Ray Liotta‘s daughter Karsen Liotta and his fiancée Jacy Nittolo have paid an emotional tribute to the late Goodfellas actor 9 months after his demise.
Liotta, who died in his sleep aged 67 in Could 2022 whereas within the Dominican Republic filming a brand new film, was honoured in a single day with a Hollywood Stroll of Fame star, with the disclosing ceremony seeing Karsen, 24, Nittolo, 48, Taron Egerton and Elizabeth Banks share touching phrases in regards to the actor.
A visibly emotional Karsen held up a portrait of her father with Nittolo, who was seen wiping tears from her eyes as they mirrored on their completely satisfied reminiscences with Liotta.
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“I am so touched to be accepting this honour on behalf of my dad,” Karsen stated on the ceremony, per a number of retailers.
“I could not be extra happy with him. He was a one in every of a sort actor and the very best good friend, brother and father anybody might have requested for. I lucked out with you.”
“When you’ve got a Ray in your life, you are fortunate. I really like you a lot. Thanks to your work and the imprint you left on me and all of those that love you. Everybody deserves a Ray of their life.”
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In the meantime, Banks, who directed Liotta in Cocaine Bear, one in every of his closing movie initiatives, stated: “I all the time admired his appearing, however I genuinely loved him as a human.”
“Though he is identified for enjoying robust guys, I discovered him to be charming and somewhat mischievous which made him charming as an actor and as a person, and actually excellent for Cocaine Bear,” she continued.
“When any actor of Ray’s calibre places belief in you as a director, it is a reward. However Ray gave me a lot extra. Ray’s respect for me as a director, as his boss on set, meant the whole lot to me as a result of for those who can direct Henry Hill, you are able to do f—ing something on this city.”
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Egerton, who labored on the 2022 miniseries Black Chook with Liotta, additionally paid tribute.
“He was a type of uncommon artists that introduced all of himself into his work, all of his depth, all of his vulnerability and, within the case of our present, all of his love,” he stated.
”I used to be deeply impressed by Ray, he was the epitome of an actor’s actor.”
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