# Tony Sirico RIP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [July 8, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-sirico-rip/967645 "2022-07-08T23:35:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-sirico-rip/967645/21 "2022-07-09T21:51:22Z")
He was. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-sirico-rip/967645/22 "2022-07-09T21:58:54Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > “I was born, grew up, spent a few years in the army, couple more in the can, and here I am, half a wise guy.” > > That pretty much sums it up. RIP His obit says that while he was in the ‘can’, a group of ex-cons who had formed an acting troupe came through and did a gig at the prison. He watched them and thought “Hey, I could do that!” ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-sirico-rip/967645/23 "2022-07-10T06:13:31Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Sicilianos! > > RIP, Paulie. You were a real _paesano_! Paulie was Napoletan. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-sirico-rip/967645/24 "2022-07-10T10:53:04Z")
I was thinking of the time he mentioned “Sicilianos” to an Italian hooker and she corrected his pronunciation. But in response to the question of who would order so many hits, I’d say they’re the prime suspects, fer sure! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-sirico-rip/967645.md?page=1)