According to a publication called ‘Deadline, Ray Liotta, who was the protagonist of “One of Ours”, has died at the age of just 67. He was filming Dangerous Waters’ in Dominican Republic when he died.
He was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1954. After being abandoned in an orphanage, he was adopted at six months. Liotta began his professional career in 1974 after he graduated from the University of Miami. Four years later, he would play Joey Perrini on the telenovela Otro mundo’. He continued in the serial until 1981. He was able to make a name for his self as a secondary character in the film industry. His big break came at the hands Jonathan Demme and his “Something Wild” (1986). He was a cold, cynical ex-prisoner whose only goal was to get rid of the new partner of his ex-partner. Melanie Griffith was Melanie Griffith. He was perfect for the role because of his sharp, intense eyes, his sharp features and harsh voice. He was even nominated for the Golden Globe Award and the New York Film Critics Circle Award as Best Supporting Actor.
The actor started to receive offers from all walks of life until he was offered the role of Henry Hill, a gangster, in “One of Ours” (Martin Scorsese 1990), along with Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro. Liotta, a handsome and blue-eyed actor, was the ideal actor to deceive and seduce the viewer. He told the story of how he was a member of an organized crime gang that carried out the Lufthansa robbery at London Airport. International John F. Kennedy, 1978: More than five million dollars in cash & jewelry.
He would play a pivotal role in the future of his career. He was arrested in 2007 for driving under the influence and colliding with his Cadillac Escalade. For example, he was the role of Pete Davis in “False seduction” (Jonathan Kaplan 1992), in which he was a policeman who ends up giving trouble to Madeleine Stowe and Kurt Russell. He also played Sylvester Stallone in “Cop Land ( James Mangold 1997). When asked about his favourite roles, he attempted to break out of the mould of the industry and pointed to characters such as the brother who brought compassion to life in “The strength of a less being” (Robert M. Young 1988), or the baseball player in “The Field of Dreams” (Phil Alden Robinson 1989), alongside Kevin Costner.
He would later appear in titles like “Hannibal” (Ridley Scott 2001), with Anthony Hopkins. He would also participate in comedy such as “The Seductresses” (David Mirkin 2001), in which he attempted to escape from two con women played by Sigourney and Jennifer Love Hewitt. He would also be seen in thrillers such as “Blow” (Ted Demme 2001) alongside Penelope Cruz, Johnny Depp, and others.
Above, in One of ours’. Below, with Sigourney Weaver, in ’The Seductresses’ and in the third season ‘Hannah’.
After a period of decreased projects, his number was back up in recent years. Recent films included ‘Story of a Marriage (Noah Baumbach), and ‘No Sudden Move (Steven Soderbergh) and he once again entered the world of characters of questionable reputation in titles like ‘Holy criminals (Alan Taylor, 2021), which is the prequel to The Sopranos’. He also appeared in ‘Hannah’ season 3 on Prime Video where he played the role of Gordon Evans, the antagonist of the story. He admitted that he didn’t watch much TV, but he was curious to have found an important gap in the small screen. This is where ‘Black Bird’, the last series in which it had been a part, will soon be released. He had just finished filming ‘Cocaine Bear” and The Fool’ in cinema and had ‘Dangerous Waters,’ directed by Elizabeth Banks, as well as ‘April 29, 1992,’ still pending on his schedule.
Riotta has a 24-year-old daughter, Karsen, from his marriage with Michelle Grace. He met Michelle Grace on the set of ‘The Sinatra Clan,’ and they divorced in 2002. He was married to Jacy Nittolo, an American businesswoman. He was a luxury secondary and didn’t win any awards. However, he did receive an Emmy for best guest actor in a drama series for his performance in ‘Time of Death,’ one of many great episodes of ‘ER’. In this episode, he played Charlie Metcalf who was on the brink of death.
