The orphan who became a Goodfella! Inside the remarkable life of late star Ray Liotta

The orphan who became a Goodfella! Inside the remarkable life of late star Ray Liotta
'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liotta died in his sleep on May 26 (rayliotta/Instagram)

In his early days, Ray Liotta was not interested in acting at all, which his fans would find hard to believe considering his stellar performances and successful career. He was more into sports and would perhaps never have made to our screens, had it not been for this "cute girl". 

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"I never wanted to be an actor. Basically I just played sports all the time. Basketball, baseball, football, you know, whatever the season was," Liotta had reportedly said. "But I remember senior year, basketball had stopped and the drama teacher asked me if I wanted to be in the play. So, alright, I'm not doing anything, I'm used to hanging around anyway, sure, I'll be in the play."