SANTO DOMINGO, Could 26 (Reuters) – American actor Ray Liotta, 67, who starred within the 1990 blockbuster crime movie “Goodfellas,” died in his sleep on Thursday within the Dominican Republic, the Dominican Republic Common Directorate of Cinema confirmed to Reuters.
Liotta died in mattress at a lodge the place he was staying together with his fiancée Jacy Nittolo whereas filming “Harmful Waters,” mentioned his publicist Jennifer Allen. He had a number one position within the movie a few crusing vacation that goes awry when household secrets and techniques are revealed.
A explanation for dying was not specified, cinema officers mentioned. In response to media experiences, an emergency service crew had entered the lodge. His physique was transferred to the forensic institute of Santo Domingo.
Liotta was born Dec. 18, 1954, in Newark, New Jersey. His many starring roles included taking part in mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball participant Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Subject of Desires.” He’s additionally identified for movies together with “The Many Saints of Newark” and “One thing Wild.”
He leaves behind a daughter, Karsen Liotta, 23.
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Further reporting by Barbara Goldberg in New York, Modifying by Rosalba O’Brien
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