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Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. He 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 entered the public eye with a prominent performance in the X-Files episode "D.P.O.," as well as with his recurring role as Frank, the brother of Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) on Friends. More recently, he has appeared in three episodes of My Name is Earl.

His film credits include Saving Private Ryan, Boiler Room, The Gift, Basic, Lost in Translation, Flight of the Phoenix and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

He also appeared on the video of British band Keane's single Crystal Ball, which was released worldwide on August 21, 2006.

Biography

Ribisi was born to Gay Landrum and musician Albert Ribisi (an Italian American). He is the twin brother of actress Marissa Ribisi.

Ribisi was married to Mariah O'Brien from March 18, 1997 through November 3, 2001; the couple had a daughter, Lucia, born in December 1997 and named after the doomed heroine in the Donizetti opera, Lucia di Lammermoor.

Ribisi is an active Scientologist [1], and he participated in the gala opening of Scientology's controversial "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" Museum in December 2005.

His sister, Marissa, is also a Scientologist and is married to Scientologist indie-rocker Beck [2].

Filmography

• 10th & Wolf (2006)
• The Big White (2005)
• 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)
• That Thing You Do (1996)
• SubUrbia (1996)
• Scotch and Milk (1996)
• The Hills Have Eyes III (also known as Mindripper)(1995)

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