Raymond Allen "Ray" Liotta is an American actor well known for his distinctive raspy Jersy voice. He is best known for his roles as Shoeless Joe Jackson in the 1989 fantasy-drama film, Field of Dreams, as Henry Hill in the 1990 crime film, Goodfellas, and as protagonist Tommy Vercetti in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. He also played Mike Wozniak on the CBS drama series Shades of Blue.
His Disney roles include Captain T.C. Doyle in Operation Dumbo Drop, Jack Devine in the 2004 Touchstone film The Last Shot, Jack in Wild Hogs, Principal Luger in the Hannah Montana Forever episode "Hannah Montana to the Principal's Office", Major Liotta in the Phineas and Ferb episode "What A Croc!", and Big Pappa in Muppets Most Wanted.
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Ray Liotta attending the 2012 Toronto International Film Fest.
Ray Liotta and his daughter, Karsen attending the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in January 2016.
Ray Liotta speaks onstage at the Shades of Blue panel during the 2017 Winter TCA Press Tour.
Trivia
- Liotta was originally considered along James Caan, Tim Curry, Robert Duvall, and Malcolm McDowell to voice Scar in The Lion King,[1] but at the end, Jeremy Irons was cast instead.