The actor portrayed Paulie Walnuts, one of Tony Soprano's chief henchmen, on the popular HBO series.
Actor Tony Sirico, best known for his role as a mafia henchman on the The Sopranos, has died aged 79.
He memorably portrayed Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri, a fictional mobster playing a key role in an organised crime ring in the US state of New Jersey."Tony was like no one else: he was as tough, as loyal and as big hearted as anyone I've ever known," he said."I am proud to say I did a lot of my best and most fun work with my dear pal Tony. I will miss him forever. He is truly irreplaceable.
Sirico was 55 years old and sleeping on a cot at his mother's house in Brooklyn when he was cast in the iconic role that would win him two Screen Actors Guild Awards.His brother, Father Anthony Sirico, posted on Facebook that he is survived by his two children as well as grandchildren and "many other relatives".Speaking to the LA Times in 1990, he said: "Where I grew up, every guy was trying to prove himself. You either had to have a tattoo or a bullet hole.
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