When the actor passed away in May of last year, fans from all over the world expressed their sorrow. It’s true that the Goodfellas actor’s untimely death in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, came as quite a shock and sparked a number of theories about how he had died.
The answer to that question has now been established in the present. According to recent reports, Liotta’s death was caused by problems with her heart and respiratory system. According to documents cited by TMZ, the actor’s death was declared to be both natural and nonviolent. According to reports, pulmonary edema (fluid in his lungs), respiratory insufficiency, and acute heart failure all contributed to Liotta’s death.
The document also mentioned that Liotta had atherosclerosis, a condition brought on by a buildup of plaque in the arteries’ inner lining that frequently results in health problems like diabetes. The 67-year-old actor passed away in his sleep on May 22 after an approximately three-decade-long career. Liotta was in the Dominican Republic to shoot Dangerous Waters. Liotta, who was born on December 18, 1954, in Newark, New Jersey, first appeared on the soap opera Another World before breaking through in the film world with Jonathan Demme’s Something Wild, which led to a Golden Globe nomination for him. He then got one of his most well-known parts, portraying the spirit of baseball great Shoeless Joe Jackson in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams.
Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com But it was his subsequent movie, Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed crime drama Goodfellas, that gave him his iconic performance. Liotta played real-life mobster Henry Hill, tracing his rise and fall over a 30-year period. The movie, which also features Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, was well-received, nominated for six Academy Awards, and is regarded as among the best movies ever made. In 2020, Liotta admitted to the New York Post, “I didn’t know how it was going to turn out during the middle of it. “Playing make-believe with all these other people who loved to play make-believe was just a lot of fun. ”.
Actor Ray Liotta attends the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Screening Room event Conversations with Ray Liotta on June 5, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Liotta had experienced a significant resurgence in recent years (image courtesy of Vincent Sandoval/Getty Images). He played a pivotal role in the Best Picture-nominated movie Marriage Story as a ruthless divorce attorney. Additionally, he made appearances in No Sudden Move and The Many Saints of Newark, a Sopranos prequel.
Ray Liotta, slumber in peace.
We appreciate your legendary performances over the years.
You’ll be missed. Your most treasured Ray Liotta memories should be included in this story.
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Star of “Goodfellas” and “Field of Dreams,” Ray Liotta, passes away at age 67.
