The Smoking Gun: From Sing Sing To Bada Bing! “There’s a good reason Tony Sirico is so convincing as the menacing Paulie Walnuts on “The Sopranos.” Because before becoming an actor, Sirico was a mob-connected thug who dealt speed, packed a loaded Beretta, and was once actually declared a “danger to society” by a New York judge.” Now this is what makes The Sopranos cool…