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Ray Liotta Biography

Birth Name:Raymond Allen Liotta

Birth Place:Newark, New Jersey, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries for "The Rat Pack" in 1999
Has donated work to the Itty Bitty Art Sale, a celebrity art sale that raises money for charity
Studied acting at the University of Miami and performed at the University's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
Made his screen acting debut in the daytime TV series "Another World" in 1978
Worked as a bartender while trying to get his first auditions in New York
Though frequently cast as a tough guy, he has made multiple forays into more gentle and understated parts, as in "Field of Dreams," in which he played baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson
Best known for playing Henry Hill in "Goodfellas" and Capt․ J․T․ Robbins in "No Escape․"
Made his Broadway debut in 2004 in "Match" by Stephen Belber
Appeared in the music video for "Lovers On the Sun" by David Guetta in 2014
Lent his voice to the video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" as the character Tommy Vercetti

Awards

1986NYFCC Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
1987BSFC Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1987Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
1987NSFC Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
1991CFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
1993MTV Movie Award-Best Villain: nominated
1999Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: nominated
2003Independent Spirit Award-Best Supporting Male: nominated
2003PFCS Award-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
2005Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Guest Actor: winner
2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: winner
2005Prism Award-Performance in a Drama Series Episode: winner
2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Guest Actor of the Decade: nominated
2011Felix-Best Actor: nominated
2016Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: nominated
2020Robert Altman Award-: winner
2021DFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2022EDA Special Mention Award-Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest: nominated
2023Critics Choice Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: nominated
2023Gold Derby TV Award-Limited/Movie Supporting Actor: nominated
2023OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Limited or Anthology Series: nominated
2023Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: nominated
2024Astra TV Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Streaming Movie: nominated