“Goodfellas” star Ray Liotta
Character actor posthumously nominated for Emmy
Died unexpectedly in 2022: US actor Ray Liotta.
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In May 2022, US actor Ray Liotta died unexpectedly. Now he could posthumously win one of this year’s Emmys.
When Raymond Allen “Ray” Liotta (1954-2022) surprisingly passed away in May last year, the shock was equally deep among colleagues and fans. At the time, the Hollywood star with the striking facial features was in the Dominican Republic while filming the film “Dangerous Waters”.
Sudden death while filming
After failing to show up on the film set without notice, concerned crew members found him dead in his hotel room. The later An autopsy revealed that the actor, famous for his portrayal of Mafiosi Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s (80) classic film “Goodfellas”, suffered from pulmonary edema and succumbed to acute cardiac arrest.
Emmy Nomination for Black Bird Mini-Series
As the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has now announced, Liotta has been posthumously nominated for this year’s Emmy Awards for his role in the crime series “Black Bird” – in the category “Best Supporting Actor in a Series or a TV Movie”.
Daughter Karsen Liotta: “It would mean the world to him”
one Daily Mail report According to his daughter Karsen Liotta (24) was deeply moved by her father’s nomination. In a personal statement, she said: “I am so grateful to the members of the Television Academy for honoring my father with this nomination. He was so incredibly proud of his performance on ‘Black Bird’ and it would mean the world to him to be nominated alongside Taron and Paul”. – The latter two are Liotta’s “Black Bird” colleagues Taron Egerton (33) and Paul Walter Hauser (36), who are also nominated for one of this year’s Emmys.