New York mobster who fell in love with movies while serving time in Sing Sing prison: actor Tony Sirico dies
'09.07.2022'
Olga Derkach
In the United States, the famous actor Tony Sirico, who played the role of Paulie Galtieri in the series The Sopranos, has died. The actor was 79 years old. The edition told in more detail RBC.
His manager Bob McGowan said the actor died at a nursing home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The cause of death is unknown, but there is information that Siriko has suffered from dementia for the past few years.
Tony Sirico was born July 29, 1942 in New York. He began his acting career in the 1970s after serving in the army. His first film was Crazy Joe (1974). And in the series The Sopranos (1999–2007), Sirico played the role of Paulie Galtieri, a friend of the protagonist.
Sirico was known for his roles in films such as Goodfellas, Cops, Blue Eyed Mickey. He starred in Woody Allen's films Bullets Over Broadway, The Great Aphrodite, Everyone Says I Love You, Wonder Wheel and others. In addition, Siriko voiced the dog Winnie in five episodes of the animated series Family Guy.
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Even before his acting career, he was associated with the Colombo mafia family, was repeatedly prosecuted, was arrested 28 times, including for hooliganism, assault, robbery, extortion, illegal possession of weapons, and more. In his younger years, he was the owner of a disco in Manhattan, was suspected of possession of drugs, writes newsru.
The Colombo Mafia family is one of the "Five Families" that control organized crime in New York. It was previously known as the Profaci family.
He was sentenced to four years in prison, of which he served 20 months, and all in "Sing Sing". However, in the mid-1970s, he became an actor, inspired by attending acting classes while serving a prison sentence.
