Raymond Albert Romano was born on December 21,1957 and is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter.
34 Facts About Ray Romano
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Ray Romano is best known for his role as Ray Barone on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the voice of Manny in the Ice Age film series.
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Ray Romano created and starred in the TNT comedy drama Men of a Certain Age.
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From 2012 to 2015, Romano had a recurring role as Hank Rizzoli, a love interest of Sarah Braverman in the NBC series Parenthood.
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Since 2017, Romano has portrayed Rick Moreweather in the Epix comedy-drama series Get Shorty.
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Ray Romano was born in Queens, New York City, the second son of Luciana "Lucie", a piano teacher, and Albert Ray Romano, a real estate agent and engineer.
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Ray Romano grew up in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens.
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Ray Romano attended elementary and middle school at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Forest Hills.
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Ray Romano was in the same high school class as Fran Drescher.
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Ray Romano's career included many outlets, such as Comedy Central, where he had been a recurring guest voice on the show Dr Katz, Professional Therapist.
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Ray Romano was a contestant on Star Search in the stand-up comedy category.
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Ray Romano originally was cast to play Joe on the American television sitcom NewsRadio, but was fired and replaced by Joe Rogan.
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Ray Romano then appeared on Late Show with David Letterman doing his stand up routine which formed his ties with CBS.
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Ray Romano shared two Emmy Awards as an executive producer when his show won as Outstanding Comedy Series in 2003 and 2005.
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Ray Romano performed the opening monologue at the 1998 White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
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In 2004, Romano became the highest-paid television actor in history for his role of Raymond on CBS's Everybody Loves Raymond.
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On December 13,2003, Ray Romano was a guest star, sending a birthday card to Bob Barker for Barker's 80th birthday on the 27th "Million Dollar Spectacular" special of the CBS game show The Price Is Right.
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Ray Romano was the subject of the documentary film 95 Miles to Go.
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Ray Romano made an appearance in the seventh season of NBC series The Office as Merv Bronte, a nervous job applicant interviewing for the job left vacant by Michael Scott.
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Ray Romano made an appearance in the third-season premiere of ABC sitcom The Middle as Nicky, a friend of Mike, who ruined his and Frankie's honeymoon.
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Ray Romano joined the cast of Parenthood beginning with its fourth season premiere.
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Ray Romano became a semi-regular, playing photographer Hank Rizzoli, who hired and later had a romantic relationship with Sarah Braverman and developed a friendship with her nephew who has Asperger syndrome.
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In 2002, Ray Romano voiced the woolly mammoth Manfred in the film Ice Age, and its sequels Ice Age: The Meltdown in 2006, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs in 2009, Ice Age: Continental Drift in 2012, and Ice Age: Collision Course in 2016.
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From 2017 to 2019, Ray Romano played a leading role in three seasons of the MGM+ television show Get Shorty, created by Davey Holmes and co-starring Chris O'Dowd.
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In 2019, Romano starred in the Netflix comedy film Paddleton and portrayed mob lawyer Bill Bufalino in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman.
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Ray Romano is set to play Jim Valvano in an upcoming movie about the former NC State Wolfpack basketball coach.
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Ray Romano competed in the World Series of Poker in 2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2013 and 2015.
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In early 2010, Ray Romano starred in the second season of The Golf Channel's original series The Haney Project in which Tiger Woods' former coach Hank Haney attempts to improve the golf games of different celebrities and athletes.
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Ray Romano's goal was to finish the show being able to break 80.
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Ray Romano took time off from the show to be with his father, Albert Ray Romano, who died in March 2010.
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Ray Romano said his brother was not pleased with Ray Barone's television brother.
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In February 2012, Ray Romano revealed that his wife, Anna, had successfully battled stage one breast cancer in 2010.
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At the time of her death, Ray Romano said he was inspired by her desire to continue learning throughout her life.
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Ray Romano served as a mentor, helping him to feel more comfortable on set.