- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast at Screen Actors Guild Awards for SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. (1999)
- Sometimes Credited As: Antonino Giovanni Ribisi; Vonnie Ribisi; Vonni Ribisi
- Twin brother of Marissa Ribisi.
- Daughter Lucia is named after the doomed heroine in the Donizetti opera.
- Studies acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas.
- Once competed on family game show I'm Telling with sister Marissa Ribisi.
- Won the ShoWest Newcomer of the Year Award in 1999.
- Made the cover of Vanity Fair after receiving critical kudos for SAVING PRIVATE RYAN.
- Best known on TV in the recurring role of Lisa Kudrow's dimbulb brother on Friends.
- Perennially boyish American character actor known for his dark, somber demeanor, stark versatility and bizarre, off-the-wall performances in cutting edge contemporary films.
Quotes- "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."
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