Born: Antonino
Giovanni Ribisi
(aka Antonio Giovanni Ribisi,Vonnie Ribisi,Vonni, Vanni)
Date: December 17th, 1974 8:15pm
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Nationality: italian, irish and german
Occupation: Actor, Musician (His career started early when he was cast in "My Two Dads" at the age of 11.)
Claim to Fame:
1996-: Had recurring role of Frank Junior, the goofy half-brother of Lisa Kudrow's Phoebe, on the hit NBC sitcom Friends
Significant Other's
ex-wife/ mother of his daughter: Mariah O'Brien, actress; born 1971
Sisters: Marissa, screenwriter, actor and Gina, actress; younger
Daughter: Lucia, born 1997 (named after Donizetti's opera "Lucia Di Lammermoor")
Parents:Gay Landrum
Ribisi, age 32 at time of Giovanni's birth (mother) and Albert A.
Ribisi, age 25 at time of Giovanni's birth (father)
Awards:
1999: ShoWest Newcomer of the Year Award (Male Star of tomorrow)
Nominations
2001 - Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor: The Gift
2001 - Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Male: The Gift
1999 - SAG Award - Outstanding Performance by a Cast - shared with the cast of "Saving Private Ryan"
Young Artist Awards Nominations
1993 - Best Young Actor Recurring in a Television Series
for: "Wonder Years, The" (1988)
1990 - Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series
for: "My Two Dads" (1987)
1989 - Best Young Actor in a Special, Pilot, Movie of the Week or Mini-series
for: Promised a Miracle (1988) (TV)
1989 - Best Young Actor, Featured, Co-starring, Supporting, Recurring Role in a Comedy or Drama Series or Special
for: "My Two Dads" (1987)
1986 - Best Young Actor - Guest in a Television Series
for: "Highway to Heaven" (1984) - For episode "Song for Jason".
Quote:
"For me, acting is all about the aesthetic. I just want to keep honing my craft. Not that I'm taking myself too seriously, but every artist should consider himself Picasso. Otherwise, you're doing yourself an injustice." --Biography Magazine, September 1998
"They’re going to darken my teeth, and I’m going to get fake cold sores put all around my lips," he said enthusiastically. "I can’t wait."
- Vonni on THE GIFT, If Magazine Jan 27,2000
Factoid:
Ribisi is a Scientologist
He made guest appearances on "The Tracey Ullman Show".
Giovanni admires Marlon Brando: "Marlon Brando is the only true reason to become an actor."
Vonni was voted one of the sizzlin sixteen of 1998 by E!online
