Raymond “Ray” Allen Liotta, born Raymond Julian Vicimarli on December 18, 1954, in Newark, New Jersey, is an American actor, voice actor, and producer. He’s been adopted by Mary and Alfred Liotta when he was 6 months old. His adoptive parents worked as an appointed township clerk, the mother, and as an auto-parts store owner, the father. Ray Liotta went to the Union High School, and then he graduated in 1978 from the University of Miami with a degree in Fine Arts. Although he wasn’t very good at academics, he stood out in high school for his performance in soccer and basketball. In his spare time, he helped his father with his business, and spent most of his holidays in Japan, Hawaii, and Europe.
He studied acting with Robert “Buckets” Lowery, and he also performed in many musicals like “Cabaret”, Dames at Sea”, “Oklahoma”, and “Sound of Music”. After finishing his studies, Ray Liotta moved to New York, where he initially worked as a bartender at the Shubert theaters. He found an agent in short time, and he started getting his first roles: from 1978 to 1981 he’s been in the soap opera “Another World”.
Ray Liotta decided that he wanted to try his luck in the movies industries, so he left the role in that soap opera, and he moved to Los Angeles. He started a brilliant career, that saw him playing in the movies "The Lonely Lady" (1983), "Something Wild" (1986, it made him win the award as “Best Support Actor” in 1987), in the short film "Arena Brains" (1987), "Dominick and Eugene" (1988), and in "Field of Dreams" (1989) in the role of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, the famous baseball player. In 1990 he’s been in the cast of "Goodfellas" in the role of Henry Hill: this is one of his most important roles, and this movie gave him wide popularity.
He’s then been in "Article 99" (1992), in "Unlawful Entry" (1992), in "No Escape" (1994), and, in the same year, in "Corrina, Corrina". Ray Liotta continued acting in the movie "Operation Dumbo Drop" (1995), in "Unforgettable" (1996), in "Turbulence" (1997), and, in the same year, in "Cop Land", where he starred next to Silvester Stallone. In addition to his roles in the movies, Ray Liotta portrayed the singer Frank Sinatra in the TV movie “The Rat Pack” (1998), for which he also received a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award. He then continued acting in the movie "Phoenix" (1998), in "Muppets from Space" and "Forever Mine" (1999), in "Pilgrim" and in "A Rumor of Angels" (2000).
He’s been in the cast of “Hannibal", of "Heartbreakers", and of "Blow" (2001), and, in the next year, he played in the movies "Narc", "John Q”, and "Ticker" (2002). Ray Liotta continued his career in the movies "Identity" (2003), in "The Last Shot" and "Control" (2004), in "Revolver" and "Slow Burn" (2005), and in "Even Money", "Take the Lead", "Local Color", "Comeback Season", and "Smokin" Aces" in 2006. In 2007 he’s been in "Wild Hogs", in "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale", in "Battle in Seattle", and in "Bee Movie”. He then acted in "Hero Wanted" and "Powder Blue" (2008), and, in 2009, in "Crossing Over", "Observe and Report", "La Linea", and in "Youth in Revolt". In 2010 he’s been in "Crazy on the Outside, "Date Night", "Snowmen", "Chasing 3000", and in "Charlie St. Cloud".
| Birth Date: | 18 Dec, 1954 |
| Age: | 65 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Newark |
| Education: | University of Miami Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor |
| Twitter Id: | Rayliotta |
| Spouse: | Michelle Grace |
| Net Worth 2021: | 14 million |
