Giovanni Ribisi Honors His Family Pride

Giovanni Ribisi is a proud family man. He's started out as Phoebe's little brother on Friends and has steadily build a solid resume of film credits including Saving Private Ryan. The one thing Giovanni is most proud of is his family and his family name.

Early in his career, he admits he received pressure to change his name but refused. "They did bring it up plenty,” he said, “but only at the start. I’m proud of my name, proud of my parentage, and to change it would have been a family disgrace.”

He passes that pride onto his daughter Lucia whom he shares custody with his ex-wife.

“She’s a good kid and a really mind-blowing individual,” he says. “Now aren’t I sounding like every proud parent?”

Source: Parade Magazine