Legendary actor Tony Sirico has died on the age of 79.
Sirico’s rep Bob McGowan confirmed the passing to E! Information with a press release on July 8, saying, “Tony was a really loyal consumer, at all times gave to charity and was a member of the Wounded Warriors and an Military vet.”
The actor was greatest recognized for his portrayal of Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri on all six seasons of HBO’s The Sopranos from 1999 to 2007.
Over the course of his decades-spanning profession, Sirico additionally appeared in motion pictures like Goodfellas, Bullets Over Broadway and Mighty Aphrodite earlier than getting his defining function on the mob drama.
As information of his passing surfaced, tributes from throughout the leisure business started to roll in, together with Sirico’s Sopranos co-star Michael Imperioli.
“Tony was like nobody else: he was as powerful, as loyal and as large hearted as anybody I’ve ever recognized,” Imperioli shared on Instagram. “I used to be at his facet by a lot: by good instances and unhealthy. However largely good. And we had a whole lot of laughs. We discovered a groove as Christopher and Paulie and I’m proud to say I did a whole lot of my greatest and most enjoyable work with my expensive pal Tony.”
