Tony Sirico, ‘Sopranos’ actor who played Pauly Walnuts, dead at 79
A cause of death was not immediately available Friday night. Sirico’s manager Bob McGowan confirmed the death to CBS News Friday.commemorated Sirico“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. 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.
He originally auditioned for “The Sopranos” for the role of Uncle Junior, which was ultimately given to Dominic Chianese. Creator David Chase later offered him the role of Paulie Walnuts, one of Tony Soprano’s right-hand men. He appeared in 74 episodes of the Emmy-winning HBO show.
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