The scenes we did together were among the all time highlights of my acting career. My response has always been the same…Ray Liotta.”Īlessandro Nivola, who recently appeared with Liotta in “The Sopranos” prequel film “The Many Saints of Newark” wrote, “I feel so lucky to have squared off against this legend in one of his final roles. Then they always ask what was the best part of making that movie. I can be anywhere in the world & people will come up & tell me their favorite movie is Goodfellas. Lorraine Bracco, who played Karen Hill in “Goodfellas” tweeted Thursday that she was, “Utterly shattered to hear this terrible news about my Ray. READ MORE: Four Children Among Five Killed In Pottstown Home Explosion, Police Say He was in the Dominican Republic to film a new movie. The Hollywood Reporter and NBC News cited representatives for Liotta who said he died in his sleep Wednesday night. He was 67.Īn official at the Dominican Republic’s National Forensic Science Institute who was not authorized to speak to the media confirmed the death of Ray Liotta and said his body was taken to the Cristo Redentor morgue. (AP) - Ray Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died.
