Paulie Gualtieri 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 and
Pine Barrens (The Sopranos) have killed a deer. They are unable to find Paulie's car and soon realize they are lost. Paulie uses his cell phone to call Tony for help, but communication is limited by poor reception and static. Tony learns that Valery is a deadly ex-special forces operative and tells Paulie, but the poor phone signal causes Paulie to misunderstand Tony's message. As the night draws nearer, the pair becomes more desperate to find their way to food and warmth. When Tony fails to show up on time for dinner with Gloria, the couple have another heated argument. After they make up