Tony Sirico's Introduction of Rev. Robert A. Sirico at the Acton 20th Anniversary Dinner

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  • Опубліковано 25 жов 2010
  • Tony Sirico-best known for his role as Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri on HBO's The Sopranos-introduces his younger brother, Rev. Robert A. Sirico-President and Co-Founder of the Acton Institute-at the Acton Institute's 20th Anniversary Dinner at the JW Marriott Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Thursday, November 21, 2010.

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  • @damomand
    @damomand 4 роки тому +222

    “Whatttya hear, whattya sayy!!!!”

    • @CronoXpono
      @CronoXpono 3 роки тому +7

      I would’ve pissed myself laughing if he did that shit!! 😂 with the high pitch and everything!!

    • @powell4661
      @powell4661 2 роки тому

      Johnny pancakes

  • @leriindashvili2293
    @leriindashvili2293 5 років тому +727

    He just played himself in Sopranos

    • @glenndoleberry8418
      @glenndoleberry8418 4 роки тому

      Leri Indashvili 🤣

    • @vantheman1238
      @vantheman1238 4 роки тому +1

      Bloody right he did

    • @fsx70
      @fsx70 3 роки тому +3

      @Wilhelm Strasse No he wasnt

    • @antmikedavis
      @antmikedavis 3 роки тому +17

      @Wilhelm Strasse he was a Colombo associate

    • @lt4324
      @lt4324 3 роки тому +26

      @@antmikedavis correct, he was an enforcer/ collector and used that bat very well from what I've read about his history!
      I knew guys like him back in the late 60's -70's and they were OK, as long as you did not owe them $$ or started shit! My neighborhood was never safer when the mob ran the streets back then.

  • @jmuduke99
    @jmuduke99 6 років тому +490

    I had to open a box of signed Sopranos posters for Tony Sirico one time. He was standing over me the whole time saying "Don't fuckin' rip them Ryan." My hands were shaking so bad.

    • @Suutari4
      @Suutari4 5 років тому +7

      How you got in that situation?

    • @nickcara97
      @nickcara97 4 роки тому +15

      jmuduke99 that’s like trying to defuse a bomb with a pair of tweezers

    • @jmuduke99
      @jmuduke99 4 роки тому +42

      @@Suutari4 Work at a hotel where the whole cast used to stay for Golden Globes, Emmy's, and SAG Awards.

    • @dcg509
      @dcg509 4 роки тому +8

      jmuduke99 can you get me into the luxury lounge?

    • @jmuduke99
      @jmuduke99 3 роки тому +1

      @@kurdbear8468 I did. Graduated in ‘99. Go Dukes! You?

  • @markrobertson6664
    @markrobertson6664 5 років тому +415

    You’re gonna build Beansie a ramp

  • @rdm0108
    @rdm0108 5 років тому +219

    "✋forgive my french"

  • @furnasfurness
    @furnasfurness 12 років тому +201

    "but i've also played a couple of cops, if it makes you feel any better." what a swaggerhound

    • @crackhead868
      @crackhead868 4 роки тому +6

      furnasfurness “I also was a mobster in real life” lol

  • @michelletempleton2505
    @michelletempleton2505 2 роки тому +85

    Rest In Peace Mr Gennaro Anthony Sirico, you are going to be missed

  • @aceofspades9785
    @aceofspades9785 6 років тому +324

    His brother is a priest!!! Perfect!!!

    • @IPlayOneOnT.V.
      @IPlayOneOnT.V. 5 років тому +4

      That's the way they roll in the whole North East.

    • @B1SCOOP
      @B1SCOOP 5 років тому +24

      In a place they grew, to not die in poverty you either choose to become a bandit or a priest. The brother went the easy way.

    • @OGBLAIZEPRODUCTIONZ
      @OGBLAIZEPRODUCTIONZ 4 роки тому +7

      What if it was Father Intintola lmao

    • @glenndoleberry8418
      @glenndoleberry8418 4 роки тому +3

      Sam Davis No his Bruddah” is a Priest 🤣 ...and he got a tip on horse at Belmont running during the rainy season...he heard his Faddah was a “mudder” 🤣 “hey did you hear what I told him”? “I says.... ahh you get it 🤣🤣🤣

    • @HighLordBlazeReborn
      @HighLordBlazeReborn 4 роки тому +2

      @@OGBLAIZEPRODUCTIONZ oh you mean Monsignor Jughead? He'll slip you a wafer

  • @IPlayOneOnT.V.
    @IPlayOneOnT.V. 5 років тому +153

    It's like "Paulie Walnuts" walked right off the "Sopranos" set to give that introduction. But, it was right from his heart. That's what made it a great introduction.

  • @ValiantKnight7983
    @ValiantKnight7983 7 років тому +322

    This guy IS Pauly Walnuts.

    • @cakeface8839
      @cakeface8839 6 років тому +11

      the complete opposite to Gandolfini

    • @powerboatguy2308
      @powerboatguy2308 2 роки тому +5

      @@cakeface8839 Tony Sirico was a real gangster before he got into acting.

  • @joefrugoli4970
    @joefrugoli4970 5 років тому +139

    Did a few years in the army a few more in da can and here I am a halfa wiseguy.

    • @crackhead868
      @crackhead868 4 роки тому +2

      Joe Frugoli so what

    • @crackhead868
      @crackhead868 4 роки тому +5

      DJ Kinney that’s what he says at the end of that quote. Jagoff.

  • @leedstown
    @leedstown 4 роки тому +194

    The guy killed 16 czechoslovakians, the leader was a interior decorator

    • @RawOne911
      @RawOne911 4 роки тому +34

      His house looked like shit

    • @kosanstanojevic
      @kosanstanojevic 3 роки тому +7

      The Best episode

    • @joespitler3929
      @joespitler3929 2 роки тому +3

      @@kosanstanojevic i agree, Pine Barrens or the episode with Christopher's intervention

    • @kosanstanojevic
      @kosanstanojevic 2 роки тому +1

      @@joespitler3929 Oh yeah, the intervention! :))) That scene when they "intervene", must be the funniest scene in the whole series :)

    • @liltd87
      @liltd87 2 роки тому +1

      "Get da fuuck oudda here!"

  • @wjatube
    @wjatube 5 років тому +59

    "Me????? I'm still a gangster."
    I love how he had to put that in there.

  • @bugyesz7517
    @bugyesz7517 6 років тому +134

    Honestly one of the best speeches I've heard.

  • @johndamario2546
    @johndamario2546 Рік тому +20

    Mr. Tony Sirico, a fantastic individual who showed the world that your past does not define you, instead he owned it and delivered one of the most iconic TV characters of all time alongside James Gandolfini.

  • @BrianSmith-yq7ys
    @BrianSmith-yq7ys 6 років тому +116

    Please we need a statue of this man in Atlantic City

    • @petersmith9254
      @petersmith9254 5 років тому

      Brian Bunce no he is just an actor

    • @kevinmcrae3354
      @kevinmcrae3354 4 роки тому +12

      Brian Smith
      In every city

    • @SonnyGTA
      @SonnyGTA 3 роки тому +8

      Retard liberals will tear it down because he is ‘raaaaciist’

  • @mragunathan1627
    @mragunathan1627 3 роки тому +95

    Whats blowing my mind here is that he's actually scarier than Paulie lol, i can definately believe he was a connected guy in his younger years.

    • @makaveli1988
      @makaveli1988 2 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/qxddINwarJk/v-deo.html

    • @Herkulez1981
      @Herkulez1981 2 роки тому

      He was a aaacociate to the colombo crime fmaily . Search his name and oc shortz on youtube he has a video about his life in crime

  • @1ntoTheAbyss
    @1ntoTheAbyss 2 роки тому +47

    I wish nothing but the best for this man. He was, if not my favorite character on the show. Off camera Tony seems like a good guy. It’s sad to hear he’s coming down with ailments. Hopefully he makes it through for more years to enjoy.

    • @michelletempleton2505
      @michelletempleton2505 2 роки тому +15

      Sadly today he passed away, a great man and a fantastic character gone

    • @Chris-2
      @Chris-2 2 роки тому +1

      😢😢

    • @Chris-2
      @Chris-2 2 роки тому +3

      @@aduantas 😭😭😭ik you’re joking but Tony’s health has been declining for some years now

    • @WiredLain_
      @WiredLain_ Рік тому +2

      @@Chris-2 he passed away

    • @Chris-2
      @Chris-2 Рік тому +1

      @@WiredLain_ I know…? Lmao. I was saying that his death wasn’t sudden, he’s been unwell for years

  • @LuisMartinez-gt8my
    @LuisMartinez-gt8my 6 років тому +43

    He’s a very charming and funny man, great actor as well!

  • @jtoo6060
    @jtoo6060 4 роки тому +41

    Tony Sirico was perfectly cast in the Soprano's.

  • @m.c1.1
    @m.c1.1 2 роки тому +34

    Rest in peace to a legend 🕊❤️

  • @badcholesterol
    @badcholesterol 4 роки тому +34

    “Ay Tone...”

  • @Heckleburger
    @Heckleburger 2 роки тому +14

    You can hear Tony's maniacal laugh right after she tells everyone not to annoy him. 🤣

  • @tetsuyahayami7519
    @tetsuyahayami7519 6 років тому +12

    Fucking love his Brooklyn accent! I could listen to him all day and not get bored!

  • @robchallenger
    @robchallenger 11 років тому +54

    he's so cool and he doesn't even have to try

  • @MatusDubrava
    @MatusDubrava 3 роки тому +17

    no paper prepared, went on gave so much class and precision. this is why I admire him. sharp but present and to the ground character with so much heart after all of he went through and portrayed :)

  • @pianoman551000
    @pianoman551000 2 роки тому +12

    The episode "Pine Barrens" from the 'Sopranos" was probably the best episode of the whole series. Siroco and Imperioli's performance was just the best!!

    • @hux2000
      @hux2000 4 місяці тому

      That was the only episode in the whole show where they messed up his hair, and apparently he was really mad about it!

  • @ssddpost
    @ssddpost 3 роки тому +23

    It's amazing how him and his brother lived the movie he mentions. Totally crazy.

  • @MrJking065
    @MrJking065 6 років тому +73

    Me I am still a gangster. Epic line.

  • @paulsecon4889
    @paulsecon4889 5 років тому +22

    Such a class act. I cannot believe his favorite film is the same as mine!!! This is one of the little things in life that make me smile!! Watching this just took a shitbag holiday season and made my load a little lighter. Thank You Tony and God Bless You Father!!😇😇

  • @jimpurdie76
    @jimpurdie76 11 років тому +79

    he robbed a new york night club ,got 4 years then got put away for firearms and loan sharking, and was arrested 28 times he was also charged with drug distribution but charges were dropped.he learned to act in prison actually.

    • @robertthomas2601
      @robertthomas2601 6 років тому +46

      Lived by da skin of his nuts in da seventies when da Colombos were goin' at it.

    • @mragunathan1627
      @mragunathan1627 6 років тому +5

      Atleast he wasnt dumb like Pussy and stayed away from pushin' that H.

    • @tonithenightowl1836
      @tonithenightowl1836 3 роки тому +4

      I think he learned to act at the Lee Strasberg Institute. He attended for 4 yrs.

    • @MrCabimero
      @MrCabimero 3 роки тому +3

      I have heard him on other interviews on UA-cam. I was shocked because I always thought the Paulie character was an act, including the Brooklyn accent. Obviously, that is how he talks. No matter what character he plays, he will always sound like Paulie. But he has been very successful making a living from being that character and fortunately for him there are recurring roles that need him. I love his work in the Sopranos. I don’t recall seeing or hearing him in anything else.

  • @MobKnowledge
    @MobKnowledge 11 років тому +53

    He was apparently an extra during the scene where Sonny beats up Carlo, as one of the many onlookers being restrained by Sonny's bodyguards.

    • @HugsmadeDrugs
      @HugsmadeDrugs 7 років тому +5

      yes i saw him

    • @SonnyGTA
      @SonnyGTA 3 роки тому +2

      Scooby dooderino me too!! Look! He’s right there!!!

    • @5280PolotheKid
      @5280PolotheKid 3 роки тому +1

      He was in goodfellas too

  • @fabioenchilada581
    @fabioenchilada581 2 роки тому +4

    Made me tear up LONG LIVE SIRICO SAY HI TO JIM FOR US🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @konstantinzdorovtsev3513
    @konstantinzdorovtsev3513 2 роки тому +10

    Rest in peace , a true one on screen - off screen !

  • @Sunburn2007
    @Sunburn2007 11 років тому +124

    He's like no different from Paulie in real life.

    • @calebray4168
      @calebray4168 2 роки тому +6

      He’s smarter than Pauline, but the personality is spot on.

  • @tetsuyahayami7519
    @tetsuyahayami7519 6 років тому +7

    I just fucking love his Brooklyn accent! I could listen to him all day and not get bored.

  • @RayKlassen
    @RayKlassen 2 роки тому +5

    R.I.P. Tony Sirico!!

  • @hellboywithhorns9576
    @hellboywithhorns9576 6 років тому +82

    whatta you hear, whatta ya say......thats pauly quoting the great jimmy cagney line. paulie used it when paying off a cop on the sopranos.

    • @tonymanfredi6844
      @tonymanfredi6844 6 років тому +10

      Also as he walked in the bar where his friends threw him a nice welcome home party.

    • @Archangel112
      @Archangel112 5 років тому +3

      Heheheh

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 роки тому +1

      I watched angels with dirty faces because i looked up this line too.

  • @marceloromero4515
    @marceloromero4515 4 роки тому +6

    What an introduction! No script, just words from the heart. Plus a whole lot of moxy👍

  • @baks2797
    @baks2797 2 роки тому +3

    I love how you can hear Tony’s laugh in the background over everyone elses. RIP Paulie!!!

  • @CHEVERV8
    @CHEVERV8 11 років тому +107

    heheheheh

  • @superwhizz114
    @superwhizz114 2 місяці тому

    I've just started watching the show and I'm amazed by his performance. Rest in peace

  • @reacbeac8436
    @reacbeac8436 2 роки тому +5

    "I was being a gentleman Chrissy, you gotta try it sometime."🤣

  • @frankpitochelli6786
    @frankpitochelli6786 2 роки тому +6

    Absolutely was the same as his character in every movie he was in.!
    Life goes by too fast.

  • @sammynichols314
    @sammynichols314 5 років тому +11

    Wow what a class act.

  • @rickdavid6758
    @rickdavid6758 4 роки тому +8

    I love this man! Just as intimidating as Paulie!

  • @johnnyk5385
    @johnnyk5385 4 роки тому +26

    I've see other other interviews with him, where he had the much cooler Brooklyn accent. Looks like his New Jersey accent has now become his default after Sopranos.

  • @charlesbaldo
    @charlesbaldo 4 роки тому +8

    This was great, but I would have liked to hear from Father Robert too.

  • @mcdouche2
    @mcdouche2 5 років тому +28

    Imagine having to call your younger brother 'Father'?

  • @MrJking065
    @MrJking065 6 років тому +20

    Me I am still a ganster. Epic line.

  • @acer4237
    @acer4237 3 роки тому +8

    Never out of character, always thought he was serious and funny in the Sopranos

    • @dawicked2k8
      @dawicked2k8 2 роки тому +1

      Hes not in character, thats the real him

  • @mwroberts
    @mwroberts 3 роки тому +5

    Hearing the woman who introduced Tony Sirico refer to him as, "Pauly Walnuts," cracked me up.

  • @tonytaglalucci7778
    @tonytaglalucci7778 6 років тому +12

    WOW !!! He did a fantastic job !!!

  • @TooLooze
    @TooLooze 5 років тому +11

    Great speech and story telling. I was just a little disappointed that Father Sirico didn't have "wings"

    • @michaeldukes4108
      @michaeldukes4108 5 років тому +1

      TooLooze ... You could kinda see them at 5:44. If only his hair was longer!

    • @TooLooze
      @TooLooze 5 років тому

      @@michaeldukes4108 You're right!!

  • @darrenwalshe8513
    @darrenwalshe8513 3 роки тому +7

    Now I know why he was so good in sopranos, he was playing himself!

  • @ad-oi3hf
    @ad-oi3hf 3 роки тому +4

    Should of done a biopic for Tony sirco man's a real 1 straight as an arrow love from Ireland T🇮🇪

  • @karljokkerlukkas_974
    @karljokkerlukkas_974 4 роки тому +3

    Love you Tony Sirico

  • @Chicagoathletics
    @Chicagoathletics 2 роки тому +3

    One of a kind.. RIP. Your going to be missed

  • @beefsoda1
    @beefsoda1 2 роки тому +2

    Rest in peace 🙏

  • @xotem
    @xotem 2 роки тому +2

    5:44 perfect!

  • @Jendrul
    @Jendrul 2 роки тому +4

    RIP legend...

  • @Chris-ih6jv
    @Chris-ih6jv 8 годин тому

    Lit up any room he walked in, RIP champ

  • @wes2262
    @wes2262 5 років тому +54

    Did Tony Siroco play a character or himself?

    • @HighLordBlazeReborn
      @HighLordBlazeReborn 4 роки тому +19

      Word to the wise- remember Pearl Harbor 🤘

    • @RapperThatDraws
      @RapperThatDraws 3 роки тому +12

      he was basically a gangster who figured out he could make the same money as an actor

    • @hank1519
      @hank1519 2 роки тому

      @@Makethemostofit1Really awesome. He has a lot of charm!

  • @ultimatesoccershow
    @ultimatesoccershow Рік тому

    God Bless ya Pauly..... A true piece of Mob TV history, Thank you & give Chrissie the Bill!!!

  • @marceloromero4515
    @marceloromero4515 4 роки тому +10

    "He's like the Jonas Salk of backs"

  • @joshkarena3058
    @joshkarena3058 2 роки тому +1

    You'll always be Paulie Walnuts to me R.I.P Paulie.

  • @dehumanizedtormentor6465
    @dehumanizedtormentor6465 4 роки тому +13

    "this guy ever stop breaking balls ?"

  • @danalexander2149
    @danalexander2149 4 роки тому +7

    Even Paulie’s brother sports the wings. 🤣

  • @eccob8961
    @eccob8961 2 роки тому

    Rip uncle Paulie :((( great actor I will miss him very much so

  • @GunCollector007
    @GunCollector007 5 років тому +5

    Class act

  • @LilHondaCivic808
    @LilHondaCivic808 8 місяців тому

    He really was an amazing man rip 🕊️🍾the coolest

  • @shawncaldwell7932
    @shawncaldwell7932 3 роки тому +1

    Tony sirico, real as they come

  • @michaelj.corrigan8654
    @michaelj.corrigan8654 2 роки тому

    Touching and beautiful.

  • @tamasversitz1250
    @tamasversitz1250 4 роки тому +3

    He should have said "Whaddaya hear? Whaddaya say?" when he walked up the stage😂

  • @michaelwhitaker9147
    @michaelwhitaker9147 Місяць тому

    Loved his laugh in sopranos,"hee hee hee". RIP my man

  • @Hitmonchris5678
    @Hitmonchris5678 2 роки тому +2

    RIP Paulie Walnuts!!!!

  • @Hydrapuppy
    @Hydrapuppy 2 роки тому +1

    Fr Sirico is great

  • @Payman64
    @Payman64 2 роки тому

    I love this man❤️

  • @Buugzy
    @Buugzy 2 роки тому +1

    Rip Tony😔

  • @alphamail6269
    @alphamail6269 2 роки тому +1

    RIP the great Tony Sirico

  • @richarddombakly413
    @richarddombakly413 2 роки тому +1

    We were sitting outside of RANDAZZO'S in shepshead bay,BROOKLYN when all of sudden my wifey LINDA said to me your never going to guess who is walking down the street,so I turned around & there he was looking at my wife&then he said"hello gorgeous ",looked at me nodded his head respectfully, &I nodded to him "no offense taken", he was to me a class act.

  • @ryansmith9104
    @ryansmith9104 4 роки тому +2

    I love his "how ya doin'?"

  • @MrYellowClyde
    @MrYellowClyde 4 роки тому +8

    Funny, I thought his name was Clarence

  • @Danny7618
    @Danny7618 11 років тому +5

    He used to hang out at the OTB on Bay Parkway back in the day...my Father remembered seeing him in there on many occasions ripping up OTB tickets!!

  • @Superfireben
    @Superfireben 3 роки тому +2

    Tony Sirico used the following grooming products: Aqua Net Hairspray, Binaca, and Pinaud Aftershave.

  • @joecelozzi305
    @joecelozzi305 2 роки тому +1

    A true legend

  • @jadematteo1122
    @jadematteo1122 2 роки тому

    Rest In Paradise. 🙏🏼

  • @kosanstanojevic
    @kosanstanojevic 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing :) Put the remote control on the enterrrtainment centerrr.

  • @philjjazzmaster42
    @philjjazzmaster42 11 років тому +3

    i hope tony comes back in a movie of the sopranos or a paulie walnuts mafia boss the guys brillant. they could have a fantastic movie!

  • @WiseGuy5674
    @WiseGuy5674 3 роки тому +1

    When I was a kid, you two were old ladies. Now I’m old, and you two are STILL old ladies!

  • @videojunkie1981
    @videojunkie1981 3 роки тому +5

    “Heh, heh, heh...”

  • @markdillon5494
    @markdillon5494 4 роки тому +4

    This guys more gangster in real life than on screen

  • @glenbellefonte9620
    @glenbellefonte9620 3 роки тому

    And Woody Allen films. It's good to see he spoke for his brother.

  • @kirke2139
    @kirke2139 3 роки тому +1

    You could tell Tony loves his brother

  • @jokingpenguin
    @jokingpenguin 13 років тому +1

    Awesome

  • @tylergroenendal5220
    @tylergroenendal5220 2 роки тому +1

    RIP

  • @RealMobStories
    @RealMobStories 2 роки тому

    Will be missed.

  • @catalinegreanu
    @catalinegreanu 2 роки тому

    Fantastic! RIP Paulie Walnuts 😁👍

  • @1alsaidi319
    @1alsaidi319 6 років тому +4

    1 in a million

  • @ChristopherTrott
    @ChristopherTrott 5 років тому

    I like Tony....cool guy