Tony Sirico, a tough guy in real life who transitioned to acting and played the memorable Paulie Walnuts on 'The Sopranos,' has died.
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Tony Sirico, a tough guy in real life who transitioned to acting and played the memorable Paulie Walnuts on"The Sopranos," has died. He was 79.“I was a pistol-packing guy," the actor toldin 1990."The first time I went away to prison, they searched me to see if I had a gun -- and I had three of ‘em on me."
After getting work as a model, he transitioned to small-time acting roles, the newspaper reported. Among his many credits were a number of mobster roles, including the character of Tony Stacks in"Goodfellas."
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