Tony Sirico - Famous Voice Actor

Tony Sirico Net Worth

$8,000,000

Netting a $8 million fortune, Tony Sirico was an American actor who became famous for his performance as Peter Paul Gualtieri, AKA ‘Paulie Walnuts,’ on the HBO television series ‘The Sopranos.’ Sirico also appeared on the big screen in films directed by Woody Allen and played memorable mobster roles in ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Innocent Blood.’

Key facts:

  • Tony Sirico was an American actor best known for his role as Paulie Walnuts on the hit HBO series 'The Sopranos.'
  • Sirico was involved in a life of crime which resulted in 28 arrests for various offenses including robbery, assault, and disorderly conduct.
  • During his time in prison, he was inspired by a visit from an ex-convict acting troupe to pursue acting, leading him to a successful television and film career.
  • In addition to 'The Sopranos,' Sirico also appeared in multiple films directed by Woody Allen, including 'Bullets Over Broadway' and 'Mighty Aphrodite.'
  • His other notable roles include playing Vinny on 'Family Guy' and a recurring role on the Nickelodeon film 'Nicky Deuce.'

Basic Information About Tony Sirico

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor, Voice Actor
Net worth$8,000,000
Date of birth1942-07-29
Place of birthMidwood
Date of death2022-07-08 (aged 79)
NationalityUnited States of America
Curiosities and Trademarksoften plays Italian American gangsters
GenderMale
Height5 ft 10 in (1.8 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Tony Sirico roles

Movie / Series Role
GoodfellasTony Stacks
CafΓ© SocietyVito
Cop LandToy Torillo
Wonder WheelAngelo
So FineAssociate of Mr. Eddie (as Anthony Sirico Jr.)
Dead PresidentsOfficer Spinelli
Romeo Is BleedingMalacci
Mighty AphroditeBoxing Trainer
Bullets Over BroadwayRocco
Everyone Says I Love YouEscaped Convict
Deconstructing HarryPoliceman at Jail
CelebrityLou DeMarco
CatchfireGreek (as G. Anthony Sirico)
The Pick-up ArtistPatsy
Hello AgainTough Guy
LilyhammerAntonino 'Father Tony' Tagliano / ... 2 episodes, 2013-2014
The SopranosPaulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri 74 episodes, 1999-2007
Family GuyVinny / ... 5 episodes, 2013-2016
ChuckMatty 1 episode, 2010
MediumTony 1 episode, 2010
CosbyTeddy 1 episode, 1996
Police Squad!Poker Player (uncredited) unknown episodes
KojakGreek God 1 episode, 1977
Miami ViceFrank Romano 1 episode, 1989
Taxi BrooklynTony 1 episode, 2014
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Hollywood Squares segment 1 episode, 2000

Tony Sirico's Quotes

  • When I first read David Chase's script [for The Sopranos (1999)], I knew this was special. This is what I'd been looking for all my life . . . When I heard James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli and Nancy Marchand were in it, I knew it was going to be a total class act. I knew right away this was a role to kill for.
  • I've done like 45 movies, played 40 gangsters and five crooked cops.
  • It makes some great movies. I mean, some of my favorite films growing up, have been, forgive me, gangster films. I learned how to walk and talk watching [James Cagney]. It's that, it's the power, it's the glamour. The mob just has all that mysticism around it that's magical.
  • [on being cast in The Sopranos (1999)] I read for Uncle Junior. It was me, Dominic Chianese and Frank Vincent who went up for the role that day. About an hour after I got home, I got a call from David Chase. He said, 'You want the good news or the bad news?' I said, 'Give me the bad news'. He said, 'You didn't get Uncle Junior. But I have something in mind. Would you be willing to do a recurring role on the show? I have a character called Paulie Walnuts.
  • I lived with Ma for sixteen years before she passed. David [Chase] knew that going in. This became one of my story lines. Sticking to the script - that was Rule No, 1. They got the words from us anyway, We'd have the writers sit and talk with us. They heard the cadence of my voice and what I said, and how I expressed myself - you know what I mean? So I had guys write down my own words and shove them right back into my throat.

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Interesting Facts about Tony Sirico

  1. Sirico was investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney's office for alleged extortionate activity against the owners of several nightclubs. On February 27, 1970, he was arrested and subsequently indicted for extortion and menacing but plea-bargained to a charge of felony gun possession. Early in 1971, he was sentenced to a maximum of four years, of which he served 20 months. Since then, Sirico has had no further trouble with the law.He got a part in the film Crazy Joe (1974) which led to him obtaining a Screen Actors Guild card.
  2. One brother, Robert Sirico, is a Catholic priest in the diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Another older brother, Carmine Sirico', appeared very briefly as "Dealer" in The Sopranos (1999) "The Happy Wanderer" episode in Season Two.
  3. Has done Stacker 2 commercials with WWE wrestlers Tazz, Trish Stratus and Bubba Ray Dudley.
  4. Lives in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
  5. Has a son and a daughter, both in their 30s.
  6. Practices karate and kung fu.
  7. Frequently cast as a bit player in Woody Allen movies.
  8. A member of the USO.
  9. An Italian-American, of Sicilian descent.
  10. In Goodfellas (1990), he played a mobster named Tony who reports to a boss named Paulie. In The Sopranos (1999), he plays a mobster named Paulie who reports to a boss named Tony.
  11. He spent a few years in the US Army.
  12. Doing Denny's commercials [2008]
  13. He has appeared in six films directed by Woody Allen: Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Deconstructing Harry (1997), Celebrity (1998) and Cafe Society (2016).

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