The Heartbreaking Death Of Actor Ray Liotta

A Hollywood legend has died. "Goodfellas" actor Ray Liotta died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic. He was 67 years old. The New Jersey native, known for roles in movies like "Something Wild," "Unlawful Entry," "Blow" and more recently, "Hubie Halloween," was reportedly on location filming the now-chillingly-titled film "Dangerous Waters" (via Deadline). TMZ reports no foul play is suspected.

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Sadly, it seems the star was staying in good shape and keeping busy, with Liotta having been photographed working out in 2020 (via Daily Mail). He also had several projects in the works, in addition to "Dangerous Waters," including two films.

The star told People in November about his time in Hollywood, "It's weird how this business works, because I've definitely had a career that's up and down. For some reason, I've been busier this year than I have in all the years that I've been doing this. And I still feel I'm not there yet. I just think there's a lot more."

Fans express shock and sadness over Ray Liotta's death

Fans quickly took to Ray Liotta's Instagram account to share condolences on his final post, which the iconic actor shared three weeks ago to promote the film he had in production, "Cocaine Bear."

Meanwhile, over on Twitter, celebrity friends and fans were beside themselves at the unexpected news that the star, who is survived by a grown daughter, Karsen, and his fiancée, Jacy Nittolo, was gone.

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Piers Morgan called him a "brilliant actor." Meanwhile, Jamie Lee Curtis tweeted about Liotta, "His work as an actor showed his complexity as a human being. A gentle man. So sad to hear." All over Twitter, fans expressed their shock and sadness to have lost such an icon.

At time of writing, no more details were available about the star's death and his family had not yet released a statement.

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