NOIAFT founder, Taylor Taglianetti, interviews actor, Al Linea, at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.
Al Linea is a well-seasoned character actor, born and raised in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, N.Y. He has been involved in the film industry for the past two decades. Al is the first American-born in his family who immigrated from Porto Empedocle, (Agrigento) Sicily. He is fluent in Sicilian.
Al Linea is known for his distinctive voice and improvisation skills. He has also has been frequently cast by Director James Gray (The Immigrant, We Own The Night) . Additionally, he is also a screenwriter and director with multiple projects that he has co-authored with longtime comedian and friend Chris (Vac) Vaccarelli. He is going into pre-production with a film he co-wrote “The Life We Chose” which is being produced by JARS MEDIA GROUP, and directed by long time producer, Rob Simmons, and executive producer, James Abbott. Be sure to catch him as Sam Giancana in Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN when it hits Netflix!
