(CNN)The shocking death of Ray Liotta caused an outpouring of grief in Hollywood.Liotta was working on a project in the Dominican Republic and died in his sleep, his publicist told CNN Thursday.
He was 67.His role as real-life mobster Henry Hill in "Goodfellas" was one of his most famous. The film's director, Martin Scorsese, said in a statement to People that he was "absolutely shocked and devastated by the sudden, unexpected death of Ray Liotta.""He was so uniquely gifted, so adventurous, so courageous as an actor.
Playing Henry Hill in 'Goodfellas' was a tall order, because the character had so many different facets, so many complicated layers, and Ray was in almost every scene of a long, tough shoot," the statement read. "He absolutely amazed me, and I'll always be proud of the work we did together on that picture.
My heart goes out to his loved ones, and it aches for his loss, way too early."Co-star Robert De Niro said: "I was very saddened to learn of Ray's passing.
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