Liotta appeared with John Travolta in the movie "Wild Hogs", in "Battle in Seattle" as the city's mayor, and in 2008, starred in "Hero Wanted" as a detective alongside Cuba Gooding Jr. Also in 2008, he made a guest appearance on the "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?"; in the episode, he voices the leader of a gang called the Bubble Poppin’ Boys, who try to kill an amnesiac SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny). He also appeared in "Crossing Over", co-starring Harrison Ford. Liotta played Detective Harrison in the 2009 Jody Hill comedy "Observe and Report" as Seth Rogen's nemesis from the local police. In 2011, he starred in "The Son of No One", opposite Channing Tatum, and for the first time in his career, Al Pacino.