The Resume

(July 29, 1942-July 8, 2022)
Birth name is Genaro Sirico
Portrays Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri on the Sopranos
Acted in 'Goodfellas,' 'The Godfather part 2' and 'Copland'

Why he might be annoying:

He served time in prison for armed robbery of several nightclubs.
He served time in prison on possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (1972).
He is almost exclusively typecast as mobsters.
He looks like a young Grandpa Munster.
He does Stacker 2 commercials for the WWE.

Why he might not be annoying:

He practices martial arts.
He has apparently given up a life of crime.
His portrayal of the dimwitted Paulie Walnuts has made him a Sopranos favorite.
He is the care giver for his elderly mother who lives with him.
He idolized James Cagney.

Credit: Bart McQueary

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bart McQueary's Profiles
• Blend's Most Lovable TV Dorks of the Decade - Doug Norrie [2000-2009] (Ranked: 6)
• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• Criminals
• Godfather [Series]
• Goodfellas [1990]
• Hollywood Square Celebrities [1998-2004]
• I Attended James Gandolfini's Funeral [June 27, 2013]
• I Died in 2022 (Ranked: 79)
• I Portrayed a Gangster
• I Reportedly Attended the Republican National Convention [2004]
• I’m Buried at Calvary Cemetery [Queens, New York]
• Look at Me, I'm Armed
• Look at Me, Yes You! - Finger Pointers
• Michael McDonald's Mad TV Impersonations
• Profiles 12501-12750 (Ranked: 12567)
• Sopranos
• Tracey Ullman Impersonations
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20220708)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 288 Votes: 67.01% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 261 Votes: 58.24% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 50 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 30 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 45 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 67 Votes: 49.25% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 155 Votes: 46.45% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 370 Votes: 48.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 386 Votes: 35.75% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 235 Votes: 43.40% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 240 Votes: 44.17% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 328 Votes: 62.20% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 366 Votes: 48.63% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 121 Votes: 44.63% Annoying