Grand Theft Auto series protagonists by Universe He then works to make his gang the biggest crime empire in the city, eventually killing all his enemies and becoming the ultimate crime kingpin of Vice City. Over time, Tommy begins building his own criminal empire and eventually finds the man responsible for the ambush, killing him and taking over his business, thus becoming the leader of his own gang, the Vercetti Crime Family. However, when the deal goes awry and both the drugs and the money are lost, Tommy begins looking for the person responsible for ambushing the deal, working for various criminals of Vice City's underworld that might provide him with answers. Tommy is a former member of the Forelli Crime Family in Liberty City, who, after being released from prison following a 15-year long sentence, is sent to Vice City to perform a major drug deal with the Vance Brothers. Tommy was voiced by movie actor Ray Liotta, making him the first protagonist in the series with a voice actor. He is also mentioned in The Introduction, a prequel of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (set in 1992), and in the game itself during the mission The Meat Business by former friend and lawyer Ken Rosenberg. Thomas 'Tommy' Vercetti is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (set in 1986).