TheSopranos star Tony Sirico has passed away at the age of 79:
Tony Sirico, the actor best known for portraying Peter Paul"Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri in the smash hit series The Sopranos, has passed away at the age of 79. The news was broken via his The Sopranos co-star Micael Imperioli, who took to Instagram on Friday to memorialize the actor. Imperioli's post revealed that Sirico passed away on Friday, July 8th. Sirico's manager has since confirmed to The Wrap that he passed away in an assisted living home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
"It pains me to say that my dear friend, colleague and partner in crime, the great TONY SIRICO has passed away today," Imperioli's post reads."Tony was like no one else: he was as tough, as loyal and as big hearted as anyone i've ever known. I was at his side through so much: through good times and bad. But mostly good. And we had a lot of laughs.
In 1999, Sirico began to play Paulie"Walnuts" Gualtieri in The Sopranos, portraying the fan-favorite across 74 episodes of the series, as well as its tie-in video game. While Sirico had originally auditioned for the role of Uncle Junior in the series, which ultimately went to Dominic Chianese, he was offered the role of Paulie by series creator Chase, and reportedly only said yes if his character"would not become a rat.
Following The Sopranos, Sirico's work included voicing Vinny Griffin on Family Guy, portraying Tony Tagliano on Lilyhammer, and appearing in projects like The Grinder and Sarah Q. Sirico's posthumous work will include roles in Super Athlete, Street Justice, and All Mobbed Up.
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