Three weeks after her father’s untimely death, Karsen Liotta is opening up about the devastating loss.
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Paying respects. Kevin Costner honored his Field of Dreams costar Ray Liotta after the actor’s sudden death.
“Devastated to hear the news of Ray Liotta’s passing,” the Oscar winner, 67, tweeted on Thursday, May 26, alongside a clip from the 1989 movie. “While he leaves an incredible legacy, he’ll always be ‘Shoeless Joe Jackson’ in my heart. What happened that moment in the film was real. God gave us that stunt. Now God has Ray.”
The Yellowstone star was referring to a scene in the classic sports movie when Liotta almost hit Costner with a baseball. The Dances With Wolves director fell to the ground while attempting to dodge the ball, and the moment made the movie’s final cut.
The Goodfellas actor star died in his sleep at age 67 while on location in the Dominican Republic, his rep confirmed to NBC on Thursday. Liotta was in the country filming Dangerous Waters, which also stars Eric Dane and Saffron Burrows.
After news of his death broke, tributes poured in from his friends and former colleagues. “I am utterly shattered to hear this terrible news about my Ray,” tweeted Lorraine Bracco, who played the wife of Liotta’s character in Goodfellas. “I can be anywhere in the world & people will come up & tell me their favorite movie is Goodfellas. Then they always ask what was the best part of making that movie. My response has always been the same … Ray Liotta.”
Martin Scorsese, who directed the beloved mob movie, said he was “shocked” by the loss of the actor. “I’m absolutely shocked and devastated by the sudden, unexpected death of Ray Liotta,” he told People in a statement. “He was so uniquely gifted, so adventurous, so courageous as an actor. … He absolutely amazed me, and I’ll always be proud of the work we did together on
Three weeks after her father’s untimely death, Karsen Liotta is opening up about the devastating loss.
Heavy heart. Ray Liotta‘s daughter, Karsen, is speaking out following the sudden death of her father at the age of 67.
Ray Liotta's daughter is paying heartfelt tribute to her late father.On Thursday, Karsen Liotta, 23, broke her silence on her dad's death with an emotional memorial post, featuring a sweet photo of herself as a young girl being held up in her father's arms as they both smile for the camera.«Those who knew him, loved him. You are the best Dad anyone could ask for,» Karsen captioned the post. «I love you.
Martin Scorsese is reflecting on his old friend and co-star Ray Liotta.The "Goodfellas" star, known for his role as Henry Hill, died in May at age 67 in the Dominican Republic. The director, 79, wrote an op-ed for the Guardian to pay tribute the late actor and shared that he has some regrets on not working with Liotta again before he died.
Ray Liotta’s New Jersey hometown will pay tribute to the late actor in a significant way after his death.
Sigourney Weaver is paying tribute to her late co-star, Ray Liotta.
Late actor Ray Liotta's devastated fiancée, Jacy Nittolo, has taken to social media to pen a tribute to him.The Goodfellas actor died in his sleep at 67 while in the Dominican Republic shooting the film Dangerous Waters. His rep confirmed the actor’s death to the Hollywood Reporter. The actor was father to daughter Karsen, and engaged to marry fiancée Jacy Nittolo.
Ray Liotta’s fiancée Jacy Nittolo is speaking out for the first time since the actor’s sudden death this week.
Ray Liotta’s fiancée, Jacy Nittolo, has broken her silence on the actor’s death.
Jacy Nittolo, the fiancee of the late Ray Liotta, is speaking out after his tragic death.
Heartbroken Jennifer Lopez has led tributes to Goodfellas star Ray Liotta who died in his sleep aged 67.The acting veteran was in the Dominican Republic at the time of his passing, where he was shooting the film, Dangerous Waters, his publicist Jennifer Allen said. And 52 year old Jennifer took to Instagram to gush about the late actor as she recalled her experience filming her cop drama Shades of Blue alongside him from 2016 to 2018. "Ray was my partner in crime on Shades of Blue … the first thing that comes to mind is he was so kind to my children," Jennifer began.
Ray Liotta — known for his iconic role as Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's film — started his career in Tinseltown in the 1980s. He skyrocketed to fame in "Goodfellas" when he portrayed a real-life mobster rising through the ranks of a crime family in Brooklyn. Liotta went on to star in dozens of film and television projects, including "The Many Saints of Newark," "Hannibal," and "Shades of Blue," and worked with Johnny Depp in the 2001 movie "Blow." Behind the camera, Liotta was a doting dad to daughter Karsen, 23, whom he shared with ex-wife, Michelle Grace. At the time of his death, Liotta was engaged to Jacy Nittolo.
Ray Liotta has died at the age of 67, according to a report by Deadline. The actor, best known for his leading role in Martin Scorsese’s 1990 crime classic Goodfellas, died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic while shooting a new project, Dangerous Waters.
Goodfellas co-star, Lorraine Bracco, and other past co-stars and celebrities following his passing. Liotta died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 67 on May 26 while on location in the Dominican Republic filming his upcoming project Dangerous Waters, the star's publicist Jennifer Allen told The Hollywood Reporter. The veteran actor rose to fame in 1986 with Jonathan Demme's Something Wild, playing Melanie Griffith's ex-convict husband.
Lorraine Bracco, Alessandro Nivola and Jamie Lee Curtis have led tributes to the late Ray Liotta. Messages of grief surrounding the death of the ‘Goodfellas’ star - who passed away, aged 67, while in the Dominican Republic shooting his new movie ‘Dangerous Waters’ - have poured in from his former co-stars and across the entertainment industry. Lorraine Bracco - who played his wife Karen Hill in the 1990 mob movie directed by Martin Scorsese - was “utterly shattered” by the “terrible news”.