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. Related: Paying tribute to the stars we've lost in 2022 He was known for his work on Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas, 1989's Field of Dreams, and most recently, Jennifer Lopez's cop drama, Shades of Blue, as well as the Oscar nominated movie Marriage Story.
One of the first actors to react to the tragic news of Liotta's passing was his Goodfellas co-star, Lorraine Braco, who called him the "best part" of making the '90s movie. "I am utterly shattered to hear this terrible news about my Ray," she wrote on Twitter. Gallery: The best death scenes in cinema history (Espresso)"I can be anywhere in the world and people will come up and 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. "I am utterly shattered to hear this terrible news about my Ray.
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