Hello, I’m Langi Tuifua
(LONG-EE TOO-EE-FOO-UH)
Big man. Bigger Heart.
Recent News:
Staging a Comeback
“I’d never seen a more disappointed look,” laughs Langi T. Tuifua (BFA ’22), remembering his monologue for BYU acting program director Stephanie A. F. Breinholt (BA ’94, MFA ’99) when trying out for the major. Tuifua was still a rookie. He had come to BYU as a four-star defensive lineman, but after an injury forced his retirement from football in 2019, he found a new passion: being on stage and in front of a camera… Read More.
By Denya I. Palmer (BA ’16) in the Fall 2022 Issue
How a BYU football player’s career-ending injury…
Langi Tuifua had NFL aspirations. After helping Bingham High School to win a trio of Utah state titles, the highly recruited defensive lineman was eager to excel in college football at Brigham Young University. “Football was my entire life,” Tuifua said. The dream came crashing down when the chiseled, 6-foot-3 Polynesian athlete suffered a career-ending neck injury. It was one of the worst moments of his life…Read More
By Trent Toone 12 Oct 2022, 8:00 AM MDT
BYU football player beats devastating injury with a movie role
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (ABC4 News) – Star football player Langi Tuifua seemed like he had a promising future in sports, but a serious injury brought his hopes and dreams to a crashing stop. This tough young man from South Jordan did not let the injury end his career goals, however. He got back up, started over, and stepped into acting. His hard work paid off when he landed a role in the Lifetime Christmas film, “The Christmas Edition”…Read More
By Tracy Smith Jan 4, 2021, 4:12 PM MST
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