Tony Sirico Nationality: Was Tony Sirico Italian?

Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. (Tony Sirico), the actor best known for his role as Peter Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri in The Sopranos has died, aged 79.

Sirico’s manager of 25 years, Bob McGowan, told the Hollywood Reporter that Sirico had died in an assisted living facility in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 8, 2022, and had been living with dementia for the last couple of years.

Tony’s death was announced by his brother Robert, who wrote on Facebook;

​”It is with great sadness, but with incredible pride, love and a whole lot of fond memories, that the family of Gennaro Anthony ‘Tony’ Sirico wishes to inform you of his death on the morning of July 8, 2022.

Robert continued;

“Tony is survived by his two beloved children, Joanne Sirico Bello and Richard Sirico, grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews and many other relatives.

“The family is deeply grateful for the many expressions of love, prayer and condolences and requests that the public respect its privacy in this time of bereavement.”

Tony Sirico Nationality

What was Tony Sirico nationality? Sirico was an American but of Italian descent. He grew up in Brooklyn, in the East Flatbush and Bensonhurst neighborhoods.

Was Tony Sirico Italian? As mentioned earlier, Sirico was of Italian descents. This is because he was born in New York City on July 29, 1942, to a family of Italian descent.