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Genaro Anthony Sirico Jr. (/ s ɪ ˈ r iː k oʊ /; July 24, 1942 – July 8, 2022) [2] was an American actor who portrayed Paulie Gualtieri in The Sopranos. Born in Brooklyn to an Italian-American family, Sirico had a tumultuous early life marked by multiple arrests and periods of imprisonment for crimes including robbery, assault, and extortion.
In the first season, Paulie is a vital member of Tony's crew. He executes a Colombian drug dealer and steals a large quantity of drugs and cash from his hotel room. Other tasks he performs are recovering a stolen car (with Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero), torturing a hotel co-owner so the crew can own 25% of the business, and extorting Meadow's soccer coach by giving him an unwanted free TV.
Sirico, best known for his performance as the wise-cracking Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri, died on Friday July 8 at the age of 79. ... The actor, born July 29, 1942, in New York, died at an ...
Tony Sirico, the actor known for playing mobster Peter Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri on “The Sopranos,” died Friday, Variety confirmed with his manager. He was 79. Sirico’s Paulie ...
Sirico burst on the scene late in his career as "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri, a character marked by gray-streaked hair, twisted street wisdom, and the inevitable deterioration of physical strength.
Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero and Paulie Gualtieri were both in Johnny's crew. Bonpensiero stood up for Johnny in the unrest of '83, and Johnny's leadership led to Sal's becoming a made man shortly afterward. Both Sal and Paulie followed Johnny's wishes and supported Tony's becoming capo after Johnny's death of emphysema. Johnny took Tony and his ...
The actor who played Paulie Gualtieri was a lot like his character. The two-tone hair, the tan … that was all Tony Sircio. In fact, no one was allowed to Sircio’s two-tone hair, and he was ...
Tony Sirico as Paulie Gualtieri; Robert Iler as Anthony Soprano Jr. (voice only) Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano; Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva; Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano; Federico Castelluccio as Furio Giunta; Joe Pantoliano as Ralph Cifaretto * = credit only