Liotta was working on a project in the Dominican Republic and died in his sleep, his publicist told CNN on Thursday. He is 67 years old.
“As an actor, he’s so unique, so adventurous, so brave. Playing Henry Hill in Goodfellas was a huge undertaking because the character has so many different aspects and so many layers of complexity , while Ray was in nearly every scene in Goodfellas. “Long and difficult shoot,” the statement read. “He absolutely blew me away and I’ll forever be for the work we did on that photo. proud. My heart goes out to his loved ones and pained by his loss, too soon. “
Co-star Robert De Niro said: “I am deeply saddened to learn of Ray’s passing. He was too young to leave us.”
“I can be anywhere in the world and people will come and tell me their favorite movie is Goodfellas,” she wrote. “Then they always ask what was the best part of making that movie. My answer is always the same…Ray Liotta.”
“I was so upset to hear of Ray Liotta’s passing. While he left an incredible legacy, he will always be ‘Barefoot Joe Jackson’ in my heart,” Costner said in the film wrote, with clips of both of them. “What happened in that moment in the movie is real. God gave us this stunt. Now God has thunder.”
“We’ve shared some intense moments over the past three years!” she wrote. “I was thrilled when I first heard that he was taking over work on Shades of Blue, and when we first walked together on set for our first scene, there was a spark and mutual respect, we Everyone knew this would be good.