Ray Liotta reminds me of former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm. Grimm seemed to have modeled himself after Liotta's tough guy /wise guy image too. From wikipedia:
On July 17, 2015, Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison for tax evasion.[5] He began his prison term on September 22, 2015 after a brief delay for medical treatments.[6]
And in a confrontation with a reporter:
Grimm then threatened Scotto, saying that he would "break [Scotto] in half," as well as threatening to throw Scotto over the balcony.[69]