Ray Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an Italian-American actor and comedian who was born in Queens, New York. Before breaking into show business, he had planned to become an accountant. He is currently married to Anna Scarpula, and they have four children, including one pair of twins. Ray was featured on a 2000 episode of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, on which he won $125,000 (USD) for the NYPD's D.A.R.E. Unit. In 2001, he was named one of E!'s top 20 entertainers of the year. In the same year, he was featured with his brother (a sergeant in the NYPD) on a New York Police Department recruiting poster. He recently became the highest paid television actor in history as the star of CBS's Everybody Loves Raymond. His salary in 2001 was $19,000,000. (Nineteen million USD)
"I feel like this is a dream -- and I apologize for how I dressed some of you." - Mr. Romano at the 2000 Golden Globe Awards.
Filmography
Acting
- Eulogy (2004) movie – Skip Collins
- Welcome to Mooseport (2004) movie – Handy Harrison
- Ice Age (2002) (voice) movie – Manfred
- Everybody Loves Raymond (1996– ) TV Series – Raymond Barone
Writing
- Everybody Loves Raymond (1996- )
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