Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr.
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Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. was an American actor best known for his role as Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri on the television series The Sopranos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11376716 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. Context triple: [Tony Sirico, birthName, Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr.]
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A.
Dominic Chianese
Dominic Chianese is an American actor and singer best known for his role as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the acclaimed television series *The Sopranos*.
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B.
Carmine Rocco
Carmine Rocco was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and Vatican diplomat who served as an apostolic nuncio in several countries during the 20th century.
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C.
Salvatore Loggia
Salvatore "Robert" Loggia was an American character actor and director known for his gruff voice and memorable roles in films such as Scarface, Big, and Independence Day.
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D.
Angelo Pizzo
Angelo Pizzo is an American screenwriter and film producer best known for writing and producing inspirational sports dramas such as "Hoosiers" and "Rudy."
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E.
Carmine DeSapio
Carmine DeSapio was a mid-20th-century New York political boss and the last powerful leader of the Tammany Hall Democratic machine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. Target entity description: Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. was an American actor best known for his role as Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri on the television series The Sopranos.
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A.
Dominic Chianese
Dominic Chianese is an American actor and singer best known for his role as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the acclaimed television series *The Sopranos*.
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B.
Carmine Rocco
Carmine Rocco was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and Vatican diplomat who served as an apostolic nuncio in several countries during the 20th century.
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C.
Salvatore Loggia
Salvatore "Robert" Loggia was an American character actor and director known for his gruff voice and memorable roles in films such as Scarface, Big, and Independence Day.
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D.
Angelo Pizzo
Angelo Pizzo is an American screenwriter and film producer best known for writing and producing inspirational sports dramas such as "Hoosiers" and "Rudy."
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E.
Carmine DeSapio
Carmine DeSapio was a mid-20th-century New York political boss and the last powerful leader of the Tammany Hall Democratic machine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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Italian American ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
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television ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tony Sirico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
American Dad!
NERFINISHED
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Bullets Over Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ Cop Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Family Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ Goodfellas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lilyhammer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Blue Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sopranos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-07-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-07-08 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Sirico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Gennaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic | often cast as mobster characters ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Robert Sirico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | playing Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri on The Sopranos ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRole | Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Sopranos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed | Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Sopranos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siblingOccupation | Catholic priest ⓘ |
| subjectOf | obituaries in major American newspapers ⓘ |
| workedWith |
David Chase
NERFINISHED
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James Gandolfini NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Imperioli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1970s–2010s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. Description of subject: Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. was an American actor best known for his role as Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri on the television series The Sopranos.
Referenced by (1)
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