What's Hot: Day-by-Day Fall Schedule; Celebs With Their Pets; Shows We Lost This Season; Idol Runner-Up Takes Pay Cut?

Ray Liotta

Celebrity

Ray Liotta: Biography

Ray Liotta

Birth Place: Newark, NJ
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/18/1954, Sagittarius
Profession: Actor

User Rating:

(36 ratings)
Add Your Rating:

1 stars

2 stars

3 stars

4 stars

5 stars

Ray Liotta Fast Facts:

Worked as a bartender for the Shubert Theater in New York City before making it as an actor.
Early TV credit was portraying the bartender Sacha in the 1983 NBC series Casablanca, which also featured David Soul (in the role originally played by Humphrey Bogart), Hector Elizondo and Scatman Crothers.
Despite his pivotal role as the ghost of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, said that he found the success of Field of Dreams baffling because the premise was so outlandish.
While researching his role as a VA doctor in 1992's Article 99, he shadowed the chief surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and passed out during a procedure, chipping two teeth and requiring 15 stitches in his chin.
Provided the voice of lead character Tommy Vercetti in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Ray Liotta Relationships:
Alfred Liotta - Father
Karsen Liotta - Daughter
Linda Liotta - Sister
Mary Liotta - Mother
Michelle Grace - Ex-wife
Ray Liotta Awards:
1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Nominee
1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
College:
University of Miami, Miami, FL (BFA, 1978)

Photos

jason patric, Ray Liotta Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com

john cusack, Amanda Peet, Ray Liotta, James Mangold Lester Cohen/WireImage.com

The League, Ray Liotta Michael Becker/FX

The League, Ray Liotta, Nick Kroll Michael Becker/FX

Smith, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ray Liotta Robert Voets/CBS

Smith, Ray Liotta, Amy Smart, Simon Baker Ron P. Jaffe/Warner Bros

more Ray Liotta photos (10 total photos)

Advertisement

Our Partners

Will Smith's 'Men In Black 3' Tops 'Avengers' At Box Office PublishDate = 5/27/2012 10:59:27 AM
Wes Anderson Movie Art: 'Rushmore,' 'Moonrise Kingdom,' 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' (PHOTOS) PublishDate = 5/25/2012 12:33:32 PM
Christopher Lee 90th Birthday: 90 Reasons The Horror Icon is Awesome PublishDate = 5/24/2012 4:58:52 PM
Britney Spears vs. Jennifer Lopez -- It's All About Money PublishDate = 5/29/2012 3:50:00 AM
Randy Travis -- My Ex-Wife Sabotaged My Career! PublishDate = 5/29/2012 3:40:00 AM
Lil Wayne and Drake -- We Are NOT Forking Over $400,000 PublishDate = 5/29/2012 3:30:00 AM
Meghan McCain Is Not A ‘Bully’ Who ‘Looks For Fights’ PublishDate = 5/28/2012 11:26:45 PM
Chris Hayes Apologizes For Memorial Day Remarks About The Word ‘Heroes’ PublishDate = 5/28/2012 11:17:07 PM

Advertisement

Most Popular TV Shows

more popular tv shows

Most Popular Celebrities

more popular celebrities

Most Popular Movies

more popular movies

Top Videos

more top videos