Tony Sirico - wikipedia Tony Sirico Tony Sirico Sirico in 2010 Genaro Anthony Sirico Jr. ( 1942 - 07 - 29 ) July 29, 1942 ( age 75 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Nationality American Occupation Actor Years active 1974 -- present Family Robert Sirico ( brother ) Genaro Anthony Sirico Jr. ( born July 29, 1942 ) is an American actor, best known for his role as Paul `` Paulie Walnuts '' Gualtieri in The Sopranos and various roles in the films of Woody Allen. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Sirico was born in New York City, New York on July 29, 1942. Before turning to acting, he was convicted of several crimes and had been arrested 28 times. In 1967, he was sent to prison for robbing a Brooklyn after - hours club, but was released after serving 13 months. In 1971, he pleaded guilty to felony weapons possession and was sentenced to an `` indeterminate '' prison term of up to four years, of which he ended up serving 20 months. It is alleged that he was an associate of Colombo crime family captain Jimmy `` Green Eyes '' Clemenza. In 1999, he and Sopranos co-star Vincent Pastore were seen meeting Clemenza and his brother, a Colombo soldier, at a Christmas party in Little Italy. He has said that during his imprisonment, he was visited by an acting troupe composed of ex-convicts, which inspired him to give acting a try. According to a court transcript, at the time of his sentencing, he also had pending charges for drug possession. He appeared in a 1989 documentary about life, The Big Bang, by James Toback, in which he discussed his earlier life. Career Sirico has played gangsters in a number of films, including Goodfellas, Mob Queen, Mighty Aphrodite, Love and Money, Fingers, The One Man Jury, Defiance, The Last Fight, Innocent Blood, Bullets over Broadway, The Pick - up Artist, Gotti, The Search for One - eye Jimmy, Cop Land, Turn of Faith, Hello Again, and Mickey Blue Eyes. He also played policemen in the films Dead Presidents and Deconstructing Harry. Sirico 's most acclaimed acting job was that of Paulie Gualtieri in David Chase 's Emmy award winning drama, The Sopranos. Recently, he told the host of a Las Vegas radio show he would be playing the role of an ill - tempered high school football coach in an upcoming comedy for children called Sports Heaven. He is currently set to star in the upcoming drama Zarra 's Law, written and produced by Joseph Scarpinito for Scarpe Diem Productions. In late 2013, he voiced the character of Vinny Griffin, who was the family 's pet dog in Family Guy ( replacing Brian Griffin after his death ; Brian would later be saved via time travel two episodes after Vinny 's debut ). Sirico also made a live - action cameo in the episode `` Stewie, Chris, & Brian 's Excellent Adventure '', where he threatens Stewie, who had insulted Italians, calling them `` ridiculous people ''. Personal life Sirico and James Gandolfini with a member of the U.S. Air Force during a USO visit to Southwest Asia Sirico 's brother Rev. Robert Sirico is a Catholic priest and co-founder of the free - market Acton Institute. Sirico has stated that he is a Republican. In 2008 The New York Post reported that he had been involved in dealing with the fallout after the murder of the actress Christa Helm in 1977. They reported that he visited her roommate the day after the murder and ' disappeared ' sex tapes and diaries. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes The Godfather Part II Extra Unconfirmed ; uncredited 1978 Hughes and Harlow : Angels in Hell Frankie Rio Fingers Riccamonza The One Man Jury Charlie Nuts 1980 Defiance Davey 1981 So Fine Associate 1982 Love & Money Raoul Exposed Thief The Last Fight Frankie The Galucci Brothers Galucci Brother The Pick - up Artist Patsy Cabaluso Hello Again Tough Guy 1989 White Hot Luke Cookie Carmine 's Wiseguy The Big Bang Himself Documentary Catchfire Greek Guy Goodfellas Tony Stacks 1991 29th Street Fortunado 1992 Innocent Blood Jacko New York Cop Mr. C Romeo Is Bleeding Malacci Men Lie Porno Witness Bullets over Broadway Rocco The Search for One - eye Jimmy Snake 1995 Dead Presidents Officer Spinelli Mighty Aphrodite Boxing Trainer Melissa Jack Dearly Beloved Mr. Bedutz Short film Everyone Says I Love You Escaped Convict Hoodlum Driver Deconstructing Harry Police Officer Cop Land Toy Torillo The Deli Tony The Good Life Junior Never released 1998 Mob Queen Joey `` The Heart '' Aorta Celebrity Lou DeMarco 1999 Mickey Blue Eyes Risolli Guard 2000 It Had to Be You Ricky Valentino 2001 Smokin ' Stogies Tony Batts 2002 Turn of Faith Jimmy 2008 The Sno Cone Stand Inc Bob Beasley 2009 Karma Calling Skate Skate Short film 2012 Jersey Shore Shark Attack Captain Salie 2013 Super Athlete Coach Lou Zarra 's Law Tony Zarra Family on Board Rocco Short film 2014 Friends and Romans Bobby Musso 2016 Café Society Vito 2017 Wonder Wheel Television Year Title Role Notes 1977 Kojak Greek God Episode : `` Case Without a File '' 1982 Police Squad ! Poker Player Episode : `` Ring of Fear ( A Dangerous Assignment ) '' 1989 Miami Vice Frank Romano Episode : `` Fruit of the Poison Tree '' Perfect Witness Marco Television film 1992 In the Shadow of a Killer Tony Andretti Television film Cosby Teddy Episode : `` Happily Ever Hilton '' Gotti Joe Dimiglia Television film 1998 Witness to the Mob Thomas Gambino Television film Vig Locasso Television film 1999 -- 2007 The Sopranos Paul `` Paulie Walnuts '' Gualtieri 86 episodes 2005 The Fairly OddParents Big Daddy 2 episodes 2008 A Muppets Christmas : Letters to Santa Mobster TV special Chuck Matty Episode : `` Chuck Versus the Fake Name '' Medium Big Daddy Episode : `` Bring Your Daughter to Work Day '' 2013 -- 2014 Lilyhammer Tony Tagliano Episodes : `` 2.8 : Ghosts '' and `` 3.8 : Loose Ends '' 2013 Nicky Deuce Charlie Cement Television film 2013 - 2016 Family Guy Vinny Griffin / Himself Voice Episodes : `` Life of Brian '', `` Into Harmony 's Way '', `` Christmas Guy '', `` The Boys in the Band '' Live Action `` Stewie, Chris & Brian 's Excellent Adventure '' 2017 American Dad ! Enzo Perotti Episode : Garbage Stan Video games Year Title Role Notes 2006 The Sopranos : Road to Respect Paulie `` Walnuts '' Gualtieri Voice Awards and nominations Year Award Title of work Result 2000 Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The Sopranos Won 2001 Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2002 Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2003 Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2005 Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won References ^ Jump up to : `` Tony Sirico Biography ''. The Biography Channel / A + E Networks. Retrieved 2013 - 12 - 16. Jump up ^ Goldstein, Patrick ( July 15, 1990 ). `` A Real Tough Guy : Tony Sirico 's rap sheet : 28 arrests and 27 acting jobs ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 24, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Artie 's Goose Is Coked '', New York Post, May 2, 2006 Jump up ^ `` SOPRANOS MADE MOB SCENE FBI spotted actors at ' 99 Colombo fete ''. The Daily News. Retrieved 7 November 2017. Jump up ^ Rothstein, Mervyn ( March -- April 2001 ). `` The Sopranos : Mob Rule - The wiseguys of HBO 's The Sopranos take a shot at another season of the award - winning show ''. Cigar Aficionado. Retrieved June 18, 2015. Jump up ^ From Sing Sing to Bada Bing, thesmokinggun.com, accessed July 17, 2007. Jump up ^ Family Guy 's Shocking Death : Boss Reveals Why They Decided to Kill Off ( Spoiler ) ! Jump up ^ `` Acton Institute Press Releases ''. Acton.org. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ Olsham, Jeremy ( July 16, 2004 ). `` ' Soprano ' Makes a Killing For Bush ''. Jump up ^ http://nypost.com/2008/04/25/paulie-takes-fifth/ Jump up ^ `` The wild, untold story of The Good Life ''. Little White Lies. February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017. External links Tony Sirico on IMDb Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series ( 1994 -- 1999 ) 1994 : NYPD Blue, season 1 / season 2 Clapp Franz Lawrence McDaniel O'Grady Smits Turturro 1995 : ER, season 1 / season 2 Clooney Edwards La Salle Margulies Reuben Stringfield Wyle 1996 : ER, season 2 / season 3 Clooney Edwards Innes La Salle Margulies Reuben Stringfield Wyle 1997 : ER, season 3 / season 4 Bello Clooney Edwards Innes Kingston La Salle Margulies Reuben Wyle 1998 : ER, season 4 / season 5 Clooney Edwards Innes Kingston La Salle Margulies Martin McCrane Reuben Wyle 1999 : The Sopranos, season 1 Bracco Chianese Falco Gandolfini Iler Imperioli Marchand Pastore Sigler Sirico Van Zandt Complete list ( 1994 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2009 ) ( 2010 -- present ) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series ( 2000 -- 2009 ) 2000 : The West Wing, season 1 / season 2 Hill Janney Kelly Lowe Moloney Schiff Sheen Spencer Whitford 2001 : The West Wing, season 2 / season 3 Hill Janney Lowe Moloney Schiff Sheen Spencer Whitford 2002 : Six Feet Under, season 2 Ambrose Conroy Griffiths Hall Krause Rodríguez St. Patrick 2003 : Six Feet Under, season 3 Ambrose Conroy Foster Griffiths Hall Krause Macdissi Machado Rodríguez St. Patrick Taylor Wilson 2004 : CSI : Crime Scene Investigation, season 4 / season 5 Dourdan Eads Fox Guilfoyle Hall Helgenberger Petersen Szmanda 2005 : Lost, season 1 / season 2 Akinnuoye - Agbaje Andrews de Ravin Fox Garcia Grace Holloway Kelley D.D. Kim Y. Kim Lilly Monaghan O'Quinn Perrineau Rodriguez Somerhalder Watros 2006 : Grey 's Anatomy, season 2 / season 3 Chambers Dane Dempsey Heigl Knight Oh Pickens Pompeo Ramirez Walsh Washington Wilson 2007 : The Sopranos, season 6, part II Antonacci Bracco Falco Gandolfini Grimaldi Iler Imperioli Nascarella Schirripa Servitto Sigler Sirico Turturro Van Zandt Vincent 2008 : Mad Men, season 2 Batt Brie Gladis Hamm Hart Hendricks Jones Kartheiser Moses Moss Shipka Slattery Sommer Staton 2009 : Mad Men, season 3 Alemanni Batt Gilmore Gladis Hamm Harris Hendricks Jones Kartheiser Morse Moss Shipka Slattery Sommer Stanley Staton Complete list ( 1994 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2009 ) ( 2010 -- present ) VIAF : 9500521 LCCN : no2001080704 SUDOC : 161924190 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tony_Sirico&oldid=809130291 '' Categories : 1942 births Living people Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male television actors New York ( state ) Republicans People from Brooklyn 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors American people of Italian descent Male actors of Italian descent Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Acèh Asturianu Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Hrvatski Italiano עברית Magyar Nederlands Norsk Polski Português Русский Simple English Српски / srpski Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 7 November 2017, at 08 : 39. 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Question: who did the voice of vinnie on family guy
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