Fascinating facts about your favourite star:
During his time on "Another World" (1964), he dated co-stars Vicky Dawson and Susan Keith.
His last name is pronounced Lee-oh-ta.
One of the roles he played while at the University of Miami was as one of the Von Trapp children (Kurt) in the 1974 production of "The Sound of Music."
He attended Union High School in Union, New Jersey.
He was adopted when 6 months old.
His best friend is Josh Taylor ("Days of Our Lives" (1966) , "The Hogan Family" (1988)).
He worked in a cemetery while he was at college.
He is father to Karsen Liotta
In Blow (2001), Liotta plays father to George Jung (Johnny Depp), who reportedly was responsible for 85% of all cocaine distributed in the US in the late 70s/early 80s. Therefore, there is an 85% chance that Liotta's son in Blow (2001) is distributing cocaine to Liotta, playing Henry Hill in Goodfellas (1990).
British rock band Linoleum recorded a song called 'Ray Liotta' (on their 1997 album 'Dissent').
He gained about 20 pounds and wore small lifts to appear even more imposing and bear-like while playing Henry Oak in Narc (2002). He is an avid supporter of English Premiership football team Tottenham Hotspur and has been in the crowd for a few matches at White Hart Lane, sometimes giving me pre-match interviews.
Although he was adopted by an Italian family, he has said in an interview he is of Swedish origin.
Has the same birthday as Brad Pitt, Katie Holmes, Casper Van Dien and Steven Spielberg.
When he was 6 months old, he was adopted from a Newark, New Jersey, orphanage by Alfred and Mary Liotta, the owners of a chain of automotive-supply stores. One of his earliest memories is of helping his parents pick out Linda, his sister, at an orphanage when he was 3 years old.
Was Tim Burton's first choice to play the Joker in Batman (1989), but turned it down to do Goodfellas (1990) instead.
-Personal quotes-
"It would be nice to do a movie where I didn't have to choke the girl to get her."
(when asked why he did the voice of Tommy Vercetti for the video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City") "For the money" | 
