Giovanni Ribisi

He had starring roles in the TV sitcom Dads (2013–2014) and the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019). He also had recurring roles in television series such as The Wonder Years (1992–1993), Friends (1995–1998, 2003), and My Name Is Earl (2005–2008).

• Name — Giovanni Ribisi • Birth Name — Antonino Giovanni Ribisi • Born — 17 December 1974 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Other Names — Vonni Ribisi • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1985–present • Partner — Cat Power (2007–2012) Emily Ward (2018–present) • Children — 3 • Relatives — Marissa Ribisi (twin sister)

Ribisi was born in Los Angeles on December 17, 1974. His father, Al Ribisi, is a musician who had been the keyboard player in People!, and his mother, Gay, is a manager of actors and writers. He is the twin brother of actress Marissa Ribisi and the older brother of voice actress Gina Ribisi.

Ribisi began acting when he was young, and was in the 1980s sitcom My Two Dads and in films during the 1990s. He had a prominent part as a recurring character in the popular 1990s sitcom Friends, playing the half brother of Phoebe Buffay. Later, for My Name Is Earl, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. By the late 1990s, he began to have significant roles in several successful films. Ribisi has starred in the Avatar franchise as Parker Selfridge and Horizon: An American Saga as H. Silas Pickering. In 2016, Ribisi directed a music video for "Siberian Nights", the third single from Ash & Ice by The Kills. Ribisi starred as Marius/"Pete" in the Amazon series Sneaky Pete over its three seasons. Ribisi had his feature film cinematographer debut in the 2024 independent film Strange Darling. Ribisi will play Angelo Dundee, who trained Ali during various parts of his career as a boxer in Amazon Prime Video‘s new Muhammad Ali limited series The Greatest.

• Illustration — Ribisi in 2007 Ribisi married actress Mariah O'Brien in 1997 and together they have a daughter, artist Lucia Santina Ribisi, born that year. The couple divorced in 2001. In 2007, he began a relationship with indie rock singer-songwriter Cat Power. The couple lived together for five years before ending their relationship in 2012. Ribisi married English model Agyness Deyn on June 16, 2012, and filed for divorce in January 2015. He announced the birth of his fraternal twins with girlfriend Emily Ward in December 2018. Ribisi is an active Scientologist. He participated in the gala opening of Scientology's Psychiatry: An Industry of Death museum in December 2005. Ribisi is a cinematographer collector for such devices as VistaVision which was borrowed to be used on the movie One Battle After Another.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1985 — Highway to Heaven — Curtis Johnson — 2 episodes • Simon & Simon — Kid #1 — Episode: "The Skull of Nostradamus" • The Twilight Zone — Teddy — Episode: "The Beacon" • 1985–1989 — The New Leave It to Beaver — Duffy Guthrie — 15 episodes • 1986–1987 — Sidekicks — Travis — 4 episodes • 1987; 1989 — Married... with Children — Teddy — 2 episodes • 1987–1990 — My Two Dads — Cory Kupkus — 30 episodes • 1991 — Blossom — Mitchell — Episode: "Blossom Blossoms" • 1991–1992 — Davis Rules — Skinner Buckley — 16 episodes • 1992–1993 — The Wonder Years — Jeff Billings — Recurring role (season 6); 15 episodes • 1993 — The Commish — Joey Burke — 2 episodes • Family Album — Elvis DeMattis — 6 episodes • The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom — Pete Reyes — Television film • 1994 — Walker, Texas Ranger — Tony Kingston — 2 episodes • NYPD Blue — Bruce • Ellen — Cashier — Episode: "Pilot" • 1995 — The X-Files — Darin Peter Oswald — Episode: "D.P.O." • Marker — Eddie — Episode: "Dead Man's Marker" • Chicago Hope — Michael Weber — Episode: "Every Day a Little Death" • 1995–1998, 2003 — Friends — Frank Buffay, Jr./Condom Guy — 10 episodes • 1996 — Tracey Takes On... — Dad — Episode: "Family" • 1999 — The Hunger — Eddie Foden — Episode: "Sanctuary" • 2001 — Shot in the Heart — Mikal Gilmore — Television film • 2005–2008 — My Name Is Earl — Ralph Mariano — 6 episodes • 2008 — Entourage — Nick — 2 episodes • 2010 — Memphis Beat — Gene Templer — Episode: "One Night of Sin" • 2013 — Family Guy — Randy (voice) — Episode: "Call Girl" • 2013–2014 — Dads — Warner Whittemore — 18 episodes • 2014 — Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise — The Joker / Two-Face (voices) — Television film • 2015 — Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship • 2015–2019 — Sneaky Pete — Pete Murphy / Marius Josipovic — 30 episodes; also producer; Also directed the episode "Inside Out" • 2021 — On the Verge — Jerry — 11 episodes • 2022 — The Offer — Joe Colombo — Miniseries • 2023 — Waco: The Aftermath — Dan Cogdell • 2026 — American Hostage — Tony Kiritsis • The Greatest — Angelo Dundee

• Year — Title — Voice role — Notes • 2003 — Call of Duty — Pvt. Elder • 2006 — Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure — Kry1 • 2009 — James Cameron's Avatar: The Game — Parker Selfridge

• Year — Title — Artist(s) — Notes • 1998 — "Talk About the Blues" — Jon Spencer Blues Explosion — Actor • 2006 — "Crystal Ball" — Keane — Actor • 2016 — "Siberian Nights" — The Kills — Director • 2020 — "Exhale" — Jónsi — Co-director • 2020 — "Cannibal" — Jónsi, Elizabeth Fraser — Co-director