We had been all shocked this morning by the surprising passing of Ray Liotta. The Goodfellas actor was simply 67 years outdated when he died in his sleep within the Dominican Republic, the place he was taking pictures the movie, Harmful Waters. Pals and colleagues instantly paid tribute to Ray Liotta, together with his Goodfellas co-stars Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Lorraine Bracco, in addition to Kevin Costner, the star of Area of Goals.
In a press release to Leisure Weekly, Joe Pesci mentioned, “God is a Goodfella, and so is Ray.” In his personal assertion, Robert De Niro added, “I used to be very saddened to study of Ray’s passing. He’s method too younger to have left us. Might he relaxation in peace.” Lorraine Bracco, who performed his spouse in Goodfellas, mentioned, “I’m completely shattered to listen to this horrible information about my Ray. I may be anyplace on the planet & folks will come up & inform me their favourite film is Goodfellas. Then they all the time ask what was the perfect a part of making that film. My response has all the time been the identical…Ray Liotta.“
Martin Scorsese, Ray Liotta’s director on Goodfellas, wrote: “I’m completely shocked and devastated by the sudden, surprising dying of Ray Liotta. He was so uniquely gifted, so adventurous, so brave as an actor. Enjoying Henry Hill in Goodfellas was a tall order, as a result of the character had so many various sides, so many difficult layers, and Ray was in virtually each scene of a protracted, robust shoot. He completely amazed me, and I’ll all the time be pleased with the work we did collectively on that image. My coronary heart goes out to his family members, and it aches for his loss, method too early.“
The Sopranos creator David Chase, who co-wrote and produced The Many Saints of Newark, additionally paid tribute to Ray Liotta, and his twin function within the movie. “This can be a large, surprising shock,” Chase wrote. “I’ve been an admirer of Ray’s work since I noticed him in ‘One thing Wild,’ a film he wrenched by the tail. I used to be so glad he labored on ‘The Many Saints of Newark.’ I believed strongly in my coronary heart that he may play that double function. He created two distinctly separate characters and every efficiency was phenomenal. Ray was additionally a really heat and humorous particular person. A very superior actor. All of us felt we lucked out having him on that film.”
