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Ray Liotta

Birth Name:
Raymond Allen Liotta
Birth Place:
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer, Soundtrack
Ray Liotta

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
  • 2007Felix - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 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 AwardWinner
  • 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
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