Tony Sirico, Paulie Walnuts on The Sopranos, Dies at 79

Veteran actor Tony Sirico, famous for his role as Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri on the hit HBO series The Sopranos, has died. Per Deadline, the actor’s death was announced on Friday by by his Sopranos co-star Michael Imperioli, who played Christopher Moltisanti in the gangster drama. Sirico was 79 years old and just weeks shy of turning 80.