79 - He was a fucking kid
He originally auditioned for the role of Uncle Junior in The Sopranos, but Dominic Chianese landed the role. The show’s creator David Chase instead offered him the role of Paulie Gualtieri, which Sirico accepted with the condition that his character “would not become a rat”.
Bummer man. Also we need some sopranos emotes
Joey Pistachios sends his regards