Gina Tribbiani
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| Gina Tribbiani | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Pilot (Joey) |
| Last appearance | Joey and the Wedding (Joey) |
| Cause/reason | Cancellation |
| Portrayed by | Drea de Matteo |
| Information | |
| Occupation | Hairdresser |
Gina Tribbiani born in 1967 is a heavy drinking and highly volatile fictional character on the short lived US television sitcom Joey (2005–[[2006 by Drea de Matteo, she also appeared in an episode of Friends portrayed by a different actress.
[edit] Background
Gina comes from a Roman Catholic Italian American family however, in the episode, of Friends, titled "The One Where They All Turn Thirty", her brother Joey reveals that he is 1/16th Portuguese and presumably Gina is as well.
[edit] Family
Gina has 1 brother (Joey Tribbiani), 6 Sisters ( Tina, Dina, Mary Angela, Mary Therese, Veronica and Cookie ), she also has one son Michael Tribbiani. Her mother and father are named Gloria and Joseph Tribbiani, Sr respectively. She also has a once mentioned but never seen cousin Marie.
Gina is often over protective and over clingy with her son Michael even going so far as to breast feed him until the age of 6 and stopping him from playing little league baseball because she feared he may get hurt.
Gina often comes across as being selfish and harsh towards her only brother, Joey, in attempts to hide the fact that she loves him. For example, when he told her he loved her she hit him.
Gina is shown to be jealous of her younger sister, Mary-Therese, claiming that she has always got everything she wanted because she is the baby, but in the same episode proved she still cares for her sister.
[edit] References
Friends episode The One Where They All Turn Thirty Joey episode Pilot
