 Birth Name: Genaro Sirico
Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
Date of Birth: 07/29/1942
Profession: Actor
Tony Sirico Fast Facts:
- Did two stints in jail and talks openly about his early life of crime.
- While serving in Sing Sing for armed robbery in the early '70s, he became hooked on acting when a traveling troupe called the Theater of the Forgotten visited the prison.
- A character actor with a lengthy résumé, he frequently worked with Woody Allen (who grew up in the same Brooklyn neighborhood) and James Toback.
- Along with a number of other New York-based actors, including fellow Sopranos players Vincent Pastore, Vincent Curatola and Frank Vincent, he is a member of the GAG (Gangsters Actors Guild), an informal fraternity of performers who have made careers out of playing hoodlums.
- Active in children's charities, including St. Jude's and HeartShare.
- With Sopranos costar James Gandolfini, he took part in a USO tour to visit troops stationed in the Persian Gulf in 2004.
- Tony Sirico Relationships:
- Joeanna - Daughter
- Marie Sirico - Mother
- Richard Sirico - Son
- Robert Sirico - Brother
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