Giovanni Ribisi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Giovanni Ribisi
Ribisi in 2009
Born	Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (1974-12-17) December 17, 1974 (age 50) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Vonni Ribisi
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Mariah O'Brien ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2001)​ Agyness Deyn ​ ​ (m. 2012; div. 2015)​
Partner(s)	Cat Power (2007–2012) Emily Ward (2018–present)
Children	3
Relatives	Marissa Ribisi (twin sister)

Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actor. He has been in many movies and TV shows. Some of his well-known films include Saving Private Ryan (1998), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), and Avatar (2009).

On TV, he starred in Dads (2013–2014) and Sneaky Pete (2015–2019). He also had parts in popular shows like The Wonder Years and Friends.

Early life

Giovanni Ribisi was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 17, 1974. His father, Al Ribisi, was a musician. His mother, Gay, worked as a manager for actors and writers. Giovanni has a twin sister named Marissa Ribisi, who is also an actress. He also has another sister, Gina Ribisi, who is a voice actress.

Career

Ribisi started acting when he was very young. In the 1980s, he appeared in the TV show My Two Dads. He also acted in several movies during the 1990s.

A big role for him was in the popular 1990s TV show Friends. He played Frank Buffay, who was the half-brother of the character Phoebe Buffay. Later, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role in the show My Name Is Earl. By the late 1990s, he began getting important roles in many successful films.

In 2016, Ribisi directed a music video for the song "Siberian Nights" by the band The Kills. He also starred as Marius, or "Pete," in the Amazon series Sneaky Pete. This show ran for three seasons. In 2024, he worked as a cinematographer for the first time on the independent film Strange Darling.

Personal life

Ribisi in 2007

Giovanni Ribisi married actress Mariah O'Brien in 1997. They had a daughter together before divorcing in 2001. In 2007, he started a relationship with singer-songwriter Cat Power. They were together for five years.

Ribisi then married English model Agyness Deyn on June 16, 2012. They divorced in January 2015. In December 2018, he shared that he had welcomed twins with his girlfriend, Emily Ward.

Filmography

Here are some of the movies Giovanni Ribisi has been in:

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Mind Ripper	Scott Stockton	Directly released on video
1996	The Grave	Wex
	That Thing You Do!	Chad
	SubUrbia	Jeff
1997	Lost Highway	Steve V.
	First Love, Last Rites	Joey
	The Postman	Bandit 20
1998	Some Girl	Jason	Written by his sister Marissa Ribisi
	Phoenix	Joey Schneider
	Saving Private Ryan	T-4 Medic Irwin Wade
1999	The Other Sister	Daniel McMahon
	The Mod Squad	Peter
	It's the Rage	Sidney
2000	Boiler Room	Seth Davis
	Gone in 60 Seconds	Kip Raines
	The Gift	Buddy Cole
2001	According to Spencer	Louis
2002	Heaven	Filippo
2003	Masked and Anonymous	Soldier
	Basic	Kendall
	Lost in Translation	John
	I Love Your Work	Gray Evans
	Cold Mountain	Junior
2004	Love's Brother	Angelo Donnini
	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow	Dexter "Dex" Dearborn
	Flight of the Phoenix	Elliott
2005	The Big White	Ted
2006	10th & Wolf	Joey
	The Dog Problem	Solo
	The Dead Girl	Rudy
2007	Perfect Stranger	Miles Haley
	Gardener of Eden	Vic
2008	Spirit of the Forest	Cebolo (voice)	English version
2009	Middle Men	Wayne Beering
	Public Enemies	Alvin Karpis
	Avatar	Parker Selfridge
2011	The Other Side	Sean Splinter
	The Rum Diary	Moburg
2012	Contraband	Tim Briggs
	Columbus Circle	Detective Frank Giardello	Also an executive producer
	Ted	Donny
2013	Gangster Squad	Officer Conway Keeler
2014	A Million Ways to Die in the West	Edward
	Selma	Lee C. White
2015	Results	Paul
	Meadowland	Tim
	Ted 2	Donny
	Papa: Hemingway in Cuba	Ed Myers
2016	The Bad Batch	Bobby
2018	A Million Little Pieces	John
2022	Avatar: The Way of Water	Parker Selfridge	Small appearance
2023	Strange Darling	Art Pallone (voice)	Small appearance; also cinematographer and producer
2024	Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1	H. Silas Pickering	Small appearance
	Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2
2025	Avatar: Fire and Ash	Parker Selfridge	In post-production
2029	Avatar 4		Currently filming
TBA	Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 3	H. Silas Pickering	Currently filming

Key

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Television

Here are some of the TV shows Giovanni Ribisi has been in:

Video games

Giovanni Ribisi has also lent his voice to video games:

Music videos

He has appeared in or directed music videos:

Awards and nominations

Giovanni Ribisi has been recognized for his acting with several awards and nominations:

See also

In Spanish: Giovanni Ribisi para niños