He was a very loyal client of 25 years and hes an ex-Army vet and always gave to charities, McGowan said of his client, who was born Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. Hes a big contributor to the Wounded Warriors.. The Sopranos creator David Chase asked if he could share some stories about him. WebSirico was 79 when he died July 8 at an assisted-living facility in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She's appeared in several Broadway and off-Broadway plays, including 2011's "The House of Blue Leaves," and "The True" in 2018. A New York native, Sirico was born on July 29, 1942, and raised in Brooklyn. ', Super Mario Bros. 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The Sopranos stars Michael Imperioli (a.k.a. Tony Sirico, best known for his role as Paulie Walnuts Gualtieri on The Sopranos, has died. Tony Sirico, the actor best known as loyal gangster Paulie Walnuts Gualtieri in the HBO drama The Sopranos, has died. Tony Sirico was part of The Sopranos cast that won the Screen Actors Guilds outstanding ensemble award in 2008. While serving 20 months of a four-year sentence at Sing Sing, the maximum-security prison in Ossining, N.Y., he saw a troupe of actors, all ex-convicts, who had made a stop there to perform for the inmates. He starred in, cowrote, and produced an English and Norwegian series called "Lilyhammer," about an ex-mafioso who flees to Norway. I started running with the wrong type of guys, and I found myself doing a lot of bad things, he said in James Tobacks 1989 documentary, The Big Bang. Bad things like armed robbery, extortion, coercion and felony weapons possession. Tony Sirico, who played Paulie Walnuts on the HBO series The Sopranos, died Friday. "Tony was like no one else: he was as tough, as loyal and as big hearted as anyone i've ever known," Imperioli said on Instagram. I loved you so much. Gonna miss you a lot my friend. Before joining "The Sopranos" as Silvio, Van Zandt had a successful career as a musician, and played in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. "When I heard James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli and Nancy Marchand were in it, I knew it was going to be a total class act," he told the Daily News. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. "You get a lot of practice in prison. We found a groove as Christopher and Paulie and I am proud to say I did a lot of my best and most fun work with my dear pal Tony. Sirico was unconcerned about being cast in a string of bad guy roles, McGowan said, most prominently that of Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri in the 1999-2007 run of the acclaimed HBO drama starring James Gandolfini as mob boss Tony Soprano. I have never been able to walk into a room that you were in without you giving me an enormous hug, drenching me in your cologne, and making sure I knew any man that came near me would have to answer to you first. Paulie wore track suits, slept with hookers, was phobic about germs, hated cats and watched television in a chair covered with plastic. We found a groove as Christopher and Paulie and I am proud to say I did a lot of my best and most fun work with my dear pal Tony, Michael Imperioli, who played young upstart Christopher Moltisanti on the hit TV series, wrote in a post on social media. She later starred as Wendy on "Sons of Anarchy," making her first appearance on season one in 2008 before joining the series as a regular for seasons four through seven. He grew up in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush and Bensonhurst. Reddit community dedicated to the HBO hit TV series, The Sopranos, and movie, The Many Saints of Newark. Vicious, needy, and cunning, Livia is a great inconvenience to Tony for the first few seasons of the show. He also played Leander Whitlock on "Boardwalk Empire" from 2011 to 2013, and had a recurring role on "The Good Wife" from 2012 to 2015. ', Super Mario Bros. 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After hearing about the His acting career included portraying 40 gangsters and five crooked police officers, Sirico has said. Siricos brother, Father Robert Sirico, echoed on his Facebook page that Gennaro Anthony Tony Sirico passed Friday. In addition to her numerous TV roles, Falco has kept up a steady string of film roles, starring in 2016's "The Comedian," and also appearing in "Landline," "I Love You, Daddy," "Megan Leavey," and "Outside In" in 2017. "How did we miss out on this?" Mr. Siricos face was also familiar, in quick glimpses, to fans of Woody Allen films. Ventimiglia has kept up a steady stream of guest appearances on numerous shows since "The Sopranos," including guest roles on "Law & Order" and related spinoffs, "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "Law & Order: SVU," as well as "CSI," "White Collar," and "Person of Interest. He is truly irreplaceable. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Falco also starred on the CBS police drama "Tommy," but it was canceled in mid-2020 after one season. Among his other credits were Woody Allen films including Bullets over Broadway and Mighty Aphrodite, and appearances on TV series including Miami Vice and voice roles on Family Guy and American Dad!. Sirico portrayed wisecracking gangster "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri on the HBO hit The Sopranos. He died Friday in Florida. Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images, Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images, scenes were ultimately cut from the final film, Clive Owen as former president Bill Clinton, star in the second season of HBO's dark comedy "White Lotus. He currently co-hosts the "Talking Sopranos" podcast with Michael Imperioli. Genaro Anthony Sirico, Jr. (July 29, 1942 - July 8, 2022) was an American character actor, mainly playing mobster-type roles. 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"I was at his side through so much: through good times and bad. He didn't mind playing a mob guy, but he wouldn't play an informant, or as Sirico put it, a snitch, McGowan said. In addition to his film roles, Chianese played Stuart on season three of "Damages," appeared on a 2010 episode of "Blue Bloods," and made a guest appearance on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" in 2011. ", From 2011 to 2014, he played Dino on "Blue Bloods," and had guest roles on "The Blacklist" and "The Good Wife" in 2015. Tony Sirico, who played Peter Paul Paulie Walnuts Gualtieri in The Sopranos, died today, his family announced. The New York native launched an eponymous brand of pasta sauce in 2019, which is reportedly made with San Marzano tomatoes. Actor Tony Sirico, best known for his portrayal of the wise-cracking Paul Paulie Walnuts Gualtieri on The Sopranos, has died at the age of 79. On "The Sopranos," Paulie Walnuts was a source of street wisdom and keen observation. I will say, Tony was part of one of the greatest casts of all time, Chase said. ", Most recently, he played Italian-American singer Jerry Vale in Martin Scorsese's 2019 film "The Irishman.". I had both, he told the Los Angeles Times in a 1990 interview, calling himself unstable" during that period of his life. All Rights Reserved. He was arrested repeatedly for criminal offenses, he said, and was in prison twice. He was beloved and will never be forgotten.. "This is what I'd been looking for all my life.". Mr. Sirico was an uncredited extra in The Godfather: Part II (1974) and made his official film debut in Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell (1977), directed by Larry Buchanan, a self-proclaimedcinema schlockmeister. He followed that with more than a decade of small television and movie roles, capped by his part as the flashy mobster Tony Stacks in Goodfellas (1990). Lorraine Bracco and Michael Imperioli were among The Sopranos stars who paid tribute to castmate Tony Sirico, who died Friday at the age of 79. Early on, however, it sometimes slipped his mind that he had rejected the dark side. But glaring gaps remain, Hoda Kotbs enigmatic Today absence finally explained on air: Hodas OK, Dictators and criminals fear this USC instructor whos making the case for an Oscar, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, 19 cafes that make L.A. a world-class coffee destination, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, Shocking, impossible gas bills push restaurants to the brink of closures. Metallica Drop New Seven-Minute Epic 'If Darkness Had a Son', Santa Fe Klan Brings His 'Mundo' to the U.S. With New 'Todo y Nada' Tour. Ive paid my rent, I take care of me and Ma. He found fans in his neighborhood, who were tough guys as well. Before The Times, she was a television reporter at Deadline Hollywood, where she first served as an associate editor. Actor Tony Sirico, best-known for his portrayal of mob underboss Paulie Walnuts Gualtieri in The Sopranos, died Friday, his family said. ", In the year before his death, Gandofini produced the HBO film "Hemingway & Gellhorn," and reuinted with "Sopranos" creator David Chase for the coming-of-age film "Not Fade Away.". Among his other credits were Woody Allen films including "Bullets over Broadway" and "Mighty Aphrodite," and appearances on TV series including "Miami Vice" and voice roles on "Family Guy" and "American Dad!". He blow-dried and sprayed it himself. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time The actor also appeared in numerous other projects after "The Sopranos" wrapped. Sirico died Friday; his cause of death is not known. Sirico kept acting following his role as Paulie on "The Sopranos," appearing in "Friends and Romans" in 2014, and Woody Allen's "Cafe Society" and "Wonder Wheel" in 2016 and 2017, respectively. It is with great sadness, but with incredible pride, love and a whole lot of fond memories, that the family of Gennaro Anthony Tony Sirico Jr. wish to inform you of his death on the morning of July 8, 2022, a post from Siricos brother, Robert Sirico, on Facebook read. Before beginning his acting career, Sirico earned a reputation as a stick-up artist in his East Flatbush neighborhood. Accusing the guy of stolen valor is pretty fucked up, especially with no proof. He has helped to raise funds for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and HeartShare, which provides services and special programs to individuals and families in need in the New York area. 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