LIU alumnus Gregory Cioffi (BS in Childhood Education ’09, MS in Adolescence Education, MA in Theatre ’13) played a featured role as a mobster in The Irishman, one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Set in Pennsylvania during the 1950’s, the film depicts notorious organized crime figures Jimmy Hoffa, Frank Sheeran and Russell Bufalino. Directed by Martin Scorsese, The Irishman stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. Cioffi has experience in the genre from a previous role in AMC’s “The Making of the Mob.” Additionally, he played the lead role of Marc Riou in Silenced, which won Best Long Island Film at the 2016 Long Island International Film Expo.
