932, hearts beat a little faster with Josef von Sternberg's lush ... and more »

  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:17:14 GMT

Watch: Giovanni Ribisi talks tattoos for 'Contraband' and a wake-up for Berrics HitFix Giovanni Ribisi in "Contraband" plays a good, slimy one. In his recent interview with HitFix, the actor described what it was like to live in the tattoo-covered skin of Tim Briggs, who plays opposite of Mark Wahlberg's recovering and torn thief Chris ...

  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:04:01 GMT

The Sun Daily

Movie Review: Contraband Royal Purple News He leads an impressive cast including Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi and the stunning, more there for her looks than acting ability, Kate Beckinsale. Foster has a lot of great supporting roles to his credit, and he is very solid here. Smuggler film cops out on thrillIthaca College The Ithacan Contraband: Heist flick that fails to demand any attentionMid-Day 'Contraband' Movie ReviewTheCelebrityCafe.com The Sun Daily -HNN Huntingtonnews.net -Journal & Topics Newspapers Online all 18 news articles »

  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:07:48 GMT

Boston Globe

Movie stars: capsule reviews Boston Globe With Giovanni Ribisi, Ben Foster, JK Simmons, and Kate Beckinsale. (109 min., R) (Wesley Morris) ??? Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The 11-year-old protagonist (Thomas Horn) of Stephen Daldry's movie is a handful. Mostly for an audience tasked ...

  Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:33:44 GMT

Ben Foster Smuggles In A Word About "Contraband" Global Grind The film, which also stars Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, and Giovanni Ribisi, tells the captivating story of Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg), a former smuggler who has to go on one final mission to protect his family from a drug lord (Giovanni Ribisi) ... and more »

  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:04:56 GMT

Filmography

Avatar (2009)
The Dog Problem (2007)
Perfect Stranger (2007)
The Dead Girl (2006) Rudy
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 - narrator (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) - as Daniel McMahon, Carla Tate's boyfriend
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 (also known as Mindripper)(1995)
Walker Texas Ranger (1994) Tony Kingston

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