Ray Liotta, Goodfellas Famed Actor And Emmy Winner, Dead at 67

By Samantha in Entertainment On 26th May 2022
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The Goodfellas actor, Ray Liotta has passed away. The Emmy Award winner was 67. It is reported that the actor died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic. He was engaged to fiancée Jacy Nittolo, and he was dad to daughter Karsen, 23, with ex-wife Michelle Grace.

According to PEOPLE, no foul play is suspected in his death, and at the time he passed away, his fiance was with him.

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Ray talked to PEOPLE back in November where he shared that his personality was different from the tough-guy roles that he played on screen: "I have never been in a fight at all, except for during sports, and that's just pushing and goofy kid stuff," he said at the time.

He added of his career, "It's weird how this business works, because I've definitely had a career that's up and down. For some reason, I've been busier this year than I have in all the years that I've been doing this. And I still feel I'm not there yet. I just think there's a lot more."

The star recently appeared in the Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark and the Amazon Prime series Hanna, and he was currently filming the movie Dangerous Waters.

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Ray also talked about his engagement to fiance Nittolo, a mom of four, on Christmas in 2020, writing on Instagram, "Christmas wishes do come true. I asked the love of my life to marry me, and thank God she said yes!!!"

The actor also talked about the importance of family and how he never takes his family for granted.

Raised in New Jersey, the star was adopted from an orphanage as a baby by his father Alfred, an auto parts store owner, and mom Mary.

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"At first, I didn't understand how a parent could give up a child," he said. "So I had that kind of energy of just being like, that's f---ed up. And then when I finally met my birth mom in my 40s, by then, I wasn't as angry about it. It's just another journey."

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Added Liotta, "After years, you grow up, and you just see the pattern of things. I've definitely developed more patience. Now I'm grateful for my health. And being born. For my parents that adopted me. I mean, it could have gone a lot of different ways."

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