Ray Liotta — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Raymond Allen Liotta (December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor and producer. His most famous roles were Joe Jackson, nicknamed "Shoeless Joe," in Field of Dreams (1989), Henry Hill in Goodfellas (1990), and Tommy Vercetti in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002).

Among his other roles were Ray Sinclair in Something Wild (1986), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, as well as leading roles in Unlawful Entry (1992), Cop Land (1997), Hannibal (2001), Blow (2001), John Q (2002), Identity (2003), Observe and Report (2009), Killing Them Softly (2012), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), and Marriage Story (2019), as well as in the drama series Shades of Blue (2016–2018).

Filmography

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1990 GoodFellas Henry Hill

Interesting facts

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Died in his sleep. The cause of death was respiratory failure due to pulmonary edema and heart failure.
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Graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in drama.
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His daughter is Karsen Liotta.
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At the age of six months, he was adopted and received an Italian surname.
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Full name — Raymond Allen Liotta.
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At the age of six months, he was adopted and received an Italian surname.
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In 2002, Liotta voiced the protagonist of the video game GTA Vice City, Tommy Vercetti.