Posted on 04/12/2021 6:37:33 AM PDT by Red Badger
JOSEPH Siravo, the actor best known for playing Tony Soprano's father in hit series The Sopranos, has died.
The 64-year-old passed away on Sunday after a long battle with cancer.
Siravo, who played Tony Soprano's father, died this weekend after a long battle with cancer 5 Siravo, who played Tony Soprano's father, died this weekend after a long battle with cancerCredit: Getty He starred in five episodes that played out the difficult relationship between Tony Soprano and his father 5 He starred in five episodes that played out the difficult relationship between Tony Soprano and his father The news was confirmed by actor Gerry Pastore on Instagram who shared a picture of Siravo with a touching caption.
"RIP my dear friend, who fought an incredible fight. I will miss you. See you on the other side."
Gerry added: "He was a true gent to boot and as you well know hard to find that mutual bond and sincerity.
"Acting has always been a passion and finding true friends that lift you up and support was often difficult."
"Myself, Joe, Michael Rispoli [who played Jackie Aprile Sr.} and Jimmy Gandolfini [Tony Soprano] always supported each other even when up for the same roles, it’s how we rolled."
His role as Johnny Soprano saw him in flashbacks as Tony's troublesome father over the space of five episodes.
Siravo was born in Washington, D.C and trained at Tisch School of the Arts University before he embarked on his acting career.
His first role in 1993 saw him work alongside Sean Penn and Al Pacino in Carlito's Way.
“Whadd’ya gonna do?”
RIP
I’m sitting here racking my brain on this, but then I realized he played Tony’s father in the flashback sequences.
Red st his soul
Was that show good for anything?
In the end, you die in your own arms.
I don’t remember him at all
Well, he never had the making of a varsity athlete.
I remember him more from Carlito’s Way, where he played Vinny Taglialucci
Mainly flashbacks with younger Junior.
What tragedy? He outlived both Tony Soprano and James Gandolfino. He led a full life.
And still only made it to 64.
The sister grew up to be a typical moonbat who would spend her entire life sponging off other people and generally complaining about everything. She did have one good moment though where she blew that one guy's head off (and Tony had to come clean the mess).
Still my favorite Sopranos scene, when they find out about Vito:
Tony Soprano : Alright let’s take this in the back.
James ‘Murmur’ Zancone : Yeah that’s what Vito did.
Tony Soprano : You can go!
As Carmela correctly stated, “It was not a marriage made in heaven.”
Vito wasn't gay. Never was. It was his blood pressure medicine. It messed with his head. He can probably get a note from his doctor.
#JohnnyCakes
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