DER US-AMERIKANISCHE SCHAUSPIELER TONY SIRICO ("THE SOPRANOS") IST GESTORBEN

09.07.2022 Der am 29. Juli 1942 in Brooklyn (New York City) geborene Genaro Anthony "Tony" Sirico Jr (Bild) ist am 8. Juli 2022 in Fort Lauderdale (Florida) gestorben. Vor seiner Karriere als Schauspieler war er Berufsverbrecher und stand der Mafia-Familie Colombo nahe. In einer Gefängnis-Theatergruppe entdeckte er sein Interesse an der Schauspielerei. International bekannnt wurde Sirico durch die Rolle des Mafiosos Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri in der erfolgreichen HBO-Fernsehserie "The Sopranos" (*). Er spielte aber auch (meist kleinere) Rollen in Filmen von James Toback, Martin Scorsese und Woody Allen. Insgesamt trat Sirico in über 70 Filmen und Fernsehproduktionen auf.

Bild: Tony Sirico, 2009 - Foto: Lakisha A. Croley, U.S. Air Force (Ausschnitt) - Public domain - Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tony_Sirico,_2010.jpg

Tony Sirico, ‘The Sopranos’ Actor, Dies at 79

HBO described Sirico as “a tremendous, one-of-a-kind talent. On The Sopranos, his legendary performance as the unwavering Paulie Walnuts cemented him as an icon, beloved for his one-liners and steadfast devotion. He will be sorely missed by the HBO family,” a statement shared on HBO’s official Twitter account read.

Lexy Perez, Ryan Gajewski

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tony-sirico-dead-sopranos-actor-1235177512/

‘The Sopranos’ Cast Pay Tribute To Co-Star Tony Sirico: “He Is Truly Irreplaceable”

Peter White

https://deadline.com/2022/07/the-sopranos-cast-pay-tribute-to-co-star-tony-sirico-truly-irreplaceable-1235060797/

The Sopranos star and veteran actor Tony Sirico passed away just weeks ahead of his 80th birthday

Sirico was active as an actor for decades, though he is best known for his role in The Sopranos. He appeared in the series from 1999 to 2007 with over 70 episodes. Sirico also lent his voice to the character for the 2006 video game adaptation The Sopranos: Road to Respect. The series is one of the most popular in the history of HBO and a big thanks to that goes to its solid cast, including Sirico.

Jeremy Dick

https://movieweb.com/tony-sirico-dead/

Tony Sirico, an Eccentric Gangster on ‘The Sopranos,’ Dies at 79

A familiar face in Woody Allen movies, he became widely known for his portrayal of Paulie Walnuts on the hit HBO series.

Anita Gates

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/arts/television/tony-sirico-dead.html?searchResultPosition=3

Sirico’s Paulie Walnuts, a bombastic and ferociously funny foot soldier to James Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano with one-liners like no one else, was a “Sopranos” scene-stealer from the start

Sasha Urban

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/tony-sirico-dead-sopranos-paulie-walnuts-1235312355/

È morto Tony Sirico, protagonista dei Soprano

Tony Sirico, attore noto al grande pubblico per aver interpretato il mafioso Peter Paul Gualtieri, soprannominato "Paulie Walnuts", nella leggendaria serie I Soprano è morto all'età di 79 anni. Lo ha annunciato il fratello Robert su Facebook.

https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2022/07/09/news/e_morto_tony_sirico_soprano-357141659/

Betrüger, Schläger, Höllenschauspieler

Woher diese Gewalt? Tony Sirico saß lange im Gefängnis – um danach einer der größten Mafiadarsteller Hollywoods zu werden. Der "Sopranos"-Star war bis ins hohe Alter auf der Suche nach dem Ursprung des italoamerikanischen Machismo.

Christian Buss

https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/zum-tod-von-sopranos-star-tony-sirico-betrueger-schlaeger-hoellenschauspieler-a-eaa9783f-10ef-4a73-9a5d-68f8caf94579

Der in New York geborene Italo-Amerikaner spielte in Dutzenden Film- und Fernsehproduktionen mit

In der Hit-Serie "Die Sopranos" (1999 bis 2007) über die Machenschaften einer Mafia-Familie in New Jersey spielte Sirico den Mafioso Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri. In seiner Rolle war er als brutaler Verbrecher aber auch für seine grosse Loyalität gegenüber Mafiaboss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) bekannt.

dpa

https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/kultur-news-ticker-430920002859

Videos:

Tony Sirico (Paulie Gualtieri from The Sopranos) interview in 1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxddINwarJk

24 Times Paulie Walnuts Had The Best Lines On "The Sopranos"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=admV8aJ0b30

Mehr:

https://www.facebook.com/pauli.wallnuts.16

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802831/

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/celebrity/sing-sing-bada-bing

(*) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Sirico