Giovanni Ribisi Net Worth (2024)
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Antonino Giovanni Ribisi Early Life

Antonino Giovannie Ribisi was born on December 17, 1974, with his birth place Los Angeles, California, United States. 

Not only was his birthplace strongly connected to show business and Hollywood, but his parents are, as well.

He was born to Gay Ribisi (Gay Landrum), a photographer, producer, and a talent manager for writers and actors, and Albert Anthony Ribisi, a musician.

Albert Anthony Ribisi was a keyboardist in the rock band called The People!

Giovanni has a twin sister Marissa Ribis, who is also a famous personality like him.

Marissa Ribisi is 15 minutes younger than Giovanni and is now known as an American actress known for her movies Dazed and Confused and True Crime among others. 

Giovanni has another sister and surprise, surprise…

…she also works in the film industry.

Voice actress Gina Ribisi is one of Giovanni’s sisters.

Can we just say, it really runs in the blood!

Pretty evident in his name is his Italian, English, and German descent.

Giovanni has always loved acting, which isn’t really surprising, considering the fact that he grew up being surrounded by producers and actors. 

Giovanni Ribisi started honing his craft when he was just a toddler studying in the famous Beverly Hills Playhouse, an acting school that is complete with training facilities and theaters and is one of the oldest ones in Los Angeles, California.

And it wasn’t long…

…before the little dreamer began molding his career in the entertainment industry and growing Antonino Giovanni Ribisi net worth as a television actor!

And guess what?

He was just a child when he started appearing on television.

He was just 6 years old when he added a few thousand on Giovanni Ribisi’s net worth. It was in 1980 when he appeared on the television sitcom called My Two Dads. 

Several more projects followed such as the television show The New Leave it to Beaver,  Married with Children, and Highway to Heaven in 1985.

For Beaver, he appeared in 15 episodes as Duffy Guthrie.

In the 1990s, his career progressed to the silver screen as Giovanni Ribisi appeared in films such as the direct-to-video film Mind Ripper in 1995, the 1996 thriller The Grave, and That Thing You Do In 1996 among others. 

It’s also quite notable that Giovanni initially starred in small but most significant roles in his early life.

It was a slow and gradual climb but quite sure. That’s also thanks to his parents’ connections.

Not only do his parents quite connected with some key people in the industry but he himself was amiable enough to make great relationships with the people he needed to progress and get noticed.

Because of his excellent associations mixed with his sheer determination and acting skills that he honed since he was just a toddler, Giovanni was able to cross successfully from the small television screen to the big silver screen. 

Giovanni appeared in the comedy-drama film called SubUrbia along with Jayce Bartok, Amie Carey, Nicky Katt, and Ajay Naidu among many others.

Now came his first iconic role.

In the second season of the iconic TV sitcom Friends, the startup television actor was first seen as somewhat of an extra in the 6th episode titled “The One with the Baby on the Bus.”

In case you didn’t realize yet…

…Giovanni played the role of a young man who accidentally drops a condom into Lisa Kudrow character Phoebe’s guitar case instead of a coin. 

He later comes back to retrieve his condom.

After a few episodes, Giovanni reappeared as his well-known role in Friends, Frank Jr., Lisa Kudrow, or Phoebe’s long-lost brother.

In 1998, Giovanni worked with his sister Marissa Ribisi on the film Some Girl. The film was written by Marissa and also starred her along with her brother. 

That same year…

…Giovanni also appeared in the neo-noir crime called Phoenix as a young man being held in the police’s custody as a suspect as Giovanni’s role was getting better by the day.

And as if 1998 wasn’t good enough for him…

He was also cast in the epic war film and eventually blockbuster hit Saving Private Ryan, directed by none other than the icon Steven Spielberg.

Giovanni played the role of a military medic named Irwin Wade. 

Prior to filming Saving Private Ryan…

…several actors including Giovanni, Edward Burns, Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Vin Diesel, and Barry Pepper had to undergo boot camp training that’s supervised by Warriors Inc., a Californian company that trains and prepares actors for military portrayals.

Dale Dye, a Marine veteran also oversaw their training.

And it was no joke. 

It was done not to teach them what a soldier does but for them to have respect for the occupation so they can concentrate on their roles more wholeheartedly. 

Unsurprisingly…

…the idea appealed to Giovanni who loves studying the art of acting.

Saving Private Ryan didn’t only prove to be a critical and commercial success but it also became the highest-grossing film of the year 1998 in the United States, earning over $216.8 million domestically.

Internationally, it was the second highest-grossing film of 1998, grossing over $481.8 million globally. 

That suddenly brought Giovanni Ribisi net worth to a whole new height and overnight, he became a big star.

And it doesn’t end there.

In 1999, the film grossed around $44 million more from home video release, adding yet another digit to Giovanni Ribisi net worth.

Small television actor no more. He started to become a household name.

Several films followed in just a year, including The Other Sister, The Mod Squad, The Virgin Suicides, and It’s the Rage.

At the turn of the century, Ribisi was seen in yet another unconventional role in the movie Boiler Room. He played the role of Seth Davis, a 19-year old dropout from Queens College who runs an illegal casino in his home by the school campus.

The film was critically acclaimed with a gross of over $17 million in the USA and $28.8 worldwide, further increasing Giovanni Ribisi net worth. 

After these recurring successes, Giovanni worked for several other projects such as Gone in 60 Seconds, Lost in Translation, and Cold Mountain.

One of these other well-known films starring Giovanni is the science-fiction adventure film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

Between 2005 and 2008, Giovanni was also cast as the recurring character Ralph in the TV sitcom My Name is Earl.

For this, he earned an Emmy nomination for his notable performance. 

Ribisi also appeared in the music video of the English band Keane for their single Crystal Ball.

But that’s not all.

Giovanni also ventured into production as he took part in the production of James Cameron’s Avatar.

In 2017, the Series Sneaky Pete premiered on Amazon, in which he plays the role of Marius.