Ray Liotta

American actor known for playing Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams (1989), Henry Hill in Goodfellas (1990), and Tommy Vercetti in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002). Dark, tightly wound, he made impact with his stage presence and sexual charisma.

An adopted child of an auto parts dealer, he was raised in a comfortable middle-class family. At the University of Miami he studied drama, and when he moved to New York, got his first role in two days in a commercial. He was soon cast in the daytime TV soap, "Another World," where he played for three years. In 1986, his film Something Wild was a hit, leading to his successful screen career.

He starring in Unlawful Entry (1992), Cop Land (1997), Hannibal (2001), Blow (2001), John Q (2002), Identity (2003), Observe and Report (2009), Killing Them Softly (2012), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Marriage Story (2019) and The Many Saints of Newark (2021), as well as the drama series Shades of Blue (2016–2018).

He married former model Michelle Grace in February 1997; their daughter Karsen was born in December 1998. The couple announced their split in September 2003 and divorced in 2004.

At around 8 PM local time on 18 February 2007 in Los Angeles, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol after he hit two parked cars.

He died in his sleep on 26 May 2022 at the age of 67 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, during the filming of Dangerous Waters. At the time of his death, he was engaged to Jacy Nittolo.