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3 | ->''"Not that I'm taking myself too seriously, but every artist should consider himself Picasso. Otherwise, you're doing yourself an injustice."'' |
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5 | Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor who -- despite only appearing in nine episodes and having a bucket-load of other credits -- is still probably best remembered for his role as Phoebe's half-brother Frank Jr. on ''Series/{{Friends}}''. But as already said he's got a very impressive list of credits and appearances in addition to his ''Friends'' cred - including ''{{Film/Avatar}}'', ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Film/LostInTranslation'', ''Film/ColdMountain'', ''Film/SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTomorrow'' and many more. |
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7 | His twin sister is Creator/MarissaRibisi. |
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9 | !! Selected Filmography: |
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11 | * ''Series/MyTwoDads'' (1987-1990) - Cory Kupkus (as 'Vonni Ribisi') |
12 | * ''{{Series/Ellen}}'' (1994) - Mort Morgan |
13 | * ''{{Series/Friends}}'' (1996-2003) - Frank Buffay Jr. |
14 | * ''Film/SubUrbia'' (1996) - Jeff |
15 | * ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' (1998) - Wade |
16 | * ''Film/TheOtherSister'' (1999) - Daniel [=McMann=] |
17 | * ''The Mod Squad'' (1999) - Pete Cochran |
18 | * ''Film/TheVirginSuicides'' (1999) - Narrator |
19 | * ''Film/{{Gone In Sixty Seconds|2000}}'' (2000) - Kip Raines |
20 | * ''Film/{{The Gift|2000}}'' (2000) - Buddy Cole |
21 | * ''Film/AccordingToSpencer'' (2001) - Louis |
22 | * ''Heaven'' (2002) - Filippo |
23 | * ''Film/ColdMountain'' (2002) - Junior |
24 | * ''Film/{{Basic}}'' (2003) - Kendall |
25 | * ''Film/LostInTranslation'' (2003) - John |
26 | * ''Film/SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTomorrow'' (2004) - Dexter "Dex" Dearborn |
27 | * ''Film/{{The Flight of the Phoenix|2004}}'' (2004) - Elliott |
28 | * ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' (2006-2008) - Ralph Mariano |
29 | * ''Perfect Stranger'' (2007) - Miles Heady |
30 | * ''Film/PublicEnemies'' (2009) - Alvin Karpis |
31 | * ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' (2009) - Parker Selfridge |
32 | ** ''Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater'' (2022) |
33 | * ''Film/{{Ted}}'' (2012) - Donny |
34 | ** ''Film/Ted2'' (2015) |
35 | * ''Film/AMillionWaysToDieInTheWest'' (2014) - Edward |
36 | * ''Film/{{Selma}}'' (2014) - Lee C. White |
37 | * ''Series/SneakyPete'' (2015-2019) - Pete/Marius |
38 | * ''Film/TheBadBatch'' (2016) as Bobby |
39 | * ''Series/TheOffer'' (2022) as Joe Colombo |
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41 | !!Tropes associated with his work. |
42 | * ActorInspiredElement: The famous [[spoiler: funny dance]] in ''{{Film/Ted}}'' was his idea. |
43 | * DawsonCasting: |
44 | ** Frank Jr is eighteen when he first appears on ''{{Series/Friends}}''. Giovanni was twenty-two. |
45 | ** In ''Film/PublicEnemies'' Giovanni is thirty-four playing a twenty-seven-year-old. |
46 | * EmbarrassingNickname: As a child he was nicknamed 'Vanni' by his peers. |
47 | * EnforcedMethodActing: |
48 | ** He and the rest of the actors playing the soldiers in ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' were put through a strenuous boot camp, that Matt Damon was excluded from. This drummed up feelings of resentment between him and the unit. |
49 | ** He didn't take a bath for a week while filming ''Basic'' to properly get into character. |
50 | * FakeNationality: As an Italian in ''Heaven'', though he does have Italian ancestry. |
51 | * ProductionPosse: |
52 | ** He's worked with Creator/SethMacFarlane on the two ''{{Film/Ted}}'' films and ''Film/AMillionWaysToDieInTheWest''. He also lent his voice to an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. |
53 | ** He collaborated with Tom Hanks on ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' and ''Film/ThatThingYouDo''. |
54 | * ThoseTwoActors: |
55 | ** Himself and Creator/SteveZahn in ''Film/SubUrbia'' and ''Film/ThatThingYouDo''. |
56 | ** Himself and Creator/CateBlanchett in ''The Gift'' and ''Heaven''. |
57 | * YouLookFamiliar: He first appeared on ''{{Series/Friends}}'' as a boy who accidentally dropped a condom in Phoebe's bag. {{Fanon}} says this was Frank Jr anyway (despite him saying he'd never been to New York when he visits). |
58 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
59 | ** Giovanni was reluctant to appear nude in ''Film/SubUrbia'', but Richard Linklater convinced him that it was "in his Moya character" and he agreed. |
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