Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta is a Golden Globe nominated American actor best known for his role as "Henry Hill" in Goodfellas.

1. Date of Birth: December 18, 1954
2. Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey
3. Notable role: Henry Hill in Goodfellas
4. Notable role: Tommy Vercetti in the video game, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Ray Liotta was born in Newark, New Jersey and adopted at six months by Mary and Alfred Liotta.

His first big screen appearance came in Jonathan Demme's film Something Wild (1986), but he shot into stardom for his portrayal of Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's critically acclaimed film, Goodfellas.

After the success of Goodfellas, Liotta did not appear in many films that fared well at the box office. However, he made a successful entry in the world of video game voice overs as the character of Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. He also won an Emmy Award for his guest appearance on ER in 2004.

His most recent films include Observe and Report and La linea (The Line). He has 6 films due out in 2010. Half are completed while the other half are in post production.

There is a user on twitter who claims to be the real Ray Liotta but isn't verified. http://twitter.com/Ray_Liotta

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• December 18, 1954: Born

• 1989: Field of Dreams

• 1990: Goodfellas

• 1997: Cop Land

• 2002: Narc

• 2002: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

• 2004: Control

• 2006: Smith

• 2007: Smokin' Aces

• 2007: Wild Hogs

• 2007: Crossing Over

• 2007: Hero Wanted

• 2007: Battle in Seattle