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Ray Liotta

Raymond Allen Liotta ( , ; December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor. He first gained attention for his role in the film ''Something Wild'' (1986), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. He was best known for his portrayals of Shoeless Joe Jackson in the film ''Field of Dreams'' (1989) and Henry Hill in the film ''Goodfellas'' (1990). Liotta appeared in numerous other films, including ''Unlawful Entry'' (1992), ''Cop Land'' (1997), ''Hannibal'' (2001), ''John Q.,'' ''Narc'' (both 2002), ''Identity'' (2003), ''Killing Them Softly'', ''The Place Beyond the Pines'' (both 2012), and ''Marriage Story'' (2019).

Liotta won a Primetime Emmy Award for his guest role in the television series ''ER'' in 2005. He starred as Frank Sinatra in the television film ''The Rat Pack'' (1998) and Lorca in the miniseries ''Texas Rising'' (2015), both of which earned him Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, and starred in the series ''Shades of Blue'' (2016–2018) and ''Black Bird'' (2022). The latter garnered him a posthumous Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his role as Big Jim Keene at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.

After his death in 2022, Liotta was posthumously recognized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 24, 2023. His films that were released posthumously include ''Cocaine Bear'', ''Fool's Paradise'', ''Dangerous Waters'' (all 2023), and ''1992'' (2024). Provided by Wikipedia