Brooklyn Native Sopranos Actor Tony Sirico, Dead at 79

[martinjsxx]

I never understood how the show was treated like some cultural event beyond just being a cable TV show. I used to listen to WFAN a lot during its run and many of their sports shows devoted significant time to discussing the latest episode. I just didn’t get that. If you didn’t watch the show it was totally boring to hear sports hosts analyzing a fictional TV show and they often had cast members as guests.

[BugsyPal]

Really nice send off for Tony Sirico, lots of former co-stars and even just general public showed up at funeral to pay their respects.

Would have loved to be at the repast afterwards.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...Van-Zandt.html

[BugsyPal]

Originally Posted by Dave 92 LSC

I was never a huge Sopranos fan but, the characters in that show were awesome. And If you grew up around here you knew how real those characters were.

RIP.

Exactly!

[BugsyPal]

Originally Posted by popartist

He used to own an apartment in Bay Ridge at the corner of 69th and Shore, when I lived there I used to see him on the street around there years ago.

Still a nice area, but overall Bayridge is changing and not for the best. Some are trying to hold out and keep things going, but year after year it's less and less.

https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2...h-street-pier/