Ray Liotta has died.

Jilly

last year

One of my all-time favorite actors. We watch Goodfellas several times a year, and so many others. He was 67.

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nekotish

last year

He was one of the very few celebrities that I have encountered. I was at Vancouver's major hospital for an appointment and got hopelessly lost. I came around a corner and there he was, in hospital pj's and a robe. As I was thinking to myself "that guy looks just like Ray Liotta." He smiled at me and said, "you look lost." I admitted I was and he said he couldn't help me as he didn't know his way around and was just trying to sneak out for a smoke while he was on a break. I read the next day that he had been spotted aound town as he was filiming a movie at the hospital. Those eyes? Even better in person.

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cooper8828
last year
I was so saddened to see this. The article I read said he died in his sleep and was in the middle of filming a new movie.
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Jilly
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last year
Cooper, it’s so shocking! And I think he was engaged?
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l pinkmountain
last year
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My favorite movie of his was "Corinna Corinna." I really like that movie overall. Even though I think Whoopi Goldberg was a little miscast . . .

Of course Goodfellas, OMG, what a movie. But I am not a huge fan of cinematic violence. But sure shows the downside of organized crime . . .

I also enjoyed his cameo on "Modern Family" which is one of my favorite shows.

Edited to add that I also loved him in "Heartbreakers" with Sigourney Weaver. Not a great movie, but great cast and considering most movies, well maybe it was great . . .

I forgot about his turn in "Something Wild." I didn't like that movie. And I wanted to. Started out interesting, got too ridiculous.
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LynnNM
last year
I literally just finished reading about it online. So sad! He was a great actor and, by all accounts, a really nice person.
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Jilly
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last year
Nekotish, that’s awesome! I would’ve made a complete fool of myself. :D
DLM2000-GW
last year
He was one of the somewhat underrated greats. Watching trailers of some of his movies that I haven't seen - I sense a line-up coming.
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Oakley
last year
Oh, DH will be so sad. He really was underrated.
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Jilly
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DLM, two of my favs are Cop Land and Unlawful Entry.

Man, this is sad!

ETA: Oh, and Identity. That movie is WILD.
Zalco/bring back Sophie!
last year
Seemed like a lovely person. Too young.
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bpath
last year
And so, we watched Field of Dreams tonight. I never realized how much poetry is in that movie.
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Mama Cita
last year
Did anyone else ever google to find out whether his eyes were Maybelline? So expressive. Underrated to this day.
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Mama Cita
last year
Yes Jinx on Identity, a fav plot twist ending!
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Jilly
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last year
Mama Cita, that ending gets me every time!
graywings123
last year
I assumed he had permanent eye liner applied. Great actor.
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LynnNM
last year
Our DD is so sad, as she loved him in his movies. Soooo, it’s Friday night and we’re now watching Goodfellas. The acting is great, although the violence is not my favorite kind of movie.
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l pinkmountain
last year
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I couldn't finish "A Marriage Story" but I hear he was in that one and good performance. It was a good movie, but maybe just too "real life" for me to want to watch it. It was a very realistic look at how two basically decent people can have a marriage that unravels even without some extremely dramatic turn of events. They eventually sort it out in a way that is good for their child, which was nice because IRL that does not always happen.
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Pink, I totally forgot he was in that! We watched it a couple of months ago, so I guess it was the last movie I saw him in. He was his usual amazing self.

I liked the movie, but not the ending. There were a lot of funny moments, a lot of sad ones, then it just … ended. I was so invested in everyone and think a sequel would be great. Just continue on with their lives, but give me some closure. :)

The acting was wonderful, everyone did a great job. I so love Laura Dern.