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DEAUVILLE, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 09: Actor Ray Liotta unveils his cabin sign as a tribute for his career along the Promenade des Planches during the 40th Deauville American Film Festival on September 9, 2014 in Deauville, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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DEAUVILLE, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 09: Actor Ray Liotta unveils his cabin sign as a tribute for his career along the Promenade des Planches during the 40th Deauville American Film Festival on September 9, 2014 in Deauville, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
On May 27th, Vice City expressed their mourning as they lost their hero, Ray Liotta, the man behind Tommy Vercetti’s voice. News surfaced across the world claiming the death of the veteran actor, Ray Liotta, as he passed away at 67.
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For the past few weeks, Liotta had been shooting for his upcoming film, Dangerous Waters in the Dominican Republic, where he was found dead. The unexpected news shook his fans as the American actor had a special place in their hearts.
The voice of Tommy Vercetti has gone too soon
Born on December 18th, 1954, the American man was an inspiration to many. Ray stepped into Hollywood just like any other actor but soon grabbed the spotlight with his hit movies. They include GoodFellas, Field of Dreams, Something Wild, Hannibal, Blow, and No Sudden Move. He won many awards throughout his career, G-Phoria’s Best Voice Performance (Male Category), NAVGTR’s Voice Performance, Satellite Awards’, Outstanding Character of an Interactive Media, and VGA’s Best Performance by a Human.
Rest In Peace Ray Liotta, legendary actor and the iconic voice of Tommy Vercetti. pic.twitter.com/d2VPVjRNGX
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) May 26, 2022
Interestingly, that did not prove enough as the man voiced a legendary game character, Tommy Vercetti. The character belongs to the GTA: Vice City, a Rockstar Games creation that came out in 2002. Tommy was the protagonist of the story who was on his journey to becoming the king of his city. To date, he is one of the most loved fictional characters in the world, thanks to Ray Liotta’s legendary voice.
Today marks a sad day as Ray Liotta is no more. ‘Deadline’ was the first to report this news, as they said that the veteran passed away in his sleep. As a result, all his fans reacted to it alongside the GTA community as they lost their iconic character.
— NostalgiaVerse (@NostalgiaVerse7) May 26, 2022
— Hash 🌇 (@HashKoffee) May 26, 2022
The intro hits different now with remembrance of my childhood as well as the passing of Ray Liotta https://t.co/YfVoZUNGEh
— 🔞🔺️Mirage3dx🔻🔞 (@Mirage3dxxx) May 27, 2022
I have a question for God:
WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!— Israel Yabuki (@izzyg1995) May 26, 2022
Much strength to the family!!! Wonderful actor that we will miss!! pic.twitter.com/gt65wEMlFd
— MR_OLLS (@MR_OLLS) May 26, 2022
he's not dead, he's in the middle of something…
rest in peace, ray ✨ pic.twitter.com/oXKhuvfp9x
— maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaath (@rivotriste) May 26, 2022
Loved Ray Liotta. What a loss.
— Ghost (@samuelroukin) May 26, 2022
Ray Liotta’s huge influence on Rockstar games!
Ray had a massive influence on Rockstar games. Apart from the voice of Tommy Vercetti, the franchise had promoted his movie Goodfellas. Rockstar had put up ‘BadFellas’ posters in Vice City and San Andreas, a rip-off of his original.
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The game also had a GoodFella outfit featuring a black shirt, black shoes, and matching trousers.
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