Ray Romano

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Ray Romano (Raymond Albert) is an American actor and comedian

Dec 21, 1957

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: December 21, 1957
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, Comedians
  • City/State: New Yorkers
  • Spouses: Anna Scarpulla (m. 1987)
  • Known as: Raymond Albert
  • Birth Place: Queens, New York, U.S.

Ray Romano born at

Queens, New York, U.S.

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Birth Place

Ray Romano met his wife Anna Scarpulla while working at a bank. They married in 1987, and have four children; daughter Alexandra, born in 1990; son Joseph, born in 1998 and twin boys; Matthew and Gregory, born in 1993.

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Personal Life

Ray revealed to popular celebrity magazine 'People' in 2012 that his wife successfully battled stage one breast cancer in 2010, stating that his reason to share the experience was to have an effect, to help people.

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Personal Life

Raymond Albert ‘Ray’ Romano was born on December 21, 1957 in New York to Lucie Fortini, a piano teacher in Queens and Albert Romano, a real estate agent and engineer.

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Childhood & Early Life

He grew up in Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens and is the middle child.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1975, he graduated from the Hillcrest High School. As he initially wanted to become an accountant, he attended Queens College, in Flushing, New York, with accounting as his major.

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Childhood & Early Life

He has an elder brother, Richard, who works as sergeant with NYPD and a younger brother, Robert, a second-grade teacher in New York City.

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Childhood & Early Life

Ray’s introduction to standup comedy was Bill Cosby’s ‘To Russell, My Brother Whom I Slept With’. Cosby’s organic sense of humor greatly appealed to Romano and piqued his interest in an acting career.

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Childhood & Early Life

Ray initially worked as a handyman, doing odd jobs as a sales and delivery person.

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Career

The inspiration to work in comedy full-time came in 1987 when he won a stand-up comedy competition organized by one of New York City’s popular radio stations.

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Career

In 1989, he participated in the Johnnie Walker Comedy Search which was instrumental in kickstarting his comedy career. Later that year, he appeared in the short film 'Caesar's Island'.

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Career

In 1995-96 he provided the voiceover for the character 'Ray' on Comedy Central's 'Dr. Katz Professional Therapist'.

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Career

The year 1996 marked the beginning of a great career. Romano had a guest spot on the 'David Letterman Show' which became extremely popular.

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Career

Romano’s most famous role till date, the character of ‘Raymond Barone’ was born in 1995. After appearing on 'The Late Show with David Letterman', the host, David Letterman offered him a developmental deal with his production company, Worldwide Pants, which then led to the CBS hit show 'Everybody Loves Raymond'. The critically and commercially acclaimed show ran for nine seasons, from 1996 to 2005.

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Major Works

Ray Romano published a best-selling memoir 'Everything and a Kite' in the year 1999 which was critically acclaimed.

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Major Works

In 2002 Ray became a part of the Ice Age franchise, voicing the role of ‘Manny’, the mammoth, one of the three male leads in the animated movie. The film was a major hit with the audiences and has seen progressive improvements in animation and storyline.

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Major Works