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Tony Sirico
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Miami Vice Character
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Born
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July 29, 1942, Brooklyn, New York
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Died
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July 8, 2022, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (age 79, undisclosed causes)
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Active
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1974-2022
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Genaro Anthony Sirico, Jr. (July 29, 1942 - July 8, 2022) was an American character actor, mainly playing mobster-type roles. His best-known role was as Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri in the 1999-2007 series The Sopranos. Sirico appeared as mobster Frank Romano, who had dealings with attorney Sam Boyle in the episode "Fruit of the Poison Tree" of the series Miami Vice.
Sirico died from undisclosed causes on July 8, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the age of 79.
Selected Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Notes | MV Actors Appeared |
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| 1974 | The Godfather: Part II | First movie appearance | |
| 1977 | Kojak (TV series) | First TV appearance | |
| 1978 | Fingers | Tom Signorelli | |
| The One Man Jury | Frank Pesce | ||
| 1982 | Love & Money | Ray Sharkey Jacqueline Brookes | |
| 1983 | Exposed | Ian McShane James Russo | |
| The Last Fight | Ruben Blades Don King | ||
| 1990 | Catchfire | John Turturro Dean Stockwell | |
| 1993 | Romeo Is Bleeding | David Proval Larry Joshua | |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Helena Bonham Carter | |
| 2009 | Karma Calling | ||
| 2010 | Medium (TV series) | ||
| 2013 | Nicky Deuce (TV movie) | Rita Moreno | |
| 2014 | Zarra's Law | Burt Young | |
| 2017 | American Dad (TV series) | Final TV appearance | |
| 2018 | Sarah Q | Young | |
| 2022 | Respect the Jux' | Final movie appearance |