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.
Biography
Ribisi was born in 1974 to Gay Landrum and Al Ribisi (an Italian American). He is the twin brother of actress Marissa Ribisi.
Ribisi has been married once, to Mariah O'Brien (18 March 1997 - 3 November 2001). The union produced one child, Lucia (born December 1997), named after the doomed heroine in the Donizetti opera.
He is also an active Scientologist [1], taking part in the gala opening of Scientology's controversial "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" Museum in December 2005. His sister Marissa is also a Scientologist and married to Scientologist indie-rocker Beck. [2]
Filmography
- 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)
- 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)
- First Love, Last Rites (1998)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- Lost Highway (1997)
- The Postman (1997)
- That Thing You Do (1996)
- SubUrbia (1996)
- He also appeared in the TV series "Friends"
- Hills Have Eyes III, aka Mindripper, 1995
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