Ray Liotta, the actor finest recognized for taking part in Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s 1990 movie Goodfellas, has died on the age of 67. In response to Deadline, which first reported the information, Liotta died in his sleep whereas within the Dominican Republic the place he was capturing a movie titled Harmful Waters.
Born on December 18, 1954 in Newark, New Jersey, Liotta bought his begin enjoying Joey Perrini on the cleaning soap opera One other World. He made his movie debut in 1983 in The Lonely Girl and obtained a Golden Globe nomination in 1986 for his function in One thing Wild.
Liotta’s breakthrough got here in 1989 when he portrayed “Shoeless” Joe Jackson in Discipline of Goals. After that, he performed Hill in a career-making function in Goodfellas. He additionally featured in Illegal Entry, Cop Land, Blow, The Bee Film and The Place Past the Pines.
In 2005, Liotta gained a Primetime Emmy Award for taking part in Charlie Metcalf on ER.
In recent times, Liotta was experiencing a profession resurgence. He appeared in The Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark, for which he and the forged gained an Indie Spirit Award. He’s additionally appeared within the Apple TV+ collection Black Chook and had a recurring function on Prime Video’s Hanna.
Liotta is survived by his fiancé Jacy Nittolo and daughter Karsen.
