Tag: Goodfellas
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Paul Sorvino, Tony-Nominated Star and ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘The Rocketeer’ Actor, Dead at Age 83
Updated, July 25 at 3:14 p.m. Et: Oscar winner Mira Sorvino penned a tribute to her late father, “Goodfellas” star and Tony nominee Paul Sorvino.Mira wrote, “My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over. He was the most…
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Martin Scorsese on Ray Liotta in Goodfellas: ‘The new guy never missed a beat’
The great director remembers the actor’s astonishing performance in his gangster classic – and the day the distraught star had to play a euphoric scene right after receiving tragic newsWe had some problems trying to get Goodfellas made. It came at a low moment in my career and the studios were not exactly eager to…
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Becoming An Actor Wasn’t Something Ray Liotta Set Out To Do
Life is a series of unexpected journeys. Often the path we walk isn’t the one we thought we’d be on just a few years prior. Someone who probably would’ve agreed with my dime store philosophizing is the recently late, always great Ray Liotta. You probably already know Liotta was the star of “Goodfellas” — what…
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Let’s Talk About Ray Liotta’s Most Underrated Performance
We’re still reeling days after the loss of Hollywood legend Ray Liotta, the man who gave us a bevy of incredible performances across just about every genre. While known by most as Henry Hill in the Martin Scorsese masterpiece “Goodfellas,” Liotta has truly done it all. He’s played threatening gangsters, hilarious con men, and even…
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Ray Liotta Gave Cinema Its Greatest Voiceover Performance Ever In Goodfellas
One of the first things a screenwriter learns is that voiceovers are evil. They are a crutch for lazy storytellers who lack the ability to relate their tale in a visual manner. For the most part, this is true. If you need your protagonist to dump a load of exposition and character motivation on your…
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Ray Liotta obituary
Actor whose charred handsomeness and mercurial qualities led to magnetic performances in Goodfellas and Something Wild‘As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” Those words, delivered with lingering fascination by the actor Ray Liotta, who has died unexpectedly aged 67, ushered audiences into Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas (1990), one of…
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Viola Davis, Jeffrey Wright, and More React to Ray Liotta’s Death: ‘Passionate Collaborator and Brilliant Actor’
“Goodfellas” Ray Liotta star was one of cinema’s most recognizable faces over the past three decades, working with some of the industry’s biggest actors and directors over the course of his career. Following his sudden passing in the Dominican Republic (where he was shooting the upcoming film “Dangerous Waters”) at the age of 67, many…
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Ray Liotta, Hollywood Legend And Goodfellas Star, Has Died At 67
In sad and shocking news, Hollywood legend Ray Liotta has died. Per reports from Deadline and other outlets, the actor was shooting the film thriller “Dangerous Waters” in the Dominican Republic when he passed away in his sleep. He was 67 years old and leaves behind a daughter, Karsen Liotta, from his first marriage to actor-producer…
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Paul Herman, The Sopranos Actor, Dies At 76
Award-winning actor and classic crime movie regular Paul Herman died on March 29, 2022, which was his 76th birthday. After starting his movie career in 1982 in “Dear Mr. Wonderful” with Joe Pesci and Karen Ludwig, the veteran Brooklyn-born actor went on to work with some of the all-time great filmmakers like Penny Marshall, Ivan Reitman,…
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The Real-Life Mobster Who Inspired The Sopranos
Landmark American crime drama “The Sopranos” is renowned for its authenticity. The story of Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) tackling his mental health issues while balancing family life and his duties as a mob boss made for some of the most gripping television of all time. Often thought to be one of the greatest TV shows…