RAY LIOTTA. The American actor of “Goodfellas” died in his sleep in the middle of filming. Ray Liotta was 67 years old.
[Mis à jour le 27 mai 2022 à 9h15] Ray Liotta died this Thursday, May 26, 2022, announced several American media. The 67-year-old American actor was known for his cult role in “Goodfellas”. Ray Liotta died in his sleep, according to information from TMZ which cites relatives of the actor. The latter was shooting the feature film “Dangerous Waters” in the Dominican Republic. Also according to information from TMZ, there would be no suspicious elements linked to the death of Ray Liotta. His partner, Jacy Nittolo, was present at his side on the set of the film.
Ray Liotta was inseparable from his role played in “Goodfellas”. He played Henry Hill, a man who dreamed of being a gangster in Martin Scorsese’s film. Thereafter, we could see him in many projects, in the cinema but also on television, as in “Fatal Obsession”, “Memoirs suspicious”, “Phoenix”, or even “Hannibal” or “No Sudden Move”. One of his last film roles was in the film “Many Saints of Newark”, a spin-off film from the “Soprano” series.
Raymond Liotta alias Ray Liotta was born on December 18, 1954 in New Jersey, but it was in Miami that he trained in comedy. He started in the 1980s in television series (“Another world”, “Casablanca”) and appeared in the cinema in 1983 in “The Lonely lady”. He obtained a leading role in “Dangereuse in all respects” in 1986, and continued with “Field of Dreams” in 1989. He became a star in 1990 by playing in “Les Affranchis”. From then on, he made thrillers his favorite register (“Fatal Obsession” in 1992, “Cop Land” in 1997) but also made comedies (“Corrina” in 1994, “Poisoned beauties” in 2001). We find him in “Charlie’s Secret” in 2010. Ray Liotta died in his sleep on May 26, 2022, at the age of 67.
