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Giovanni Ribisi

Cory Kupkus in My Two Dads

Photos Giovanni Ribisi Birth name: Antonino Giovanni Ribisi
Birth date: 1974/12/17 (49 years old)
Birth place : Los Angeles
Height: 1.70 m

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Biography for Giovanni Ribisi

Antonio Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974 in Los Angeles) is an American actor. He began his career in network television, with recurring and guest roles on a number of shows, including The Wonder Years and My Two Dads. He eventually landed himself with a memorable guest spot in an episode of The X-Files and a recurring role as Lisa Kudrow's brother Frank Buffay Jr. on Friends. He also appeared in two episodes of the hit TV series My Name is Earl.

Over the years, he's also appeared in many films. His credits include Boiler Room, The Gift, Basic, Lost in Translation, Flight of the Phoenix and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. His most famous film role, however, may be his brief but memorable appearance as Medic Wade in Saving Private Ryan.

Giovanni Ribisi manifests the desire to become an actor from an early age, and appears during his adolescence in many television series such as my two dads, married, two children or the years favorite. After an anecdotal appearance in the horror film The Outpost in 1995, the actor became familiar with the general public by performing Frank Buffay, the somewhat stupid brother of Lisa Kudrow in the Friends series.

His cinema career took off in 1996 with two supporting second roles: that of the drummer in That Thing You Do! Then the character of Steve "V" in Lost Highway by David Lynch. But it was by playing the courageous nurse Irwin Wade, member of the rescue team to save the soldier Ryan, that the actor stands out for the profession, winning a appointment to the Screen Actors Guild Awards. His melancholy voice is then chosen to tell the tragic fate of sisters Lisbon in Virgin Suicides.

From then on, Giovanni Ribisi continues the shootings and is playing no less than three films in 2000, while diversifying his roles: young businessman upstarts in the inities, reckless brother of Nicolas Cage for 60 seconds chrono, he Finally, camps a mental deficient man rejected by the inhabitants of an American town in Intuitions of Sam Raimi alongside Cate Blanchett, actress he found in 2002 in the drama Heaven, of Tom Tykwer.

In 2003, Giovanni Ribisi diversifies the roles, from the Basic military thriller by John McTiernan to the Soft-Brewer Comedy Lost in Translation by Sofia Coppola, via the Drama I Love Your Work by Adam Goldberg and the historic film Cold Mountain. He finds the English actor for Captain Sky and the world of tomorrow (2003), fantastic thriller with a sought -after aesthetics. Alongside Dennis Quaid, he explores the air universe for the theft of Phoenix (2005), remake of Robert Aldrich's film in which he resumed the role held forty years earlier by Richard attentborough.

Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor born December 17, 1974 in Los Angeles, California. He is known for his roles in films such as "Saving Private Ryan", "Lost in Translation" and "Avatar", as well as in television series such as "Friends" and "My Name is Earl".

Ribisi began his acting career at a very young age, playing in advertisements and TV movies before winning more important roles in television series such as "The Wonder Years" and "The X-Files". He also played in several children's films, including "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking" and "Caroline in the City".

In 1999, Ribisi played the role of Private Ryan in the film by Steven Spielberg "Saving Private Ryan", which earned him international recognition. He then played in films such as "Boiler Room", "The Gift" and "The Mod Squad", before finding success in 2004 with the film "Lost in Translation" by Sofia Coppola, in which he played the role From Johnny, an American film producer on a trip to Tokyo.

In 2009, Ribisi played in the blockbuster of James Cameron "Avatar", in which he interpreted the character of Parker Selfridge. He also played in television series such as "Dads" and "Sneaky Pete".

In addition to his acting career, Ribisi is also an accomplished musician and has recorded several albums with his music group, The Ribisi Brothers Band. He is also an activist committed in favor of social and environmental causes.

In summary, Giovanni Ribisi is a talented and versatile actor who played in a variety of films and television series during his career. His performance in "Saving Private Ryan" earned him international recognition and he continued to impress criticism and the public with his roles in films such as "Lost in Translation" and "Avatar".

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Filmography

Title Role
Therese Raquin (2006) (pre-production) Camille
The Dead Girl (2007) (filming)
Perfect Stranger (2006) (filming) Miles Haley
The Dog Problem (2006) (post-production) Solo
Gardener of Eden (2005) (post-production) Vic
My Name Is Earl
Lightfield's Home Videos (2006)
10th & Wolf (2005) Joey
The Big White (2005) Ted
Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (2005) (VG) (voice) Kry1
Flight of the Phoenix (2004) Elliott
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) Dex
Love's Brother (2004) Angelo Donnini
Cold Mountain (2003) Junior
Call of Duty (2003) (VG) Pvt. Elder
Friends
I Love Your Work (2003) Gray Evans
Lost in Translation (2003) John
Basic (2003) Kendall
Masked and Anonymous (2003) Soldier
Heaven (2002) Filippo
According to Spencer (2001) Louis
Shot in the Heart (2001) (TV) Mikal Gilmore
Black of Life
The Gift (2000) Buddy Cole
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) Kip Raines
Boiler Room (2000) Seth Davis
Pussykat (2000)
All the Rage (1999) Sidney
The Hunger
The Virgin Suicides (1999) (voice) Narrator
The Mod Squad (1999) Peter Cochran
The Other Sister (1999) Daniel McMann
Saving Private Ryan (1998) T-4 Medic Irwin Wade
Phoenix (1998) Joey Schneider
Alptraum im Airport (1998) (TV) Student
Some Girl (1998) Jason
Scotch and Milk (1998) Marty
The Postman (1997) Bandit 20
First Love, Last Rites (1997) Joey
Lost Highway (1997) Steve 'V' Vincencio
SubUrbia (1996) Jeff
That Thing You Do! (1996) Chad
Tracey Takes On...
The Grave (1996) Wex
Chicago Hope
The X Files
Marker
The Outpost (1995/I) Scott
NYPD Blue
Ellen
Walker, Texas Ranger
Family Album (1993) TV Series Elvis DeMattis (1993)
The Commish
The Wonder Years
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) (TV) Pete Reyes
Davis Rules (1991) TV Series (as Vonni Ribisi) Skinner Buckley (1992)
Blossom
Blossom (1990) (TV) Mitchell
Married... with Children
Promised a Miracle (1988) (TV) (as Vonni Ribisi) Wesley
My Two Dads (1987) TV Series (as Vonni Ribisi) Cory Kupkus (1987-1990)
The Twilight Zone
Simon & Simon

Trivia

Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas.

Once competed on family game show "I'm Telling" with sister Marissa Ribisi.

Won the ShoWest Newcomer of the Year Award in 1999.

Made the cover of "Vanity Fair" after receiving critical kudos for "Saving Private Ryan."

Best known on TV in the recurring role of Lisa Kudrow's dimbulb brother on "Friends."

Perennially boyish American character actor known for his dark, somber demeanor, stark versatility and bizarre, off-the-wall performances in cutting edge contemporary films.

Clashed with filmmakers on the Basic set because of the inclusion of a female Special Forces operative. Women are not eligible for combat in the US military. He felt it compromised the integrity of the story.

He is 15 minutes older than twin sister Marissa.

Is, to the day, 1 year older than Milla Jovovich and 2 years younger than Laurie Holden.

Family

Spouse : Mariah O'Brien (18 March 1997 - 3 November 2001) (divorced) 1 child

Daughter Lucia (born December 1997) is named after the doomed heroine in the Donizetti opera.

Family: Son of Gay Ribisi ; brother of Gina Ribisi twin brother (15 minutes older) of Marissa Ribisi; brother-in-law of Beck.

Daughter Lucia born. [December 1997]

Brother-in-law of Beck.

Author of the card

  • Creation date: 01/07/2003 by abdest
  • Last update: 10/01/2012 by Looping_Murdock

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