Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17 1974 to Gay Ribisi ) is a Los Angeles-born American actor, and twin brother of actress Marissa Ribisi. Ribisi began his career in network television, with recurring and guest roles on a number of shows, including The Wonder Years and My Two Dads. He eventually landed himself with a memorable guest spot in an episode of The X-Files and a recurring role as Lisa Kudrow's brother Frank Buffay Jr. on Friends. He also did the voice of Pvt. Elder in the video game Call of Duty.

Ribisi has been married once, to Mariah O'Brien (18 March 1997 - 3 November 2001). The union produced one child, Lucia (born December 1997), named after the doomed heroine in the Donizetti opera. He is also a Scientologist.

Filmography

• Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
• Love's Brother (2004)
• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
• Basic (2003)
• Cold Mountain (2003)
• I Love Your Work (2003)
• Lost in Translation (2003)
• Masked and Anonymous (2003)
• Heaven (2002)
• According to Spencer (2001)
• The Virgin Suicides - narrator (2000)
• Boiler Room (2000)
• The Gift (2000)
• Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
• It's The Rage (2000)
• The Mod Squad (1999)
• The Other Sister (1999)
• First Love, Last Rites (1998)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• Lost Highway (1997)
• The Postman (1997)
• subUrbia (1997)
• That Thing You Do! (1997)
• Mind Ripper (1995)

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