Raymond Allen Liotta

Raymond Allen Liotta was born in Newark, New Jersey, and adopted from an orphanage at six months by Mary and Alfred Liotta. He studied drama at the University of Miami, performing in musicals before moving to New York and appearing on the soap opera Another World. His breakout film role came in Jonathan Demme's 1986 dark comedy Something Wild, earning him a Golden Globe nomination for his chilling psycho-ex Ray Sinclair.

In 1989, Liotta starred as the ghost of legendary baseball player "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in the classic fantasy drama Field of Dreams. In 1990, Martin Scorsese cast him in the starring role of real-life mobster Henry Hill in Goodfellas. Liotta's breathless narration, unhinged charm, and manic paranoia anchored what is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest motion pictures ever made. He voiced Tommy Vercetti in the landmark video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) and won an Emmy Award in 2005 for a guest appearance in ER. Liotta died in his sleep while filming Dangerous Waters in the Dominican Republic.