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Giovanni Ribisi Biography (1976?-)
Original name, Antonino Giovanni Ribisi; born March 31, 1976 (some sources say December 17, 1974, and March 31, 1974), in Los Angeles, CA; son of Al (a musician) and Gay (a manager and producer; maiden name, Landrum) Ribisi; twin brother of Marissa Ribisi (an actress and writer); married Mariah O'Brien (anactress; filed for divorce, November 20, 2001); children: Lucia. Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Joel Stevens Entertainment, 11524 Amanda Dr., Studio City, CA91604.; Publicist: Nancy Iannois PR, 8225 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA90046.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- March 31, 1976?
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- (As Vonni Ribisi) Cory Kupkus, My Two Dads, NBC, 1987-1990
- (As Vonni Ribisi) Skinner Buckley, Davis Rules, CBS, 1992
- Jeff Billings, The Wonder Years, ABC, 1992-1993
- Elvis DeMattis, Family Album, CBS, 1993
- Frank Buffay, Jr., a recurring role, Friends, NBC, 1995-1998
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Movies
- (As Vonni Ribisi) Wesley Parker, Promised a Miracle, 1988
- Pete Ryes, The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, HBO, 1993
- Scott, The Outpost (also known as Mind Ripper,
Wes Craven Presents Mind Ripper, and Wes Craven's The Mindripper), HBO, 1995
- Wex, The Grave, HBO, 1996
- Student, Alptraum im Airport (also known as Midnight Flight), 1998
- Joey Schneider, Phoenix, HBO, 1998
- Sidney Lee, All the Rage (also known as It's the Rage), Cinemax, 1999
- Mikal Gilmore, Shot in the Heart, HBO, 2001
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Specials
- (As Vonni Ribisi) Performer, Circus of the Stars #14, 1989
- Narrator, War Letters, PBS, 2001
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The 7th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2001
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Pilots
- Mitchell, Blossom, NBC, 1990
- The cashier, Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC, 1994
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Episodic
- Curtis Johnson, "A Song for Jason: Parts 1 & 2," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1985
- (As Vonni Ribisi) Kid #1, "The Skull of Nostradamus," Simon & Simon, 1985
- (As Vonni Ribisi) "The Beacon," The Twilight Zone, 1985
- (As Vonni Ribisi) Teddy, "Where's the Boss," Married ... with Children, Fox, 1987
- (As Vonni Ribisi) Teddy, "The Dateless Amigo," Married ... with Children, Fox, 1989
- Mitchell, "Blossom Blossoms," Blossom, 1991
- Joey Burke, "Suffer the Children: Parts 1 & 2," The Commish, ABC, 1993
- Tony Kingston, "Something in the Shadows: Parts 1 & 2," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1994
- Bruce Mackie, "The Final Adjustment," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1994
- Bruce Mackie, "Double Abandando," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1994
- Darren Peter Oswald, "D.P.O.," The X-Files, Fox, 1995
- Mike Webber, "Every Day a Little Death," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
- Eddie, "Dead Man's Marker," Marker, UPN, 1995
- (Uncredited) Condom boy, "The One with the Baby on the Bus," Friends, NBC, 1995
- Dad, "Family," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1996
- Edie Foden, "Sanctuary," The Hunger, Showtime, 1999
- Matt, "Wheel of Fire: Part 1," Black of Life, 2001
- Also appeared as Duffy Guthrie, Still the Beaver; himself, FunHouse; and in an episode of I'm Telling.
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Film Appearances
- Chad, That Thing You Do!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
- Joey, First Love, Last Rites, Strand Releasing, 1997
- Steve "V," Lost Highway, October Films, 1997
- Jeff, SubUrbia (also known as subUrbia and subUrbi@), Castle Rock, 1997
- Bandit No. 20, The Postman, Warner Bros., 1997
- Marty, Scotch and Milk, 1998
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Running with Scissors, 1998
- Jason, Men (also known as Girl Talk and Some Girls),Number Three Production/Millennium Films, 1998
- T/4 Medic Wade, Saving Private Ryan, DreamWorks, 1998
- Himself, Into the Breach: "Saving Private Ryan," 1998
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The Mao Game, 1999
- Peter Cochran, The Mod Squad, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
- Danny McMann, The Other Sister, Buena Vista, 1999
- Seth Davis, The Boiler Room, New Line Cinema, 1999
- (Uncredited) Narrator, The Virgin Suicides (also known as Sophia Coppola's the Virgin Suicides), Paramount Classics, 1999
- Kip Raines, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Buena Vista, 2000
- Buddy Cole, The Gift, Paramount Classics, 2000
- Louis, According to Spencer (also known as Garage Sale), 2001
- Filippo, Heaven, Miramax, 2002
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Movieline, August, 1998
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W, June, 2000, pp. 202-205
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