Ray Romano

Final contestant (i.e. "slowest finger") on Celebrity "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" , walking off with $125,000 for the NYPDs D.A.R.E. Unit. (5/4/2000)

Father of 4 children: Alexandra Romano (born 1990), twins Matt Romano and Gregory Romano and Joseph Raymond Romano with his wife, Anna Romano.

Named one of E!s "Top 20 Entertainers of 2001."

Ray originally planned to become an accountant.

Brother is an actual sergeant for the New York Police Department. Ray and his brother were featured on a 2001 NYPD recruiting poster.

Was originally cast in the role of technician Ted Garelli on "NewsRadio" but left after negotiations with writers about a sitcom starring him, namely "Everybody Loves Raymond" , airing the following year. The role was replaced by Joe Rogan , and after a few days of shooting the cast decided it was easier to call the character Joe Garelli.

He met his wife, Anna Romano , when both worked at the Williamsburg Savings Bank in Queens, New York in 1982. He asked out two other co-workers before he asked Anna, and she was the only one who said yes.

Went to Hillcrest High School in Queens, New York.

He is the son of Lucie (Fortini) and Albert Romano. Seven of his great-grandparents were Italian, and one of his great-grandparents was French (his paternal grandmothers father, August Blache).

Ray Barone, Romanos character on "Everybody Loves Raymond" , was ranked #10 in TV Guides list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].

Won a Cable Ace Award for "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" (for Best Animated Programming Special or Series) in 1995 as one of the writers.

Was classmates with comedienne Fran Drescher in high school and has even guest-starred as his Ray Barone character on "The Nanny" .

First comedy performance was in a comedy troop called No Talent.

Currently resides in Los Angeles.

He guest-starred a few times in "The King of Queens" as Ray Barone, his character from "Everybody Loves Raymond"

Dropped out of Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, New York to go to Hillcrest High School. One of his brothers, however, did graduate from AMHS.

The flashback episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond" , in which Ray Barone first meets his future wife, he is delivering a futon. After Ray Romanos bank-teller job (where he met his real wife, Anna), he worked as a futon delivery-man before he tried stand-up comedy.

Was among the guests at Kevin James wedding to Steffiana De La Cruz.

Lived at home with his parents until he was 29 years old.

Graduated from CUNY Queens College in Flushing, New York.

Best known by the public for his starring role as the title character in "Everybody Loves Raymond" .

Michael K. Brock also attended Hillcrest High School with Fran Drescher and Ray Romano.

His father died on March 2010.

Brother is Richard A. Romano. Richard is a screenwriter and high school baseball coach, following his longstanding career as an NYPD Sgt/investigator.

Acting mentor was Doris Roberts.

His older brother, Rich, was a NYC police sergeant for 20 years and has written his own theatrically released feature film called The Investigator.".

After the ending of "Everybody Loves Raymond" , he remained close friends with Doris Roberts , until her death in 2016.

His real-life father had a birthday, just 3 days after Doris Roberts. The most coincidental thing is they were both born in 1925. His father died just 6 years before Roberts.

Surrogate son of Doris Roberts.

Credits Doris Roberts as his best friend.

It seems to be a common denominator with a lot of comics, this low,self-esteem thing.

The comics that are just conversing with you up there and drawing on their own life, yeah, I guess so. I guess some do political humor, some do topical humor, but the ones that I like, the ones that are appealing to me, were guys who were just talking to you about their life.

My wife gets all the money I make. I just get an apple and clean clothes every morning.