Giovanni Ribisi's Real Name: Giovanni Ribisi

Quick answer: The actor is known professionally as Giovanni Ribisi. TV Guide and Rotten Tomatoes independently identify Los Angeles as his birthplace. TV Guide gives the birth name Antonino Giovanni Ribisi. Rotten Tomatoes dates the birth to December 17, 1974. This page titles him under the public name.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers identify him under the professional name Giovanni Ribisi. TV Guide lists the birth name as Antonino Giovanni Ribisi and the birthplace as Los Angeles, California, and says he began his acting career as a youth on the 1980s television shows Still the Beaver and My Two Dads, and is the twin brother of actress Marissa Ribisi. Rotten Tomatoes independently lists the birthday as December 17, 1974, and the birthplace as Los Angeles, California, USA.

Career highlights

Rotten Tomatoes says he first made an impact as Frank, Jr. in several episodes of Friends, later appeared in That Thing You Do! (1996), took a lead in SubUrbia (1996), appeared in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1999), starred in Boiler Room (2000), and later appeared in The Gift, Cold Mountain, Avatar (2009), The Rum Diary, and Contraband. TV Guide independently says he is recognized for his recurring character Ralph on My Name Is Earl, records Young Artist Award nominations beginning in 1986, a 2001 Independent Spirit Award nomination for best supporting male, and a 2007 Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series. The same Rotten Tomatoes filmography also lists Lost in Translation, The Virgin Suicides, Public Enemies, Selma, later work including Avatar: The Way of Water and Avatar: Fire and Ash, and a recurring role as Parker Selfridge in the Avatar films. TV Guide independently says he appeared in the 2006 music video for Crystal Ball by Keane and records later Saturn Award nominations in 2001 and 2005. Rotten Tomatoes independently also lists Flight of the Phoenix, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, and later television-adjacent film work including Ted.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Giovanni Ribisi or Antonino Giovanni Ribisi are looking for the same actor, including the film and television work most often associated with his name. This page uses the public professional name rather than the longer birth name. Search traffic often uses the professional name Giovanni Ribisi alone in many lookups and credits for later film and television work.