Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta

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Raymond Allen Liotta (December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams (1989) and Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990). He was a Primetime Emmy Award winning actor and received nominations for a Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Ray Liotta was born on Saturday, 18 December 1954 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. His full name at birth was Raymond Allen Liotta. He was best known as an actor. Liotta's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Thursday, 26 May 2022 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic at the age of 67. He is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Ray attended high school at Union High School, Union Township, New Jersey, USA (1973). For university, he studied at University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA (1978). His religion is listed as Roman Catholic. He was 6' (183 cm) tall and weighed 176 lbs (80 kg) with a slim build. He had blue eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). His net worth was reported to be $14,000,000 US dollars. His zodiac star sign was Sagittarius.

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Full name at birth
Raymond Allen Liotta
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Claim to fame
his roles as Ray Sinclair in the 1986 action comedy film Something Wild, Shoeless Joe Jackson in the 1989 sports fantasy drama film Field of Dreams, Henry Hill in the 1990 biographical crime drama film Goodfellas, Gary Figgis in the 1997 neo-noir crime drama film Cop Land, Samuel Rhodes in the 2003 mystery thriller film Identity, Markie Trattman in the 2012 neo-noir crime drama film Killing Them Softly, and Peter Deluca in the 2012 epic crime drama film The Place Beyond the Pines
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Date of birth
18 December 1954
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Place of birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Date of death
26 May 2022
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Age
67 (age at death)
Place of death
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Cause of death
Respiratory insufficiency, pulmonary edema and heart disease, with atherosclerosis cited as an underlying issue
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Resting place
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
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Occupation
Actor, Voice Actor, Film Producer
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PERSONAL DETAILS

Height
6' (183 cm)
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Weight
176 lbs (80 kg)
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Build
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Gender
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Distinctive feature
  • Mildly stocky frame
  • Smoldering eyes
  • Clean-shaven look
  • Puffy face
  • Short-cropped, wavy hair
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Shoe size
11
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Residence
Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Net worth
$14,000,000 USD
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High school
Union High School, Union Township, New Jersey, USA (1973)
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University
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA (1978)
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Talent agency
MN2S Talent Agency
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I mean, I understand that, I guess, it brings people to the movie, but I hope that I get really, really huge so that I don't have to do this anymore.
  • In Blow (2001), Liotta plays father to George Jung (Johnny Depp), who reportedly was responsible for 85% of all cocaine distributed in the US in the late 1970s/early '80s. Therefore, there is an 85% chance that Liotta's son in Blow (2001) is distributing cocaine to Liotta, playing Henry Hill in Goodfellas (1990).
  • Has appeared in a film for Jonathan Demme (Something Wild (1986)), and his nephew Ted Demme (Blow (2001)). He also appeared in Hannibal (2001), the sequel to Demme's film The Silence of the Lambs (1991). So, while he has appeared in a Demme film and a Lecter film, he has never done both at the same time.
  • Played baseball player "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams (1989). Ex-wife, Michelle Grace is also the ex-wife of baseball player Mark Grace.
  • One of the roles he played while at the University of Miami was as one of the Von Trapp children (Kurt) in the 1974 production of "The Sound of Music." Also appearing in that production was Gail Edwards.
  • Was the original choice for the role of Dignam in The Departed (2006), however had to reluctantly decline due to other commitments.

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