{"id":1412085,"date":"2022-03-31T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1412085"},"modified":"2022-03-31T08:02:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T12:02:39","slug":"sopranos-goodfellas-star-paul-herman-dies-on-76th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sopranos-goodfellas-star-paul-herman-dies-on-76th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSopranos\u201d &#038; \u201cGoodfellas\u201d Star Paul Herman Dies on 76th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsopranos-goodfellas-star-paul-herman-dies-on-76th-birthday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1412085&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Gangster movie stalwart Paul Herman, a Brooklyn native who appeared in \u201cThe Sopranos\u201d and \u201cGoodfellas,\u201d died Tuesday on his 76th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of death has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>His death was confirmed by Michael Imperioli, a former \u201cSopranos\u201d castmate, who described Herman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CbtELK0Oens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in an Instagram post<\/a> as \u201cjust a great dude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA\u00a0first class storyteller and raconteur and one hell of an actor \u2026 Paulie lived around the corner from me the last few years and i am glad we got to spend some time together before he left us,\u201d Imperioli, who played Christopher Moltisanti in the hit HBO series, wrote in the touching tribute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll miss him. Lots of love to his family, friends and community of actors and filmmakers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Herman was well-known for his portrayal of heroin dealer turned pizza shop and club owner Peter \u201cBeansie\u201d Gaeta in \u201cThe Sopranos.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-02.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>Paul Herman died on his 76th birthday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-03.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Herman.\" class=\"wp-image-21711740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Paul Herman is known for his role as heroin dealer turned pizza shop and club owner Peter \u201cBeansie\u201d Gaeta on \u201cThe Sopranos.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-feat-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-feat-image.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Herman  with James Gandolfini on \" The Sopranos \/><\/a><figcaption>Paul Herman on set with James Gandolfini on \u201cThe Sopranos.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lorraine Bracco, who played Tony Soprano\u2019s psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi in the iconic series, also paid<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lorraine_Bracco\/status\/1508966775291092996\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> tribute to her costar on Twitter<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe one &#038; only. A loving soul with a great sense of humor, Paulie Herman. REST IN PEACE,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The beloved actor also appeared in \u201cOnce Upon a Time in America,\u201d \u201cSilver Linings Playbook,\u201d \u201cCop Land,\u201d Analyze That,\u201d \u201cAmerican Hustle\u201d and Martin Scorsese\u2019s crime epic \u201cThe Irishman\u201d alongside Academy Award winner Robert DeNiro.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-04.jpg\" alt=\"Robert De Niro, Michael Pena, Alessandro Nivola, Jeremy Renner, Colleen Camp, Elisabeth Rohm, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, and Paul Herman accept the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award for &#039;\" American Hustle \/><\/a><figcaption>(Left to right) Robert De Niro, Michael Pena, Alessandro Nivola, Jeremy Renner, Colleen Camp, Elisabeth Rohm, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, and Paul Herman accept the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award for \u2018\u201dAmerican Hustle.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael Buckner\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-05.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Herman (L) and Robert De Niro attend the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.\" class=\"wp-image-21711747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-05.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1458 1458w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-05.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1093 1093w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-05.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=729 729w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-05.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=364 364w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/paul-herman-dead-05.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Paul Herman (left) and Robert De Niro attend the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kevin Winter\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fellow Brooklynite and actor Tony Danza called Herman \u201cone of the greatest guys of all time. A great actor and a great friend.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>The 70-year-old performer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyDanza\/status\/1508921910632988677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">added in a tweet<\/a>: \u201cIf you visited NYC from LA, he was the entertainment director. We will all miss you so much, Paulie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>British-American actress Frances Fisher called Herman\u2019s death the \u201cend of an era.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaulie Herman \u2013 Beloved by All. From the old NYC days at Cafe Central &#038; Columbus to the West Coast nights at Ago, Paulie always had a smile and a table,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDecades of memories in every conceivable haunt and hamlet. An actor, a horseman, a man about town, a bit of a health nut, a bottom line trusted friend,\u201d Fisher added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gangster movie stalwart Paul Herman, a Brooklyn native who appeared in \u201cThe Sopranos\u201d and \u201cGoodfellas,\u201d died Tuesday on his 76th birthday. 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