Uno scossone forte quello subito da Hollywood per la morte di Ray Liotta, morto nel sonno all’età di 67 anni mentre era impegnato nelle riprese di un film nella Repubblica Domenicana. Poco dopo la diffusione della tragica notizia, molti colleghi si sono rivolti ai social media per render omaggio al defunto attore, amato protagonista di film come Quei bravi ragazzi di Martin Scorsese e L’uomo dei sogni.
Tra i suoi crediti più recenti Storia di un matrimonio (2019) di Noah Baumbach, Hubie Halloween (2020), No Sudden Move (2021) di Steven Soderbergh e I molti santi del New Jersey (2021) di Alan Taylor.
La co-protagonista di Liotta in Quei bravi ragazzi, Lorraine Bracco, ha scritto di essere “completamente sconvolta” dalla notizia, definendo l’attore come la “parte migliore” del loro film:
“Posso essere ovunque nel mondo, ma le persone verranno sempre a dirmi che il loro film preferito è “Quei bravi ragazzi”. Quando mi chiedono qual è stata la parte migliore della realizzazione di quel film, la mia risposta è sempre stata la stessa… Ray Liotta”.
I am utterly shattered to hear this terrible news about my Ray.
I can be anywhere in the world & people will come up & tell me their favorite movie is Goodfellas. Then they always ask what was the best part of making that movie. My response has always been the same…Ray Liotta. pic.twitter.com/3gNjJFTAne— Lorraine Bracco (@Lorraine_Bracco) May 26, 2022
Alessandro Nivola, che ha lavorato con Liotta nel film prequel de I Soprano, ha scritto:
RIP Ray Liotta. I feel so lucky to have squared off against this legend in one of his final roles. The scenes we did together were among the all time highlights of my acting career. He was dangerous, unpredictable, hilarious, and generous with his praise for other actors.Too soon pic.twitter.com/FvsV2NNHkw
— Alessandro Nivola (@SandroNivola) May 26, 2022
Jamie Lee Curtis
Ray Liotta has died. His work as an actor showed his complexity as a human being. A gentle man. So sad to hear.
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) May 26, 2022
James Mangold
Shocked and saddened to hear of Ray Liotta’s passing. Beyond the tough guy exterior and the tightly wound emotions of his signature characters, he was a sweet, playful and passionate collaborator and brilliant actor. RIP. pic.twitter.com/O5tueLlBMP
— Mangold (@mang0ld) May 26, 2022
Seth Rogen
I can’t believe Ray Liotta has passed away. He was such a lovely, talented and hilarious person. Working with him was one of the great joys of my career and we made some of my favorite scenes I ever got to be in. A true legend of immense skill and grace.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) May 26, 2022
Devon Saiwa
I try not to do the RIPs but Ray Liotta was truly one of my favorites to watch. He just has this magnetic draw to his performances, which is part of the reason Goddfellas remains tied with Aliens as my favorite film(s) ever made.
This one stung more than usual.
— devon sawa (@DevonESawa) May 26, 2022
