Paulie Gualtieri

Paulie Gualtieri Was a troubled street Kid from the age of nine spending his time in and out of prison.His mother Nucci stood by him through all of this which caused her to be one of the few people Paulie Genuinely loved.Paulie Eventually became a member of the dimeo Crime Family and was close friends With Johnny Soprno.Johnny's son Tony looked up to Paulie as a Father figure and later became Paulie's boss when he took over the crew following Johnny's death in 1983.as part of the organization Paulie Was often tasked with intimidation.One of the first murders he is shown to commit is that of a Colombian drug dealer in order to acquire his money.When Tony's nephew Christopher Moltisanti Felt he wasn't getting enough respect  Paulie provided a sympathetic ear.When longtime friend Big Pussy Was suspected of being a rat Paulie offered to take care of it but Tony made clear that Pussy was not to be harmed unless he found a wire.Paulie's method of investigation of taking Pussy to a bath house lacked subtlety and it drove him into hiding.during Tony's war With his Uncle Junior Paulie helped Chris in murdering Junior's right-hand Mikey Palmice.after Chirs was hospitalized by Matthew Bevilaqua He told Tony and Paulie that he had visited hell.shortly after this Paulie had dreams of being dragged there.He went to a psyquige meeting in the pursuit of answers however it just resulted with him physically grabbing the medium and calling everyone else in attendance a 'queer'.after Pussy's betrayal Was confirmed Paulie assisted Tony and Silvio Dante in eliminating their old friend.after the murder Paulie callously looted some jewelry of Pussy's body".When Tony allowed Chris to be made Paulie viewed it as unwarranted nepotism and it caused him to sour on their friendship.Paulie demanded payments and regular subjected Chris to random wire searches.Paulie turned up at Chris's house and confiscated shoes Chris had given to his girlfriend Adrianna  in order to give it to his girlfriend,also smelling her panties.this was the final straw for Chris who decided to inform his Uncle of Paulie's inappropriate behavior.Tony reprimanded Paulie Who then threatened Chris over the incident.tensions between the two culminated when Tony sent them to collect a debt owed to Silvio by a Russian mobster named Valery.they botched their assignment When Paulie instigated an unessecary fight With Valery.as they chased Valery the two men ended up in the woods and Paulie attempted to blame the incident on Chris as he talked to Tony over the phone.Chris overheard this and threatened Paulie with a gun.ultimately after they were rescued by Tony and Bobby Baccalieiri Paulie claimed Valery instigated a fight and Chris chose to back up his friend.Paulie Was upset When Tony ruled in the favor of Ralph Cifaretto during a financial dispute as Paulie needed money after paying for his mother to be entered i to Green Grove Retirement Community.