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US actor Tony Sirico, best known for portraying Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri in "The Sopranos," has died aged 79, his family and a former castmate said Friday. Sirico played minor mobster roles in television and film for decades before being cast in his fifties as the eccentric and sometimes brutal Paulie…

Sirico died at an assisted living facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to his manager. There was no immediate information on the cause of death.

Tony Sirico, the former mobster turned movie star best known as Paulie Walnuts on “The Sopranos,” died Friday. He was 79.

Tony Sirico, the actor best known as loyal gangster Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri in the HBO drama “The Sopranos,” has died. He was 79.

Family and co-stars have paid tribute to the actor who was revealed to have passed away on Friday evening. Tony's brother announced the sad news via social media.

‘He was beloved and will never be forgotten,’ said co-star Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli played the role of Tony's distantly-related cousin Christopher Moltisanti in hit TV show The Sopranos which ran from 1999 until 2007

Paul Herman, a staple of gangster movies and known best for playing Peter “Beansie” Gaeta on “The Sopranos,” died Tuesday on his 76th birthday.

Herman died on 29 March, aged 76

After the tragic death of Paul Herman, who played Beansie in The Sopranos, here is a look at what happened to the rest of the star-studded cast of the incredible mobster series