Tony Sirico, who portrayed an ageing and wisecracking gangster on the HBO hit present “The Sopranos,” has died, his supervisor mentioned. He was 79.
The actor died Friday morning at an assisted residing residence in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, his longtime supervisor Bob McGowan mentioned.
Sirico burst on the scene late in his profession as “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri, a personality marked by gray-streaked hair, twisted avenue knowledge, and the inevitable deterioration of bodily energy.
In actual life, McGowan mentioned, “He was so tough but so gentle.”
Sirico was an ex-Army veteran who would assist anybody and at all times gave to charities, he mentioned.
The reason behind loss of life was not instantly known.
“He couldn’t remember things as the years passed, he had been in failing health,” McGowan mentioned.
Fellow “Sopranos” actor Michael Imperioli mourned the loss, describing Sirico in an Instagram submit as “irreplaceable.”
“Tony was like no one else: he was as tough, as loyal and as big hearted as anyone i’ve ever known,” Imperioli mentioned. “I was at his side through so much: through good times and bad. But mostly good.”
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