Giovanni Ribisi
Highest Rated: 99% Selma (2014)
Lowest Rated: 3% The Mod Squad (1999)
Birthday: Dec 17, 1974
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known for his quirky characterizations, actor Giovanni Ribisi amassed an impressive list of credits early in his career. After building a solid reputation with guest spots on various popular series, Ribisi first made an impact with his portrayal of the bizarre yet lovable Frank, Jr. in several episodes of the hit sitcom "Friends" (NBC, 1994-2004). Supporting work in director Tom Hanks' dramedy "That Thing You Do!" (1996) and the lead role in Richard Linklater's indie offering, "SubUrbia" (1996) quickly made him a young talent to watch. Ribisi stuck with the winning formula when he appeared alongside Hanks in Steven Spielberg's harrowing "Saving Private Ryan" (1999) then garnered acclaim as the star of the stock market drama, "Boiler Room" (2000). He frequently delivered unnerving performances as disturbed or outright unlikable characters in high-profile projects like "The Gift" (2000) and "Cold Mountain" (2003). And despite appearing in his fair share of big budget flops like "Flight of the Phoenix" (2004) and "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (2004), Ribisi could always be depended upon to bring something just left-of-center to each character he played. By the turn of the decade, he had become one of the more sought after character actors, appearing in mainstream features like "Avatar" (2009), "The Rum Diary" (2011) and "Contraband" (2012). The talented Ribisi never failed to surprise audiences with characters that combined a mix of the better and baser elements of human nature, though not always in equal measure.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Avatar 2 | Parker Selfridge (Character) | - | 2022 |
| 47% | 30% | The Bad Batch | Bobby (Character) | $180.9K | 2016 |
| 45% | 50% | Ted 2 | Donny (Character) | $81.3M | 2015 |
| 84% | 36% | Results | Paul (Character) | $103.9K | 2015 |
| 96% | 56% | Meadowland | Tim (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 11% | 53% | Papa: Hemingway in Cuba | Ed Myers (Character) | $1.1M | 2015 |
| 99% | 86% | Selma | Lee White (Character) | $52.1M | 2014 |
| 33% | 40% | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Edward (Character) | $42.6M | 2014 |
| 31% | 57% | Gangster Squad | Conwell Keeler (Character) | $46M | 2013 |
| 51% | 57% | Contraband | Tim Briggs (Character) | $66.5M | 2012 |
| 69% | 73% | Ted | Donny (Character) | $218.6M | 2012 |
| 51% | 36% | The Rum Diary | Moburg (Character) | $13.1M | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 37% | Columbus Circle |
Detective Frank Giardello (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2010 |
| 40% | 56% | Middle Men | Wayne Beering (Character) | $723.7K | 2009 |
| 68% | 59% | Public Enemies | Alvin Karpis (Character) | $97M | 2009 |
| 82% | 82% | Avatar | Parker Selfridge (Character) | $760.5M | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 30% | Spirit of the Forest | Cebolo (Voice) | - | 2008 |
| 10% | 51% | Perfect Stranger | Miles Haley (Character) | $23.7M | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | Gardener of Eden | Vic (Character) | - | 2007 |
| 76% | 65% | The Dead Girl | Rudy (Character) | $17.3K | 2006 |
| 63% | 54% | The Dog Problem | Solo (Character) | $914 | 2006 |
| 19% | 52% | 10th and Wolf | Joey (Character) | $53.5K | 2006 |
| 30% | 56% | The Big White | Ted Watters (Character) | - | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 66% | Love's Brother | Angelo Donnini (Character) | - | 2004 |
| 70% | 46% | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Dex Dearborn (Character) | $37.8M | 2004 |
| 30% | 40% | Flight of the Phoenix | Elliott (Character) | $21M | 2004 |
| 21% | 63% | Basic | Levi Kendall (Character) | $26.5M | 2003 |
| 24% | 45% | Masked and Anonymous | Soldier (Character) | $533.3K | 2003 |
| 71% | 77% | Cold Mountain | Junior (Character) | $95.6M | 2003 |
| 95% | 85% | Lost in Translation | John (Character) | $44.6M | 2003 |
| 22% | 44% | I Love Your Work | Gray Evans (Character) | $2.6K | 2003 |
| 74% | 76% | Heaven | Filippo (Character) | $774.3K | 2002 |
| 83% | 69% | Shot in the Heart | Mikal Gilmore (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 21% | According to Spencer | Louis (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 26% | 77% | Gone in Sixty Seconds | Kip Raines (Character) | $101.6M | 2000 |
| 57% | 55% | The Gift | Buddy Cole (Character) | $12M | 2000 |
| 66% | 78% | Boiler Room | Seth (Character) | $16.9M | 2000 |
| 27% | 44% | All the Rage | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 29% | 71% | The Other Sister | Daniel McMann (Character) | $27.8M | 1999 |
| 3% | 17% | The Mod Squad | Peter Cochran (Character) | $13.3M | 1999 |
| 77% | 81% | The Virgin Suicides | Narrator | $4.9M | 1999 |
| 93% | 95% | Saving Private Ryan |
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- | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scotch and Milk | Marty (Character) | - | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 55% | Some Girls | Jason (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 40% | 43% | First Love, Last Rites | Joey (Character) | $40.5K | 1997 |
| 8% | 50% | The Postman | Bandit 20 (Character) | $17.6M | 1997 |
| 93% | 78% | That Thing You Do! | Chad (Character) | $25.9M | 1996 |
| 65% | 68% | Suburbia | Jeff (Character) | $656.2K | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 11% | Wes Craven Presents Mind Ripper | Scott (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Promised a Miracle | Wesley (Character) | - | 1988 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96% | 90% | Sneaky Pete | Marius Josipovic (Character) | 2017-2019 2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda | Guest | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2017 |
| 0% | 53% | Dads | Warner Whittemore (Character) | 2013-2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 52% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Arsenio Hall Show | Guest | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | Family Guy | Randy (Guest Voice) | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Made in Hollywood | Guest | 2012-2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | ES.TV | Guest | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2009-2010 |
| 38% | No Score Yet | Memphis Beat | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2010 |
| 66% | 83% | Entourage | Nick (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| 82% | 93% | My Name Is Earl | Ralph Mariano (Guest Star) | 2005-2008 |
| 78% | 94% | Friends | Condom Boy (Guest Star) | 2003 1995-1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hunger | Unknown (Character) | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chicago Hope | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| 75% | 85% | The X-Files | Darin Peter Oswald (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Commish | Joey Burke (Guest Star) | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | 90% | The Wonder Years | Jeff Billings (Guest Star) | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Two Dads | Cory Kupkus (Character) | 1987-1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Married ... With Children | Teddy (Guest Star) | 1989 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Highway to Heaven | Curtis Johnson (Guest Star) | 1985 |
QUOTES FROM Giovanni Ribisi CHARACTERS
Tim Briggs says: What's up, Houdini? Got somethin' for me?
Edward says: So should I bring her back around 6?
Millie says: We really don't keep a schedule around here. He'll just be in when he feels like putting his penis in an asshole.
Edward says: So we'll say 6, then.
Edward says: Oh, hey, look! It's the ice!
Edward says: Ice is so big!
Albert says: So it doesn't melt. Actually, it's really interesting how they do it. It's this one company out in Boston that- OOAH! That went so, so fast! Ah!
Albert says: So it doesn't melt. Actually, it's really interesting how they do it. It's this one company out in Boston that- OOAH! That went south so fast! Ah!
Edward says: Please don't shoot us on sex night.
Polly Perkins says: A man came to see me today, a scientist. He was terrified. Said someone was coming for him. I asked him who he was so afraid of and he repeated one name: Totenkopf. He nearly went white when he said it.
Dex Dearborn says: Totenkopf. Who is he?
Polly Perkins says: He's the invisible man. I've been through every library record twice, looking for anything. I've called every contact I have from Paris to Bangkok. This is the only thing I could dig up. He ran some kind of secret science unit outside of Berlin before the start of World War I. Something called Unit 11. It's been more than 30 years since anyone has spoken his name. Until today.
Dex Dearborn says: I thought you said this thing was big? Can I have it?
Joe "Sky Captain" Sullivan says: You find out where it came from and I'll buy you one for Christmas.
Donny says: You're mine, Ted!
Ted says: Screw you, pal! I belong to John Bennett.
Donny says: But I can give you love, and rocking horses, and dancing!
Ted says: I think we're very far apart on this.
Donny says: Hi, Ted.
Ted says: Fuck!
Donny says: Are you out here all alone?
Ted says: Uh, no, no I'm not. Uh, you're never alone, when you're with Christ, so no, I'm not alone
Ted says: Uh, no, no I'm not. Uh, you're never alone, when you're with Christ, so no, I'm not alone.
Donny says: (to Ted) I'll give you love, rocking horses and dancing
Donny says: [to Ted] I'll give you love, rocking horses and dancing.
Bandit #20 says: A Postal Carrier from the Restored Republic of California. Who are you? Postmaster Ford Lincoln Mercury. It's an Honor sir!
Elliott says: I'm glad you finally see the light, Mr. Towns.
Capt. Frank Towns says: Let's get one thing strait: I'm not taking orders from you.
Elliott says: Everyone here is dispensable except me.
Elliott says: (shoots injured smuggler) Well, that settles that.
Elliott says: [shoots injured smuggler] Well, that settles that.
Capt. Frank Towns says: What the h*ll is the matter with you?!
Elliott says: Oh, shut up. He would have lasted three days, drinking all of our water.
Capt. Frank Towns says: You murdered him, *sshole!
Elliott says: No, no, no. The great Captain Towns murdered him. In his infinite wisdom, he told you to go out there, and I told you not to! And now, we're one man short! You made the wrong decisions! You could have killed us all, again! I told you the plane was too heavy!
Capt. Frank Towns says: If we turned back we would have had to refuel! You remember!
Elliott says: If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be here at all!
Capt. Frank Towns says: (punches Elliot) Get up!
Capt. Frank Towns says: [punches Elliot] Get up!
Kelly says: Will you help us build this plane?
Elliott says: Say please.
Kelly says: You're kidding.
Elliott says: Say please!
Capt. John Miller says: You're the doctor! Tell us what you need!
T/4 Medic Wade says: I... could use... some more... of those painkillers...
T/4 Medic Wade says: Momma... I'm comin' home... Momma... Momma... (dies)
T/4 Medic Wade says: Momma... I'm comin' home... Momma... Momma... [dies]
Moburg says: If the Bible´s God´s book, why didn´t he give it to everyone?
Kelly says: Ok, listen, I'm under Evelyn Waugh, okay? Okay, Arigato Arigato!
John says: Muchi Muchi!
Charlotte says: Evelyn Waugh?
John says: What?
Charlotte says: Evelyn Waugh was a man.
Tim Briggs says: Tell him not to dump it in the water!
Moburg says: "Is it the clap?"
Moburg says: Is it the clap?
Paul Kemp says: "It's a standing ovation."
Paul Kemp says: It's a standing ovation.
Parker Selfridge says: What the hell have you people been smoking out there? There just goddamn trees!
Parker Selfridge says: [after a stunned pause] What the HELL have you people been smoking out there? [beginning to laugh]
Parker Selfridge says: They're just. Goddamn. Trees.
Wayne Beering says: If I've learned one thing, it's that business is a lot like sex. Getting in is easy, pulling out is hard.
Private Richard Reiben says: You wanna explain the math of this to me? I mean, where's the sense of riskin' the lives of the eight of us to save one guy?
Capt. John Miller says: Twenty degrees. Anybody wanna answer that?
T/4 Medic Wade says: Reiben, think about the poor bastard's mother.
Private Richard Reiben says: Hey, Doc, I got a mother, all right? I mean, you got a mother. Sarge's got a mother. I mean, [he turns and looks at Miller, who has a bemused expression on his face] shit, I bet even the captain's got a mother.
Private Richard Reiben says: Well, maybe not the captain, but the rest of us got mothers.
Parker Selfridge says: What have you been smoking? They're just trees for godsakes!