Actor Tony Sirico has died on the age of 79 in am assisted dwelling facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, his household have confirmed.
The actor, who was finest identified for enjoying Paulie ‘Walnuts’ Gualteri in all six seasons of the hit HBO present, additionally starred in different gangster movies and TV exhibits together with Goodfellas, Lilyhammer and A Bronx Story.
Information of his dying was confirmed by his brother Robert Sirico, who informed followers on Fb: ‘It's with nice unhappiness, however with unimaginable satisfaction, love and a complete lot of fond reminiscences, that the household of Gennaro Anthony ‘Tony’ Sirico needs to tell you of his dying on the morning of July 8, 2022.
‘The household is deeply grateful for the numerous expressions of affection, prayer and condolences and requests that the general public respect its privateness on this time of bereavement.’
His funeral and burial is because of happen on July 13 in Brooklyn, New York, with memorial donations being requested to go to Wounded Warriors, St Jude’s Hospital and the Acton Institute, to which Sirico was a giant contributor.
Sirico’s supervisor Bob McGowan added to PA information company: He was a really loyal consumer of 25 years and he’s an ex-army vet and all the time gave to charities.
He’s a giant contributor to the Wounded Warriors and would all the time go to kids’s hospitals. He was a fantastic man, nothing like his character on the Sopranos.’
McGowan added that Sirico had had dementia in the previous couple of years of his life and ‘couldn’t keep in mind issues’.
Sirico is survived by his two kids, Joanne Sirico Bello and Richard Sirico, grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews and different kinfolk.
His Sopranos co-stars had been amongst these paying tribute to the actor, with Michael Imperioli, who performed Christopher Moltisanti, telling followers he was ‘heartbroken’ on the information.
He wrote on Instagram: ‘Tony was like nobody else: he was as powerful, as loyal and as large hearted as anybody I’ve ever identified.
‘We discovered a groove as Christopher and Paulie and I'm proud to say I did plenty of my finest and most enjoyable work with my pricey pal Tony.
‘I'll miss him endlessly. He's really irreplaceable. I ship like to his household, associates and his many many followers.’
Lorraine Bracco, who performed physician Jennifer Melfi, added: ‘I like Tony Sirico. A rise up man who all the time had my again and who liked my kids and my dad and mom.’
Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who performed Meadow Soprano, informed followers: ‘I've by no means been in a position to stroll right into a room that you just had been in with out you giving me an unlimited hug, drenching me in your cologne, and ensuring I knew any man that got here close to me must reply to you first.
‘You had been powerful, and robust, but candy and an actual artist. There'll by no means ever be anybody such as you.’
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