Goodbye, Polly Walnuts: The Sopranos star Tony Siriko has passed away
Siriko, who played Polly "Walnuts" Galtieri in one of the best series of all time, passed away at the age of 79, after suffering from poor health in recent years.
Was due to celebrate his 80th birthday at the end of the month
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09/07/2022
Saturday, 09 July 2022, 02:29
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Cruel, violent, loyal and paranoid.
Tony Siriko as Polly Walnuts (Photo: GettyImages)
He has shaped a complex character - cruel, violent, loyal and paranoid - and now he is not with us.
Tony Siriko, the man who played Polly's Walnuts, Galtieri in all six seasons of the mythical series 'The Sopranos', passed away at the age of 79. His brother Robert announced this in a Facebook post: "We announce with great sorrow, but also with great pride, love and many memories, That Gennaro's family Anthony "Tony" Siriko wants to inform you of his death. "Siriko was to celebrate his 80th birthday in 20 days.
Siriko has lived in a nursing home in Florida for the past few years and his health was poor. 45 years old, has twice won the Screen Actors Guild Award.
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Cyrico in general came to Sopranos when he was auditioned for a junior role, but was eventually cast as Polly Walnut and served as a key character in all six seasons of the series.
He was nicknamed "Walnut" because he stole a truck full of TVs, which turned out to contain thousands of nuts.
He was a rude and eccentric figure, enjoyed his life as a perpetual bachelor and was extremely warm-hearted, even though he considered himself a more considerate person.
The mobster's tapecast stuck with him after starring in movies like "Gotti," "Copeland" and of course "The Good Guys," where he played the character of Tony Stacks alongside Ray Lyute, who passed away a month and a half ago.
Among other things, he also won a short dubbing role in "Family Man" as Winnie, the dog who briefly replaced Brian after being run over.
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