Whatever happened to Paulie Walnuts?

[JohnnySic]

Of Sopranos fame?

http://www.superiorpics.com/pictures/thumb270/Sirico_AG88102723.jpg "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" :oldlol:

He is one of the few major characters to survive the show's run. Practically everyone else died:

Tony Soprano - whacked in diner (most likely)
Chrissy - car crash, choked to death by Tony
Silvio - killed in ambush
Bobby Bacala - killed in hobby shop while shopping for toy trains
Johnny Sack - died of cancer
Phil Leotardo - shot outside gas station, head crushed by car wheel
Vito Spatafore - killed by Phil after revealed as gay
Adriana - whacked by Sivio in woods after she ratted to the FBI
Ralph - killed by Tony after multiple transgressions
Jackie Jr - killed after botched card game heist
Salvatore "Big Pu$$y" - whacked for wearing wire

etc etc etc

Paulie was the one major player who lived. He was already fairly old (early 60's?) when the events of the show ran their course. What do you think he went on to do? How did he spend his golden years? Please share your theories.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[ScalsFan21]

I wondered the same thing after watching but I feel like I remember reading after the show that there was some sort of symbolism related to the Chris black cat or some other shit that implies his death is not far behind the other guys. To be fair it's been years since I watched the show so I'm not sure if I'm misremembering certain details.

I can't imagine he lived happily ever after anyway you look at it tho.

[JohnnySic]

Correction: Silvio was in a coma after being shot but not technically dead I guess.

[DonDadda59]

If the show had continued past the ending, Tony would've killed Paulie. Carlo flipped and was giving grand jury testimony meaning a bunch of other guys would potentially flip as well to avoid prosecution. Tony's RICO trial would've started soon after. Carlo might be able to give them racketeering (union/construction stuff) but only Paulie could tie him to any murders directly (specifically the Big Pu$$y murder).

It's just like Tony's dream in Funhouse- he looks off into the future and sees it's just him and Paulie left... And Tony ends up killing him.

Tony himself most likely cuts a deal and snitches on the bosses in NY then enters Witness Protection.

[FillJackson]

Last I heard he opened up a fancy soup place in Dyker Heights.

[johndeeregreen]

If the show had continued past the ending, Tony would've killed Paulie. Carlo flipped and was giving grand jury testimony meaning a bunch of other guys would potentially flip as well to avoid prosecution. Tony's RICO trial would've started soon after. Carlo might be able to give them racketeering (union/construction stuff) but only Paulie could tie him to any murders directly (specifically the Big Pu$$y murder).

It's just like Tony's dream in Funhouse- he looks off into the future and sees it's just him and Paulie left... And Tony ends up killing him.

Tony himself most likely cuts a deal and snitches on the bosses in NY then enters Witness Protection.
I feel like it would be difficult for Tony to accomplish any of this, considering he's dead.

[DonDadda59]

I feel like it would be difficult for Tony to accomplish any of this, considering he's dead.

Wrong (https://youtu.be/kRmc9IPGmiA)