You guys may know him best from The Sopranos but I will always remember Tony Sirico as Tony Stacks in the brilliant gangster-film Goodfellas. Its weird, I’ve seen just about EVERY gangster film, but for whatever reason Sopranos never did it for me despite the fact that I am born and raised in NJ. That said, Tony Sirico is set to lend his vocal talents in TWO new roles according to a new article from Deadline.com. 

First, Tony Sirico is set to star as a new reoccurring character on Family Guy playing new dog “Vinnie” which according to the article is a “pooch with attitude and possible criminal ties that the Griffins buy from a pet shop”. Also, it is said that Tony will actually be helping sing the Family Guy theme song with Seth MacFarlane and the rest of the voice cast. One of my personal favorite episodes of Family Guy ever was an episode entitled “New Brian” where the great John Viener played a new dog opposite Brian that led to Brian leaving the house, only to come back to Stewie’s “foul play”. That said, it will be interesting to see how ‘Vinnie’ will fit in with the Griffins and if there is enough room on Spooner Street for TWO dogs.

Now, since we are the #1 Authority in all things Adult Swim, we’d be re-missed if we didn’t mention the fact that Tony has also landed lead role in the previously announced new animated series Colonel Wallace set to debut on Adult Swim sometime in the near future. For those that don’t remember, Colonel Wallace follows an eccentric Southern fried-chicken magnate. And yes, now I want chicken.

So, whatya think?? Do you guys think Tony Sirico can add value to Family Guy and/or can he help lead a new animated series on Adult Swim??