Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracko
Ray Liotta, an actor best known for his role as the hustler crowd-shattering Henry Hill in legendary director Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, has died. 67-year-old Liotta leaves behind a daughter, Karsen. He died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was shooting the film Dangerous Waters. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Liotta was also memorable as Ray Sinclair, the violent ex-convict husband of Melanie Griffith’s character in Jonathan Demme’s Something Wild, and as cop Matt Wozniak in the 2016–18 NBC police drama Shades of Blue.
Celebrities Tributes
Lorraine Bracko, who co-starred in Goodfellas, paid tribute to him. “I am completely devastated to hear this terrible news about my Ray,” she wrote on Twitter. “I can be anywhere in the world and people will come and tell me that their favorite movie is Goodfellas. Then they always ask what was the best part of making that movie. My reaction has always been the same… Ray Liotta.”
Josh Brolin shared a picture of the actor on Instagram, along with he wrote, “My friend. My friend. How so soon? Why? I will miss you. I will think of seeing you in Gold often, what to do about it.” Go on talking about how to find something together. I always looked up to you – work was always so good, but the man you always stood between. Yes, I’ll miss you, friend. Until we’re together again Meet, wherever they say it is.”
Jamie Lee Curtis tweeted, “Ray Liotta has passed away. His work as an actor showed his complexity as a human being. A gentleman. Sad to hear that.”
Jeffrey Wright also penned a heartfelt note, “Ray Liotta. Man. Met dude for the first time last year. Great actor,” he tweeted.
About Ray Liott
Raymond Allen Liotta was born on December 18, 1954 in the city of Newark. He was adopted from an orphanage at the age of six months. Later in life, he won an Emmy in 2005 for his guest turn on the NBC drama ER.
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