Scorsese and De Niro pay tribute after Goodfellas star Ray Liotta dies age 67

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Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Kevin Costner have paid tribute to the "uniquely gifted" Ray Liotta, who has died age 67.

The actor died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic where he was making a new film. No foul play is suspected.

Liotta is best known for playing real-life mobster Henry Hill in the classic gangster movie Goodfellas in 1990.

Its director, Martin Scorsese, said he was "absolutely shocked and devastated by the sudden, unexpected death".

"He was so uniquely gifted, so adventurous, so courageous as an actor," he said in a statement.

"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, to...

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