Heavy heart. Ray Liotta‘s daughter, Karsen, is speaking out following the sudden death of her father at the age of 67.
“Those who knew him, loved him. You are the greatest Dad anyone could wish for. I love you. Thank you for everything ❤️,” the 23-year-old wrote alongside a childhood photo shared via Instagram on Thursday, June 9. The snap shows Liotta holding his little girl close to him while she wraps her arm around his neck.
Karsen continued to reflect on her father’s legacy via her Instagram Stories, uploading several throwback photos depicting her favorite memories with the late star, from red carpets to sports games.
Karsen Liotta and Ray Liotta David Fisher/Shutterstock
“Sending love and positivity,” Salt Lake City’s Real Housewivesstar Meredith MarksCommenting, she added a red hearts emoji. Her son, Brooks Marks, wrote to Karsen in a message of his own, “Love you.”
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The GoodfellasThe movie was being shot by an actor Dangerous WatersHe died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic on May 26, 2012. The official cause of his death has not been determined.
Karsen, the other half of the team, is also there Shades of BlueEx-wife shared alum Michelle Grace, Liotta is survived by his fiancée, Jacy Nittolo. The HannaStar asked the question in December 2020.
“My life these past couple of years have been nothing but truly magical,” Nittolo captioned a carousel of Instagram photos two days after the Field of Dreams actor’s death made headlines. “Ray and I share a deep love that I will cherish in my heart forever. We laughed daily and we were inseparable.”
She added at the time, “The chemistry was wild in the best way. He was everything in the world to me and we couldn’t get enough of each other. The kind of true love that one longs for. He was the most beautiful person inside and out that I’ve ever known … and even that is an understatement.”
Grace and Liotta were wed from 1997 to 2004. The New Jersey native was proud about the close bond they shared. “I always go with him whenever I have a break. I enjoy hanging out on location and meeting people,” Karsen told Teen Vogue in 2015, adding that she hoped to someday follow in her father’s footsteps. “I’m really into acting also, that’s been my focus since I was younger.”
Years later, the actress-aspired got to share the screen on the same occasion as her dad.Shades of BlueThe series ran from 2016 through 2018. “My daughter playing my daughter in Shades of Blue,” Liotta captioned an on-set photo via Instagram in December 2021.
