It was confirmed on May 26 that the Goodfellas star had died “in his sleep” at the age of 67. Ray Liotta passing is being mourned not only by Hollywood but also by the gaming world for his role in GTA as Tommy Vercetti
According to Deadline, the actor died in the Dominican Republic. Dangerous Waters, the actor’s final film, was under production.
RAY LIOTTA Memorable Role In The Classic Grand Theft Auto Game GTA Vice City
The actor provided the voice of a character in one of the most successful video games, Grand Theft Auto. Do you want to know which GTA game Ray Liotta is famous for? Continue reading.
GRAND THEFT AUTO’S LEGENDARY VOICE:
Surprisingly, Ray Liotta provided the voice of Tommy Vercetti. In 2012, he was the protagonist of Rockstar’s open-world game Grand Theft Auto Vice City.
The persona Tommy Vercetti was a volatile mobster with a criminal mind. He was the first main character in the series to have complete dialogue in the popular video game.
Ray won the Spike Video Game Award for Best Performance as a result of the game’s popularity. The actor has been dubbed one of the finest GTA characters in gaming history.
Ray, as Dexerto previously stated, was a well-known actor who not only played Tommy Vercetti but also Billy Handsome in Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
RAY LIOTTA WAS UNAWARE OF GTA, BUT “IT WAS FUN TO DO”:
When asked what he felt about the game’s and his character’s effect, he stated, I had no clue. I’m not much of a gamer. I was never a Pacman fan when it originally came out, and I was never interested in that kind of stuff.
The actor, who was surprised by the game’s popularity, added, It was enjoyable. You’re simply sitting around cursing people. It was a lot of fun.
Ray also expressed amazement at how “popular” the game grew. He even likened it to a “$400 million film.”
RAY ESTABLISHED A NEW ERA IN VIDEOGAME STORYTELLING:
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was the best-selling video game of 2002, according to Sports Keeda. Over 17.5 million copies were sold.
Fans of the famous game were left devastated after learning that the man who voiced the renowned Tommy Vercetti had died, two decades after he had done so.
RIP Ray Liotta 😞 as a Millennial, I know him best for voicing Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City pic.twitter.com/4U4cZSZL2L
— Makena 🐴 🏈 🍻 ☘️ (@MakDPostmodern) May 26, 2022
Sad to hear of the death of Ray Liotta. Best known for his movie work, including Goodfellas and Field of Dreams, Liotta also voiced Tommy Vercetti, the protagonist of Rockstar‘s Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
RIP Ray. pic.twitter.com/FYL004GPzK
— Lord Arse! 🕹️ (@Lord_Arse) May 26, 2022