Ray Liotta, Voice Of Tommy Vircetti In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Has Died

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<p><em>Deadline</em>&nbsp;<a href=”https://deadline.com/2022/05/ray-liotta-dies-67-godfellas-1235033521/” target=”_blank”>is reporting</a> actor Ray Liotta has passed away at the age of 67.</p>

<p>Liotta died in his sleep&nbsp;while&nbsp;filming a movie called <em>Dangerous Waters</em> in the Dominican Republic.&nbsp;According to a source that has&nbsp;<a href=”https://www.tmz.com/2022/05/26/ray-liotta-dead-dies-dominican-republic/” target=”_blank”>spoken with&nbsp;<em>TMZ</em></a>, there is “nothing suspicious about the&nbsp;death, and no foul play is suspected.” The cause of death remains unknown at this time.</p>

<p>Liotta had a&nbsp;prolific acting career. Among his most&nbsp;memorable roles is&nbsp;Henry Hill in <em>Goodfellas</em>&nbsp;and Shoeless Joe Jackson in <em>Field of Dreams</em>. In recent years, Liotta has had a resurgence in Hollywood with roles in <em>Marriage Story</em>, the Amazon Prime series <em>Hanna</em>, and multiple other projects in the works, including a film called <em>Cocaine Bear</em> and a series called <em>Blackbird,</em>&nbsp;that will, unfortunately, see the light of day without him around.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Although his impact on the film industry is great, Ray Liotta also made a profound statement in video games, starring as Tommy Vercetti in Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. At the time, having veteran Hollywood talent in video games was a novel concept, expanded upon in the years following&nbsp;due in part to&nbsp;Liotta’s portrayal of&nbsp;Vercetti. Vice City was an instant hit when it was released in 2002, receiving&nbsp;many awards, including <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/01/02/looking-back-at-25-years-of-game-informer-s-goty-awards.aspx#:~:text=2002%3A%20Grand%20Theft%20Auto%3A%20Vice%20City&amp;text=The%20last%20original%202D%20Metroid,the%20holy%20trinity%20of%202002.” target=”_blank”><em>Game Informer</em>’s 2002 Game of the Year</a>. It’s sold&nbsp;over 17 million copies according to a <a href=”https://web.archive.org/web/20080408234728/http://taketwovalue.com/documents/TTWO_Value.pdf#page=12″ target=”_blank”>Take Two earnings report from 2008</a>.</p>

<p>Liotta leaves behind his daughter, Karsen, and his fiancée, Jacy Nitollo. <em>Game Informer</em> offers our condolences to Liotta’s family and friends in this trying time.</p>

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