To make matters a bit worse, Liotta was also allegedly upset with his pay after seeing how much of a success the game was. According to the book Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto (via Wired), Liotta reportedly felt frustrated with the limitations of voice acting when working on the game and had a bit of an attitude in the recording booth.
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Vercetti was the first fully-voiced protagonist in the series and Liotta delivered an incredibly memorable performance that netted him some awards and kept him in the minds of fans. Goodfellas and Saints of Newark actor Ray Liotta played the lead role of Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Ray Liotta Played Tommy Vercetti in GTA: Vice City A number of famous people played characters in GTA games after Vice City, but there are still few games with such big names in them as Rockstar's 2002 entry. Video games would sometimes have a random celebrity cameo but largely didn't have the money or the status to attract such high-profile talent for its core cast. Related: Why GTA Trilogy Characters Look So WeirdĪt the time, Rockstar had one of the most stacked casts a studio could possibly get. The game was a bit of a love letter to '80s crime films and shows like Carlito's Way, Scarface, and Miami Vice, so naturally, a cast of A-list actors could help replicate those stories.
Following the immense success of Grand Theft Auto 3, Rockstar was able to recruit some of the most legendary Hollywood stars for its second 3D GTA game. With GTA Trilogy releasing in November, it's a good time to revisit the cast list and identify who is who in the iconic Rockstar title.
With talent like Ray Liotta and Burt Reynolds, some might wonder why Rockstar has largely moved away from casting big actors for its games, and that's partially due to the experience with those aforementioned actors.
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Since Rockstar isn't outright remaking Vice City in the new remastered GTA Trilogy, all of these actors will remain a part of the game's cast in their full glory. Although Rockstar Games tends to cast unknown actors for its newer games, the company had a star-studded cast of famous voices in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which is included in GTA Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.