Gennaro The American actor Anthony Sirico Jr. is best known for playing Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri on The Sopranos. He also had a lot of appearances in Woody Allen movies.
According to his manager Bob McGowan, actor Tony Sirico, well known for his role as Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri on HBO's "The Sopranos," has passed away.
According to his IMDB profile, he was 79 years old. Despite without stating a cause of death, McGowan described Sirico as a "extremely devoted and long-term client
who had been a client for 25 years and had "always given to charity." Michael Imperioli, a "Sopranos" co-star of Sirico, also announced the news on Instagram, stating that Sirico passed away on Friday.
Tony was unique in that he was as strong, devoted, and kindhearted as anyone i've ever known," he wrote. "I was at his side through so much: through good times and bad. But mostly good.
I'm glad to say I accomplished a lot of my greatest and most enjoyable work with my dear friend Tony. "He will always be missed. He cannot be replaced, genuinely.
we had a lot of laughs." Sirico, a Brooklyn native, amassed several credits in the late '80s and '90s, appearing in films like "Goodfellas," "Mighty Aphrodite," and "Mickey Blue Eyes."
He remembers sleeping on his mother's couch when he was 55 in one interview. David Chase, the show's creator, approached him with a role that would later become famous in its own right after he had already auditioned for another character.
But his most well-known work is "Sopranos," which is in part due to the show's newfound appeal due to streaming Imperioli continued, "We hit our stride as Christopher and Paulie,
I'm glad to say I accomplished a lot of my greatest and most enjoyable work with my dear friend Tony. "He will always be missed. He cannot be replaced, genuinely.