European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 stars and stripes tuesday april 24 2007 faces sleepy Ribisi perfect stranger actor says hell save shut Eye for when Hes dead by Ron Dicker special to the Hartford Conn courant we finally know Why Giovanni Ribisi looks like he Hast slept since 1982 its because he Hast slept since 1982 not much anyway Ribisi the 32yearold Star of perfect stranger which opened april 13 in the states has often translated being wired offscreen onto the big screen i do sometimes have problems sleeping he says by phone recently i dont know necessarily that if s a problem what was that Fassbinder quote hell sleep when Hes dead i adhere to that Ribisi has the Puppy dog eyes of a Puppy on a caffeine Bender he uses them in perfect stranger As a cuddly yet Creepy sidekick to Halle Berry Shes a newspaper reporter who goes undercover and on line to snare advertising exec Harrison Hill Bruce whom she suspects of killing a Friend rib Isis Miles is an it wizard at the paper who gets her into places she  be Miles is Sweet on Ber Rys Rowena but she does not return the goo Lyness Ribisi whose films include cold Mountain 2003 and sky Captain and the world of tomorrow rarely collects the affections of leading ladies i do get the girls More often but people dont see it he says turning serious he adds deciding to do a movie is not necessarily whether i get the girl or not for the record Ribisi Points out that he does get All love Dovey in the dog prob Lem a Small romantic comedy scheduled to open later this month in the states in perfect stranger he spends a lot of time pining drinking and not getting shut Eye Ribisi did not have to audition for director James Foley close often though he insists on it if s not necessarily me auditioning for them he says if s them auditioning for me As Well and really seeing How the rapport will be with the director the work starts immediately there Ribisi decries the Lack of Craft study among his Peers if Only to flex the imagination he i do sometimes have problems sleeping i dont know necessarily that its a problem actor Giovanni Ribisi explaining the dark circles he often exhibits under his eyes waxes nostalgic about the heydays of Al Paci no and Marlon Brando who did their time in the classroom but Ribisi is no throwback he is of a newer Breed a born and raised la Habitude who entered the business through his Mother Gay a Talent agent his transition to adult roles coalesced in a Dopey but sympathetic turn As Phoebe brother Frank on friends to Al ways has welcomed the comedic Side of Ribisi movies have seemed eager to exploit his edginess he prefers film but More and More television has turned cinematic he said he was supposed to emerge in the remake of the mod squad but it flopped his medic in saving private Ryan 1998 and his apprentice in a Den of scheming stockbrokers in boiler room 2000 did More to Cement his stature Ribisi regrets that the italia language heaven 2002 with Cate Blanchett did not get its due because of terrorist themes in the Wake of the sept 11 2001 attacks he still loves what he does but As the divorced dad of a 9yearold daughter with actress Mariah the itinerant lifestyle presents obstacles at times he says his twin sister Marissa an actress has managed to maintain a show business marriage to pop Star Beck the rib Isis Are scientologists Given the occasional or Black eyes that scientology sustains especially because of its most famous practitioner Tom cruise Ribisi makes the perfect spokesman if someone wants to know my own person Al experience if s very much analogous to a College or University the actor says you go you study something you practice thought and you go out and apply it and get a result in perfect stranger Ribisi got into his tech Wiz character Long before he did the movie inspired by the artificial tableau of world of tomorrow he attended compute Erim aging classes to prepare for his own project As a filmmaker Hes considering a Story about the Austro hungarian Empire it is one of his dreams to direct just dont ask him to sleep on it Diane actor Giovanni Ribisi arrives at the april 10 premiere of his new movie perfect stranger in new York the film also stars Halle Berry and Bruce Willis fired by Trump hired by he Kristine Lefebvre who failed to win a Job with Donald Trump on the apprentice is shedding her business suit for play boy Lefebvre will appear on the cover of the june Issue of the Magazine and is Fea tured in nude photo graphs inside her publicist Howard brag Man said Friday an attorney Lefebvre had previously negotiated Playboy appearance deals for clients including pame la Anderson and Deborah Gibson brag Man said Lefebvre 37 is a cancer survivor who wanted to use the Magazine Opportunity to Lefebvre Send a message of support to others with the disease he said Marin donating Art prints Cheesch Marin is donating copies of works from Bis mexican american Art col Lection to some of the nations bes known museums and universities recipients include the smithsonian Urcla the san Antonio museum of Art where the collection debuted in 2001 and Marins Alma mater California state University Northridge the 60yearold actor comedian says hell donate 50 sets of High Quality digital prints of Chicano visions american paint ers on the verge which has been on tour for about five years Marin has voiced roles in animated films such As cars and Oliver company his acting credits also include roles in the spy kids movies and the to series judging Amy and Nash Bridges Bana crashes car during race australian actor Eric Bana crashed his painstakingly restored 1974 Ford a a Coupe into some Trees during an around estate rally saturday but emerged uninjured along with his cod Riv Erbana and co Driver Tony Ramunno walked away from the crash during the Targa Tasmania rally where they had been in 53rd place in Field of 115 cars in the outright classic Competition in austra Lia initially Bana 38 hoped that the car which he has owned since he was 15 could be repaired to continue the final Day of Rac ing on sunday but a closer inspection by his support Crew showed it was too dam aged we had been having a great Day until then Bana said but i misjudged a tight Lethander and we went in a Little too fast the car under steered off the Road and got onto the gravel Crid we went into a Cou ple of Trees at a fairly Low Speed the car is a Little battered on the Drivers Side which is a real shame As Many hours had been spent reshaping its original panels to get it just right ifs a real shame but that motor racing the 38yearold Bana has starred in mov ies such As the Hulk and Munich his most recent film is Lucky you which also stars Robert Duvall and Drew Barry More stories and photos from the associated press Bana