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Ray Liotta, star of ‘Goodfellas,’ dead at 67
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What is Ray Liotta’s best movie?.(from quora)...
Everything about the movie is iconic. Everything. It’s quite literally the perfect movie in my estimation because the dialogue, the tempo, the scenery and casting is all top-notch. And yes, this includes Ray Liotta. He is brilliant. Even his laughter is iconic enough to become a meme almost thirty years after the movie came out. I also like the backstory of Liotta, the man — hired by Scorcese to play Henry Hill, the director thought he was pulling quite a funny move; Hill was a half-Irish kid who couldn’t make it as a proper ‘made man’ mobster as he wasn’t “pure Italian”. Liotta, meanwhile, was adopted by an Italian American family as an infant. It wasn’t until the year 2000 that he tracked down his biological mother and discovered he was, in fact, of Scottish ancestry.</p>
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Ray Liotta was a fine actor and he never disappointed in any of his roles. Goodfellas defined him, but he was so much more than Henry Hill. He played fine heroes, anti-heroes and villains alike. He could do creepy, sympathetic and intense, sometimes a mix of all the above. Those piercing blue eyes mmust have helped an awful lot, too. Screen presence for miles.
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I absolutely loved Ray Liotta as an actor and Goodfellas will always be one of my all-time favorite movies. I’m shocked and saddened to see him die so suddenly, aged only 67. He died abroad while filming, in bed the night before another day of shooting. Died with his boots on. A shame he won’t give the world of film more of his amazing talent. Rest in piece, you magnificent bastard!</p>
