https://nypost.com/2022/07/08/sopranos-actor-tony-sirico-dead-at-79/

I'm gonna watch Pine Barrens in his honor. Bad week to have played a mobster

RIP to the legendary Tony Sirico. Paulie Walnuts will never be forgotten.❤️ pic.twitter.com/nlu5vsatYx

— sopranos clips (@sopranosclips) July 8, 2022

The cast and crew of The Sopranos talked about Tony Sirico like he was a mythical character. What a fuckin' blow.

"There’s a very, very thin line between Paulie and Tony Sirico. They’re practically the same person."https://t.co/mZzGCXqA3r

— Alan Siegel (@AlanSiegelLA) July 9, 2022

All time character

Little known fact: Sirico was an actual mobster at one time.

Wonder if him and Tony are on an awkward boat ride up in heaven together.

Definitely one of the top casted spots ever.

One of my all-time support characters in television. He played that role fantastically….or they wrote it for him fantastically…or both. Either way, he was awesome.

Not speaking poorly of the dead when I say he was a poon hound in his old age.

I know two separate women who were hit on by him in Vegas, one while her husband was about 10' away.

One of my favorite exchanges ever. Not just Sopranos:

Tony:
[over the phone] It's a bad connection so I'm gonna talk fast! The guy you're looking for is an ex-commando! He killed sixteen Chechen rebels single-handed!

Paulie:
Get the f*** outta here.

Tony:
Yeah. Nice, huh? He was with the Interior Ministry. Guy's like a Russian green beret. He can not come back and tell this story. You understand?

Paulie:
I hear you. [hangs up] You're not gonna believe this. He killed sixteen Czechoslovakians. Guy was an interior decorator.

Christopher:
His house looked like sh*t.

Wrong thread

RIP Tony Sirico

Paulie Walnuts. One of the greatest TV characters ever. @LightsCameraPod

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— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) July 8, 2022

gigemags-99 said:

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One of my favorite exchanges ever. Not just Sopranos:

Tony:
[over the phone] It's a bad connection so I'm gonna talk fast! The guy you're looking for is an ex-commando! He killed sixteen Chechen rebels single-handed!

Paulie:
Get the f*** outta here.

Tony:
Yeah. Nice, huh? He was with the Interior Ministry. Guy's like a Russian green beret. He can not come back and tell this story. You understand?

Paulie:
I hear you. [hangs up] You're not gonna believe this. He killed sixteen Czechoslovakians. Guy was an interior decorator.

Christopher:
His house looked like sh*t.

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RIP Tony Sirico. I hope he and James Gandolfini are hunting interior decorators in the next life. pic.twitter.com/C0ttKNdA85

— Jake Elman (@JakeElman97) July 8, 2022

Fun fact. His younger brother is a relatively well known Catholic priest.

Four Seasons Landscaping said:

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Not speaking poorly of the dead when I say he was a poon hound in his old age.

I know two separate women who were hit on by him in Vegas, one while her husband was about 10' away.

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you act as if that is a bad thing...

You can hear his signature laugh in this scene.