Ray Romano

Ray Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He is best known as the star of the television series Everybody Loves Raymond. He acted in that series with Patricia Heaton.

Ray Romano
Ray Romano at the Night of Comedy 9 benefit to support the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation (CAAF) in Beverly Hills, California on April 30, 2011. Photography taken by Angela Georgia.
Birth name	Raymond Albert Romano
Born	(1957-12-21) December 21, 1957 (age 68) Queens, New York, U.S.
Medium	Film, stand-up, television
Nationality	American
Years active	1989–present
Genres	Observational comedy, satire
Subject(s)	Everyday life, marriage, parenting, family, friends, self-deprecation
Influences	Bob Newhart[1]
Spouse	Anna Romano (1987–present)
Children	Joseph Romano, Matthew Romano,Gregory Romano and Alexandra Romano
Parent(s)	Albert Romano (died 2010) & Lucie Romano
Notable works and roles	Raymond Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond Manfred "Manny" in Ice Age film series Joe Tranelli in Men of a Certain Age
Website	RayRomano.com
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Comedy Series 2003 Everybody Loves Raymond 2005 Everybody Loves Raymond Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 2002 Everybody Loves Raymond
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2003 Everybody Loves Raymond
American Comedy Awards
Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series (Leading Role) 2000 Everybody Loves Raymond

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Caesar's Salad	Policeman	Short film
2002	Ice Age	Manfred "Manny" (voice)
2004	Welcome to Mooseport	Handy Harrison
	Eulogy	Skip Collins
	95 Miles to Go	Himself
2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Manny (voice)
	Grilled	Maurice
2008	The Last Word	Abel
	The Grand	Fred Marsh
2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	Manny (voice)
	Funny People	Himself	Cameo
2012	Ice Age: Continental Drift	Manny (voice)
2014	Rob the Mob	Jerry Cardozo
2016	Ice Age: Collision Course	Manny (voice)
2017	The Big Sick	Terry Gardner
2019	Paddleton	Andy Freeman
	Bad Education	Bob Spicer
	The Irishman	Bill Bufalino

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995–1997	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Ray (voice)	7 episodes
1996–2005	Everybody Loves Raymond	Raymond Barone	Lead role (210 episodes)
1997	Cosby		Episode: "Lucas Raymondicus"
1998–2005	The King of Queens		4 episodes
1998	The Nanny		Episode: "The Reunion Show"
1999	Becker		Episode: "Drive, They Said"
2000-2003	Scruff	Truffles	Voice role
2002	All That	Himself	Guest appearance with Nelly Furtado
2002	Sesame Street	Himself	Episode 3,983
2005	The Simpsons	Ray Magini	Voice role Episode: "Don't Fear the Roofer"
2007	'Til Death	Guest at Italian Restaurant	Episode: "The Italian Affair"
2007	The Knights of Prosperity	Himself	3 episodes
2008	Hannah Montana	Himself	Episode: "We're All On This Date Together"
2009–2011	Men of a Certain Age	Joe Tranelli	Lead role (22 episodes)
2011	The Office	Merv Bronte	Episode: "Search Committee"
2011	The Middle	Nicky Kohlbrenner	Episode: "Forced Family Fun" (parts 1 and 2)
2011	Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas	Manfred "Manny" (voice)	TV special
2014	Maron	Himself	Episode: "Marc's New Friend"
2012–2015	Parenthood	Hank Rizzoli	Recurring role (seasons 4–6), 44 episodes
2015	David Letterman: A Life on Television	Himself (host)	TV special
2016	Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade	Manfred "Manny" (voice)	TV special
2016	Vinyl	Zak Yankovich	Main role (10 episodes)
2016	Kevin Can Wait	Vic	Episode: "Beat the Parents"
2017–present	Get Shorty	Rick Moreweather	Main role (20 episodes)

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2007	Ice Age 2: The Meltdown	Manfred "Manny"
2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2013	Ice Age Village