Wednesday 13 July 2022 09:33 PM Sopranos star Tony Sirico's funeral mass held in Brooklyn with Lorraine Bracco ... trends now
Friends and family members of the late Sopranos actor Tony Sirico gathered in Brooklyn to pay their respects to the wise guy–turned–actor.
Sirico, who was best known for playing Tony Soprano's loose cannon captain Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri, was saluted by several of his famous friends and costars, including Sopranos mainstays Lorraine Bracco and Steven Van Zandt.
Sirico's brother, Father Robert Sirico, delivered words of remembrance at the ceremony and joked, 'My friends, if Paulie Walnuts can steal heaven, so can you and I,' according to the New York Post.
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Saying goodbye: The Sopranos star Tony Sirico's life was celebrated at his funeral mass at Basilica of Regia Pacis in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning, with his brother Father Robert Sirico delivering words of remembrance
Siricio, who was born Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. on July 29, 1942, had his funeral mass at the "Basilica of Regia Pacis in Brooklyn broadcast live, and he will be buried at Calvary Cemetery in Queens.
During his address, Robert noted the 'loyal and exuberant fans' who had joined Sirico's family, friends and colleagues at the mass.
In addition to Bracco, who was second billed after the late star James Gandolfini and play Tony Soprano's psychiatrist and therapist, and Van Zandt, who starred as his consiglieri Silvio Dante, Joseph Gannascoli also paid his respects.
He appeared as Vito Spatafore, who rose to the rank of captain in Tony Soprano's criminal enterprise.
Rising star: Sirico was a former wise guy who turned his life around with a role in Goodfellas and other projects, before his star turn as Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri on HBO's The Sopranos; seen in 2006
Light-hearted: Tony's brother Robert joked, 'My friends, if Paulie Walnuts can steal heaven, so can you and I,' according to the New York Post
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