Ray Liotta's family and famous friends gathered on Friday to pay tribute to the late actor as he received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The actor died in his sleep on May 26, 2022, while in production on an upcoming film,, in the Dominican Republic, but he was aware of the Walk of Fame honor prior to his death.Liotta's daughter, Karsen, spoke at the ceremony, and she shared exclusively with ET's Will Marfuggi how much the honor meant to her father. «It was a huge honor for him and he was proud of himself, as me and my whole family were,» she noted. «I know it was definitely very special to him and it was a monumental moment in his career.»The proud daughter also said her dad would have been «surprised» by the outpouring of support following his death.«I mean, of course everybody loved him, but he didn't look at his life and his work as if everybody's watching all the time,» she explained. «He did it because he loved it.»Karsen began her speech by sharing a letter from Liotta's director, Martin Scorsese, who was unable to attend the ceremony.«I'm sorry that I can't be there in person today for the unveiling of the star for Ray Liotta,» the letter read. «After, I always expected that I would work with Ray again.
I always thought that he would be there. I still find myself thinking, 'When will Ray and I make another picture?' and then I remember he's gone far too soon.
We think we have enough time, but we have no control over our fate.»«Ray was a remarkable talent on -- we were working improvisationally most of the time, and the core group consisted of people I'd known and worked with for years,» he continued. «Ray jumped right in.
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