Bensonhurst native makes his mark in “The Irishman”
BENSONHURST — For one young Bensonhurst-born actor, having the opportunity to appear in “The Irishman” was both exciting and “nerve-wracking.”
Dominick LaRuffa, Jr., who plays one of Joe Colombo’s sons in the epic film, appears in a pivotal scene that made the final cut of the Martin Scorsese-directed film — which has been nominated for five Golden Globe awards, including best picture – drama, best director and best supporting actors for Al Pacino who plays Jimmy Hoffa and Joe Pesci who portrays Russell Bufalino — and to his delight, he is also in the trailer for the film.
“My first day on set, September 18, 2017, was also the first day of production,” he told this paper.”If my first studio contract wasn’t nerve-wracking enough, add Martin Scorsese, most of the main producers, all of the department heads (most of whom are Academy Award nominees/winners in their own right), 300 background actors and a crew bigger than the last half-dozen independent films I’ve done combined, and you can maybe get a sense of the scope of it all.”