Jennifer Lopez, Kevin Costner & More Pay Tribute To The Late Ray Liotta
Celebrities have taken to Twitter to pay tribute to Ray Liotta, after the actor's tragic passing yesterday (May 26, 2022). Liotta was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1954. He began acting whilst attending the University of Miami, where he performed in musicals such as Cabaret and The Sound of Music. After moving to New York, Liotta's first major role was in Something Wild, a 1989 action-comedy starring Jeff Daniels and Melanie Griffith, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. The first of his famous roles came after that however, when he played Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams, which remains an iconic performance.
Among his many famous roles, Liotta is perhaps best known to many for his performance as Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s classic gangster film Goodfellas, which catapulted him into the realm of superstar. After Goodfellas, the actor appeared in number of acclaimed pictures, usually playing some shade of villain, although he wasn’t construed to one kind of character. Liotta's turn in Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story againshowed off his ability to play complicated characters. The actor was also capable of impressive comedic roles, with cameo appearances in shows like Modern Family. Yesterday, it was reported that Liotta had passed away at the age of 67, having died in his sleep while filming a new movie in the Dominican Republic. So far, no official statement from Liotta's family or representatives has been released.
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Now, co-stars, collaborators and celebrity fans pay tribute to Liotta on social media. Liotta’s co-star on Shades of Blue Jennifer Lopez posted a lengthy and touching tribute, describing the actor as the
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