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My Take
Ray Liotta belongs to my personal pantheon of actors who could change a film's temperature just by entering the frame. Goodfellas gave him the role of a lifetime, that laugh and those eyes flickering between charm and menace, yet Field of Dreams proved he could play pure tenderness too. Hollywood never quite knew what to do with that range, so he spent decades elevating material that did not deserve him. That his lone Emmy came as a guest actor says everything: he was the visitor who stole the show. His death in 2022, mid-renaissance, still feels like an unfinished sentence in American cinema.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ray Liotta
- Name (Japanese)
- レイ・リオッタ
- Reading
- れい・りおった
- Born
- December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Horse
- Origin
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Height
- 2 cm
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / film actor
2. Background
- High school
- Union High School
- University
- University of Miami
Awards & achievements
- 2005 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- 2016 New Jersey Hall of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ray Liotta born?
December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022.
Where is Ray Liotta from?
Ray Liotta is from Newark, New Jersey, United States.
What does Ray Liotta do?
Ray Liotta works as actor, film producer, film actor.
How tall is Ray Liotta?
Ray Liotta is 2 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.