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Ray Liotta
Raymond Allen Liotta was an American actor. He first gained attention for his role in the film Something Wild (1986), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. He was best known for his portrayals of Shoeless Joe Jackson in the film Field of Dreams (1989) and Henry Hill in the film Goodfellas (1990). Liotta appeared in numerous other films, including Unlawful Entry (1992), Cop Land (1997),…
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entertainment · American actor (1954–2022) · actor · film producer · film actor · also Ray Liotta, Raymond Allen Liotta, Raymond Liotta, Liotta
Born 18 December 1954 · Died 26 May 2022 · Q211280
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I remember watching Gene Hackman, or Robert Duvall. To just see them as actors. You think of them as these icons. But you see them mess up their lines, flub their lines, whatever, you just see the human being. But then when they're "in" it's totally about playing pretend. The game of it.
2023· 11 entries
Hollywood Life: Ray Liotta’s Cause Of Death Revealed Nearly 1 Year Later: Autopsy Report
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Page Six: Ray Liotta’s cause of death revealed 1 year after his passing
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Deadline.com: Ray Liotta’s Cause Of Death Revealed
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Entertainment Weekly: Ray Liotta's daughter honors him at posthumous Walk of Fame ceremony: 'Everyone deserves a Ray in their life'
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Entertainment Tonight: Ray Liotta's Daughter Shares Tribute From Martin Scorsese at Walk of Fame Ceremony
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USA Today: Ray Liotta honored by his 'Cocaine Bear' co-star Alden Ehrenreich: 'He was so powerful'
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With his daughter accepting the recognition on his behalf
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People: Alden Ehrenreich Says Ray Liotta 'Loved' Working on 'Cocaine Bear': He Had a 'Ball'
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People: Elizabeth Banks Says Ray Liotta 'Had a Great Time' Making 'Cocaine Bear' Weeks Before His Death
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Concluded that Liotta's cause of death was respiratory failure, pulmonary edema, and heart failure, with atherosclerosis cited as an underlying issue
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2022· 15 entries
The Guardian: Black Bird review – Ray Liotta is heartbreaking in this posthumous prison drama
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The Guardian: Martin Scorsese on Ray Liotta in Goodfellas: ‘The new guy never missed a beat’
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The Guardian: Ray Liotta obituary
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The Guardian: Interviewing Ray Liotta was a unique experience - he was an actor without pretence
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The Guardian: Ray Liotta: Goodfellas actor had boyish radiance to puncture the toughness | Peter Bradshaw
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The Guardian: Ray Liotta – a life in pictures
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The Guardian: Ray Liotta, star of Goodfellas and Field of Dreams, dies aged 67
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Ray Liotta died because of the COVID-19 vaccine.” Pants on Fire.
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Died 2022-05-26.
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At age 67, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, during the filming of Dangerous Waters
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After wrapping up filming of Cocaine Bear, Liotta made a speech and stated that he was known for being Italian, but he did a heritage tree and found that he mostly has Irish ancestry
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Liotta was posthumously recognized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 24, 2023
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“I feel passionate about things. And I feel things deeply, and that's always the way I've been taught, right from the beginning, that the deeper you feel something the better the acting.....and then it's also the person you're playing. If you're playing someone who's upset or yelling, that's what you gotta do. That's the job.”
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“Até onde eu posso lembrar, eu sempre quis ser um gângster.”
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“I remember watching Gene Hackman, or Robert Duvall. To just see them as actors. You think of them as these icons. But you see them mess up their lines, flub their lines, whatever, you just see the human being. But then when they're "in" it's totally about playing pretend. The game of it.”
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2021· 2 entries
The Guardian: Ray Liotta: ‘Why haven’t I worked with Scorsese since Goodfellas? You’d have to ask him. I’d love to’
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Played twin brothers "Hollywood Dick" Moltisanti and Salvatore "Sally" Moltisanti in the film The Many Saints of Newark, a prequel to the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos
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2018· 2 entries
Became a spokesperson for Pfizer's Chantix advertising campaign
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While discussing his role alongside Jennifer Lopez as a corrupt cop targeted by the FBI in the NBC crime drama Shades of Blue, Liotta told a reporter for Long Island Weekly:
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2016· 2 entries
Awarded New Jersey Hall of Fame (2016).
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Liotta provided the narration for a Palm Beach County tourism television commercial promoting the area's beaches and attractions
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2014· 2 entries
Played a preacher in the faith-based film The Identical
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“I was obsessed with riding horses [on the show]. I love it now. I”
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2012· 1 entry
Liotta appeared as himself in a purely vocal role for the "What a Croc
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2011· 1 entry
Starred in The Son of No One, opposite Channing Tatum and Al Pacino
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2009· 1 entry
Appeared in Crossing Over, co-starring Harrison Ford
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2008· 2 entries
Made a guest appearance on the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob
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Starred in Hero Wanted as a detective alongside Cuba Gooding Jr
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2007· 1 entry
Liotta appeared with John Travolta in the film Wild Hogs, and in Battle in Seattle as the city's mayor
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2006· 1 entry
Appeared in Smokin' Aces—reuniting with Narc director Carnahan, in which he portrayed an FBI agent named Donald Carruthers in one of the lead roles
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2005· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for ER (2005).
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Narrated Inside the Mafia for the National Geographic Channel
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2004· 2 entries
Liotta made his Broadway debut opposite Frank Langella in the Stephen Belber play Match
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Playing Charlie Metcalf in the episode "Time of Death"
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2003· 1 entry
Alongside John Cusack and Alfred Molina, in the dark horror-thriller Identity
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2002· 1 entry
Appeared as Detective Lieutenant Henry Oak in the Joe Carnahan-directed film Narc, a role that led to an Independent Spirit Award nomination and a Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards nomination for Best Supporting Mal
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2001· 1 entry
Played the father of drug dealer George Jung in the film Blow, and a victim of a mother-daughter con-artist team played by Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt in Heartbreakers
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1998· 1 entry
For his performance as a compulsive gambler in Phoenix
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1996· 1 entry
Starred in the sci-fi/thriller Unforgettable
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1995· 1 entry
Starred in the war comedy film Operation Dumbo Drop
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1992· 1 entry
Starred as a psychopathic cop in the thriller Unlawful Entry
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1990· 1 entry
Liotta portrayed real-life mobster Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's universally praised and commercially successful Academy Award winning film Goodfellas
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1989· 1 entry
Liotta played the ghost of baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in the fantasy/drama film Field of Dreams
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1973· 1 entry
Graduated from Union High School, and was later named to the Union High School Hall of Fame
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1954· 1 entry
Born 1954-12-18.
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