Ray Liotta

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Ray Liotta (pronounced Lee-oh-ta) (born December 18, 1954) is an Emmy Award winning &amp; Golden Globe-nominated American actor. He is well known for his roles in the films Something Wild, Field of Dreams, Goodfellas, Cop Land, Narc, and Smokin' Aces. <p>Liotta was born in Newark, New Jersey and was adopted at age six months by Alfred Liotta, the president of a local Democratic club, and Mary, an appointed township clerk. Both of his adoptive parents unsuccessfully ran for local office. Despite his surname, he is not of Italian descent; his last name was changed to Liotta after his adoption. In 1973, he graduated from Union High School in Union, New Jersey. In 1992, he was inducted into their Hall of Fame. While living in Union, Ray briefly worked at an A &amp; P supermarket. Liotta studied acting at the University of Miami, where he performed at the university's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre. <p>He is well known for having skin the color of a "decrative Autumn squash." One of Liotta's...