Line #29 Creator/GiovanniRibisi


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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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