Paulie Gualtieri 2009. Paulie Gualtieri Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri is a fictional character portrayed by Tony Sirico on the HBO series "The Sopranos". Paulie begins the series as a soldier, and later becomes a caporegime and eventually underboss of the DiMeo crime family. According to "The Sopranos: A Family History", Peter Paul "Paulie" Gualtieri, son of Gennaro Gualtieri (although Paulie's biological father was later revealed to be a World War II soldier named "Russ"), has been a troubled street kid in Roseville, Newark from the age of nine. He dropped out of school after the ninth grade and spent time in
Mergers and Acquisitions (The Sopranos) Mergers and Acquisitions (The Sopranos) "Mergers and Acquisitions" is the 47th episode of the HBO original series "The Sopranos" and the eighth of the show's fourth season. Its teleplay was written by Lawrence Konner from a story by David Chase, Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess, and Terence Winter. It was directed by Dan Attias and originally aired on November 3, 2002. "* = credit only" Tony starts giving directions to his underlings through payphone calls to Christopher, and informs his lawyer he is making steps to isolate himself from incriminating discussions. Paulie is concerned about his mother Nucci’s welfare when she