“Goodfellas” director Martin Scorsese penned a moving tribute to late lead star Ray Liotta.
Liotta was publicly pronounced dead on May 26 at the age of 67. IndieWire confirmed that the actor passed away in his sleep while filming the upcoming crime thriller “Dangerous Waters” in the Dominican Republic.
Liotta was best known for portraying the rise and fall of mob man Henry Hill in Scorsese’s 1990 classic gangster biopic, while continuing to showcase organized crime in “Blow” and the “Silence of the Lambs” sequel “Hannibal,” “Killing Them Softly,” “No Sudden Move,” and most recently “Sopranos” prequel film “The Many Saints of Newark.”
“Goodfellas” director Scorsese issued a statement in response to Liotta’s passing. “I’m absolutely shocked and devastated by the sudden, unexpected death of Ray Liotta,” Scorsese penned. “He was so uniquely gifted, so adventurous, so courageous as an actor.”
The Oscar-winning director continued, “Playing Henry Hill in ‘Goodfellas’ was a tall order,...
Liotta was publicly pronounced dead on May 26 at the age of 67. IndieWire confirmed that the actor passed away in his sleep while filming the upcoming crime thriller “Dangerous Waters” in the Dominican Republic.
Liotta was best known for portraying the rise and fall of mob man Henry Hill in Scorsese’s 1990 classic gangster biopic, while continuing to showcase organized crime in “Blow” and the “Silence of the Lambs” sequel “Hannibal,” “Killing Them Softly,” “No Sudden Move,” and most recently “Sopranos” prequel film “The Many Saints of Newark.”
“Goodfellas” director Scorsese issued a statement in response to Liotta’s passing. “I’m absolutely shocked and devastated by the sudden, unexpected death of Ray Liotta,” Scorsese penned. “He was so uniquely gifted, so adventurous, so courageous as an actor.”
The Oscar-winning director continued, “Playing Henry Hill in ‘Goodfellas’ was a tall order,...
- 5/27/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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