Tony Sirico (1942-2022) was an American actor best known for his role as Paulie Walnuts in the television series The Sopranos.
Sirico, along with Sopranos co-star Steve Schirripa, appeared in Elmo's Christmas Countdown in which he attempted to portray Bert alongside Schirripa's Ernie in "The Bert and Ernie Christmas Special." The pair returned in the television special A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa.
