A shocker. Ray Liotta, the terrific
actor whose career breakout came in the 1990 Martin Scorsese crime classic Goodfellas after
co-starring in Field of Dreams, has died. He was 67. Deadline
hears that Liotta died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was shooting the
film Dangerous Waters. We
will have more details when they become available. Liotta leaves behind a
daughter, Karsen. He was engaged to be married to Jacy Nittolo. Liotta was on a big resurgence. Recent turns included The Many Saints of Newark, Marriage Story — for which he shared a 2020 ensemble Indie Spirit Award — and Steven Soderbergh’s No Sudden Move. He finished the Elizabeth Banks-directed Cocaine Bear and was due to star in the Working Title film The Substance opposite Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley. ‘Sopranos’ Boss David Chase On His ‘Many Saints Of Newark’
Star Ray Liotta: “We All Felt We Lucked Out Having Him On That Movie”
He also recently was set to executive
produce the A&E docuseries Five Families, about the dramatic rise and
fall of the New York’s mafia’s Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese
families. While better known for his big-screen roles, Liotta also starred with
Taron Egerton in the Apple TV+ series Black Bird, recurred on Prime Video’s Hanna, fronted
the 2006 CBS crime drama Smith and starred opposite Jennifer Lopez in the
2016-18 NBC police drama Shades of Blue. Liotta won a Primetime Emmy in 2005 for
his guest stint on ER and was a two-time SAG Award nominee for the
2015 miniseries Texas
Rising and 1998 telefilm The Rat Pack, in which he starred as Frank Sinatra
opposite Don Cheadle, Joe Mantegna and Angus Macfayden. Ray Liotta’s Screen Career: A Photo Gallery Among
his earliest screen roles playing nice guy Joey Perrini on the popular NBC soap Another World from
1978-81.
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