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South China Morning Post
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Meet Everybody Loves Raymond star Ray Romano's 4 children
Ray Romano with his wife, Anne, and kids Joseph, Matthew, Gregory and Alexandra. Photo: @allyromano/Instagram Fame and celebrity In a recent episode of his SiriusXM podcast, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, the television host and comedian discussed his first encounter with Everybody Loves Raymond 's Ray Romano – and how he rejected Romano's job application. 'Ray Romano wanted to be a monologue writer for my show. Great comedian, great joke writer. We didn't have a slot, but he had a good packet and people knew him, so I met with him,' O'Brien said in his podcast. Ray Romano and his wife, Anna Romano. Photo: @tom_caltabiano_photo/Instagram 'And I just kind of said that, 'Your stuff is great but we didn't have an opening,'' O'Brien, 62, explained. 'He goes from that experience to maybe a year later getting Everybody Loves Raymond and then becoming this monolithic TV star. 'I remember later on running into him and [him] saying, 'Ah, so I was really bummed I didn't get that job,' I'm like, 'What are you talking about? Do you realise what we pay monologue writers? Ray, Ray, hello! Ray, you're Ray Romano. That doesn't happen if you're with me writing!'' Romano, a stand-up comedian, rose to prominence in the early 90s and noughties for his role in CBS' hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for which the actor won three Primetime Emmy Awards. Ray Romano's daughter Alexandra with her brothers Matthew, Gregory and Joseph. Photo: @allyromano/Instagram More recently, Romano is starring in Netflix's dark comedy, No Good Deed , alongside Lisa Kudrow and Luke Wilson. Alongside his accomplished Hollywood career, the 67-year-old has also been happily married to his wife, Anna , for 37 years. The couple share four children together: Alexandra, Matthew, Gregory and Joseph. Here's everything to know about Ray Romano's four adult children.
South China Morning Post
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Meet Everybody Loves Raymond star Ray Romano's 4 kids: daughter Ally is a PR maven, twins Matthew and Gregory followed their dad into showbiz, while the youngest, Joseph, is an ordained minister
In a recent episode of his SiriusXM podcast, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, the television host and comedian discussed his first encounter with Everybody Loves Raymond's Ray Romano – and how he rejected Romano's job application. 'Ray Romano wanted to be a monologue writer for my show. Great comedian, great joke writer. We didn't have a slot, but he had a good packet and people knew him, so I met with him,' O'Brien said in his podcast. Ray Romano and his wife, Anna Romano. Photo: @tom_caltabiano_photo/Instagram Advertisement 'And I just kind of said that, 'Your stuff is great but we didn't have an opening,'' O'Brien, 62, explained. 'He goes from that experience to maybe a year later getting Everybody Loves Raymond and then becoming this monolithic TV star. 'I remember later on running into him and [him] saying, 'Ah, so I was really bummed I didn't get that job,' I'm like, 'What are you talking about? Do you realise what we pay monologue writers? Ray, Ray, hello! Ray, you're Ray Romano. That doesn't happen if you're with me writing!'' Romano, a stand-up comedian, rose to prominence in the early 90s and noughties for his role in CBS' hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for which the actor won three Primetime Emmy Awards. Ray Romano's daughter Alexandra with her brothers Matthew, Gregory and Joseph. Photo: @allyromano/Instagram More recently, Romano is starring in Netflix's dark comedy, No Good Deed, alongside Lisa Kudrow and Luke Wilson. Alongside his accomplished Hollywood career, the 67-year-old has also been happily married to his wife, Anna , for 37 years. The couple share four children together: Alexandra, Matthew, Gregory and Joseph. Here's everything to know about Ray Romano's four adult children.
Toronto Sun
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Ray Romano and Sebastian Maniscalco help kickstart 2026 Winter Olympics
Published May 02, 2025 • Last updated 0 minutes ago • 1 minute read FILE - In this combination of images, Ray Romano attends SNL50: The Homecoming Concert on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in New York, left, and Sebastian Maniscalco attends the "About My Father" premiere on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in New York. Photo by Evan Agostini/Charles Sykes / Evan Agostini/Charles Sykes/Invision/AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC is continuing its strategy of infusing the Olympics with pop culture and celebrity appeal to generate momentum ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in Italy next year. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account This time, Italian American comedians Ray Romano and Sebastian Maniscalco will make their debut during a comical promotion, the network said on Wednesday. The commercial will air during NBC's Kentucky Derby coverage on Saturday. In the spot, Romano and Maniscalco stand atop the Italian Alps with snowboards in hand, attempting to discuss thrilling winter sports like skiing, snowboarding and luge. But their discussion is repeatedly sidetracked by their shared obsession with Italian food. 'Ray and I teamed up for the Olympics, two Italian guys trying to figure out winter sports,' Maniscalco said in a statement. 'Let's just say, we thought 'luge' was a type of pasta.' Romano and Maniscalco filmed the commercial in Los Angeles, with the mountaintop backdrop brought to life by Industrial Light & Magic, the visual effects company founded by George Lucas and recently known for its work on 'The Mandalorian.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The network said Romano and Maniscalco were an easy choice to start building anticipation for the Winter Games. 'Both are instantly recognizable, deeply beloved, and naturally funny,' said Joseph Lee, senior vice president of creative marketing, sports and entertainment at NBC. He said the network is using the same playbook of enlisting entertainers and athletes. Last year, popular figures who appeared in promo spots included Snoop Dogg, Megan Thee Stallion, Simone Biles, Peyton Manning, Cardi B, SZA and Lily Collins. 'We're running the same playbook across the campaign: pairing entertainment personalities with the Olympics (and often Olympians) in fun, unexpected ways,' Lee said. 'It's how we'll continue to keep the Games culturally relevant — and genuinely entertaining.' Toronto & GTA Toronto Maple Leafs Editorial Cartoons Canada Sunshine Girls
The Independent
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Conan O'Brien rejected Ray Romano for a job one year before breakout success
Conan O'Brien has revealed that he turned down Ray Romano for a writing job, one year before the comedian shot to fame in the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. In a new episode of his podcast, the TV star, 61, explained how Romano, 67, had tried to get a job as a writer on Late Night With Conan O'Brien before landing his breakout role. 'Ray Romano wanted to be a monologue writer for my show,' O'Brien said. 'Great comedian, great joke writer. We didn't have a slot, but he had a good packet and people knew him, so I met with him.' During their meeting, O'Brien praised Romano's talent but had to let him down, telling him that there weren't any jobs available at that point. 'I just kind of said that your stuff is great but we didn't have an opening,' he recollected. 'So he goes from that experience to, maybe a year later, getting Everybody Loves Raymond and becoming this monolithic TV star.' He went on to joke that when he later bumped into Romano, the Emmy winner was still 'really bummed' to have missed out on the opportunity to work on the late night show, much to O'Brien's disbelief. 'I'm like, 'What are you talking about? Do you realise what we pay monologue writers?' 'Ray, Ray, hello! Ray, you're Ray Romano. That doesn't happen if you're with me writing!' Romano played the lead role of sports writer Raymond Barone in the CBS sitcom from 1996 to 2005, and received the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2002. He went on to voice woolly mammoth Manny in the Ice Age movies and to appear in films including The Irishman and The Big Sick. He recently starred alongside Lisa Kudrow in the Netflix comedy No Good Deed. O'Brien, meanwhile, is set to host the Academy Awards for the first time next month.
South China Morning Post
16-02-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Meet Anna Romano, wife of Everybody Loves Raymond star Ray Romano
Ray Romano and his wife, Anna Romano are the perfect couple. Photo: @tom_caltabiano_photo/Instagram Fame and celebrity A dark comedy with Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano created by Liz Feldman of Dead to Me fame? Sign us up! Netflix recently dropped No Good Deed, starring the two television darlings alongside fellow superstars like Linda Cardellini, Luke Wilson, Abbi Jacobson and Poppy Liu, just in time for holiday season! The story follows a seemingly affluent couple, Lydia (Kudrow) and Paul (Romano), who decide to put up their lavish Spanish-style Los Angeles home for sale. The property is dreamlike, but nightmarish secrets lurk behind the sprawling space. To make things even more suspicious than they already were, the owners seem to be spying on their own open house! If you enjoyed the high-stakes drama of Selling Sunset , we have a feeling you're going to like this one. In the meantime, let's dive into the actually perfect marriage of lead actor Ray Romano with his wife, Anna Romano. The couple have been married for 37 years and are still going strong. They are parents to four children: Alexandra, Matthew, Gregory and Joseph. But what do we know about Anna Romano? Here's what we found. What is Anna Romano's background? Ray Romano and his wife, Anna Romano have been married for almost four decades. Photo: @theclothingtherapist/Instagram Anna Romano (née Scarpulla) was born on February 24, 1963 to Italian parents who emigrated from a small town in Sicily to the Big Apple. Romano shares both her American nationality and Italian heritage with her hubby. In 2019, the Romanos took 13 relatives on holiday to Anna's parents' hometown in Sicily. How did Ray Romano meet his wife, Anna Romano? The CBS television series Everybody Loves Raymond in 2001. Ray Romano is on the far left. Photo: Reuters Ray Romano's brand of comedy may be making jokes about his family, but his meet-cute with his wife is the stuff of romcoms. The two met while working at the Williamsburg Savings Bank in New York, per IMDb. The year was 1982, long before Romano became one of the highest paid actors on television. He was living with his parents, struggling to get his stand-up comedy career off the ground and not particularly great at his day job. After he started taking comedy more seriously and left his bank job, he asked Anna out. They dated for two years before saying their I-dos in 1987.
