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Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri is a fictional character portrayed by Tony Sirico on the HBO series The Sopranos, one of the chief henchmen of series protagonist Tony Soprano. Sirico auditioned for the role of Uncle Junior with Frank Vincent , but Dominic Chianese landed the role.
Panicked, Paulie suggests that they dump him in the Pine Barrens. In the snow-covered woods, Paulie and Chris prepare to dump the body but find that Valery, who is revealed to be a trained commando, is still alive. They give him a shovel and instruct him to dig his own grave. While both are distracted, Valery hits them with the shovel and flees.
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.
"It was a rite of passage to be whacked by Paulie Walnuts," he added. It's nearly 26 years since The Sopranos first premiered on HBO in January of 1999, becoming a runaway hit that went on for six ...
Actor revealed how he was hit by co-star and ‘lived to tell about it’
Sirico was best known for his role as Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri on “The Sopranos,” though he was also a fixture of mob movies and Woody Allen films.
That's good, because somebody usually goes down at these affairs." In "The Sopranos", Tony had a panic attack while barbecuing. Tony is wearing shorts, even though the late Carmine told him, in "For All Debts Public and Private", "A don doesn't wear shorts." Paulie Gualtieri is called "Paulie Walnuts" by Tony B.
Tony Sirico, who played Peter Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri in The Sopranos, died today, his family announced. The actor would have turned 80 this month. “It is with great sadness, but ...