Giovanni Ribisi

The actor, who was born as Antonino Giovanni Ribisi in Los Angeles, California, on December 17, 1974, grew up in an artistic family. While his mother Gay (Landrum) works as a manager for actors and writers, his father Albert Anthony Ribisi continues his career as a musician, and his grandfather is the grandson of farmers from Sicily. Her twin sister, Marissa, is an actress and her other sister, Gina, is in the industry as a voice-over artist.

Ribisi entered the television world with supporting roles; He appeared in programs such as “The New Leave It to Beaver”, “Married With Children”, “The Wonder Years” and “My Two Dads”. “The X‑Files” “D.P.O.” episode and Phoebe Buffay's brother Frank Buffay Jr. in the TV series "Friends". He attracted attention with his character. His guest appearance on “My Name Is Earl” in the mid-2000s earned him an Emmy nomination in 2007.

In his film career, he has appeared in films such as "Perfect Stranger", "Paradise", "60 Seconds", "Saving Private Ryan", "Dream Song", "Boiler Room", "SubUrbia", "Third Eye (The Gift)", "Basic", "If He Could Talk", "Flight of the Phoenix", "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow", "I Love Your Work", "Avatar", "The Dead Girl" and He took part in many important projects such as “Public Enemies”. He also appeared in the music videos for Keane's "Crystal Ball" and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's "Talk About the Blues"; In 2008, he portrayed the character twice in HBO's popular comedy series "Entourage".

In his personal life, Ribisi was married to Mariah O'Brien from March 18, 1997 to November 3, 2001. They have a daughter named Lucia, who was born in December 1997. Her daughter's name was chosen inspired by Donizetti's opera "Lucia di Lammermoor". As an active Scientologist, the actor attended the opening gala of the “Psychiatry: An Industry of Death” exhibition in November 2005; Her twin sister, Marissa, shares the same faith and is married to indie‑rock musician Beck.

Giovanni Ribisi was born on December 17, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 101 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
• Family Guy (1999) — Randy (voice)
• Best Friends (1994) — Frank Jr.
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
• The X-Files (1993) — Darin Peter Oswald
• Married... with Children (1987) — Teddy
• Chicago Hope (1994) — Michael Weber
• Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) — Selfridge
• Entourage (2004) — Nick
• My Name Is Earl (2005) — Ralph Mariano
• The Wonder Years (1988) — Jeff Billings
• Highway to Heaven (1984)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.