Name	Ray Romano
Height	6' 2½"
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	21 December 1957
Place of Birth	Queens, New York, USA
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In 1989, Ray Romano won a stand-up competition sponsored by a major New York radio station, which led to his appearance as a guest in the talk show “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” (1991). He also performed in the TV special program “The 15th Annual Young Comedians Special” (1992) and “Late Night With David Letterman” (1995).

Still in 1995, Romano’s comedic talent brought him to the animated series “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist” (1995-1997), where he voiced the recurring character of Ray. He later became the show’s staff writer. Even better, his screenwriting effort for the series won a CableACE award for Best Animated Programming Special or Series. The comedian was next cast as technician Ted Garelli in the now-defunct sitcom “NewsRadio” (1995), but due to artistic differences, he left the show and was replaced by Joe Rogan.

Shortly after, creator Philip Rosenthal chose Ray to star as Raymond “Ray” Barone in the worldwide sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond” (1996-2005), which chronicles the life of a sportswriter (Ray Barone) and his eccentric family. Later, he also displayed the skill of screenwriting and producing. Fittingly, Romano’s observational family comedy harvested numerous awards, such as 3 Emmys (two for Best Comedy Series and one for Best Actor in a Comedy Series), a Screen Actors Guild, 3 People’s Choice awards, an American Comedy award, two Viewers for Quality Television awards, a TV Guide and a Television Critics Association award. Additionally, he received 12 Emmys (5 for Best Comedy Series, 5 for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, 2 for Best Writing for a Comedy Series), 2 Golden Globes, and 10 Screen Actors Guild nominations.

Amid the series, Romano made episodic performances as Ray Barone in the sitcoms “Cosby” (1997), “The Nanny” (1998), “The King of Queens” (1998, 1999, 2005) and “Becker” (1999). Three years later, the comedian went to the silver screen and provided his voice for Manfred/Manny, a kind-hearted wooly mammoth, in the animated movie Ice Age (2002), in which he earned a Kid’s Choice Blimp nomination. Romano, who in 1999 hosted the sketch show “Saturday Night Live,” reappeared on the show in 2003.

2004 saw the comedian act opposite veteran actor Gene Hackman in Welcome to Mooseport, take the supporting role of Skip Collins in the star-studded Eulogy, and produce the documentary film 95 Miles to Go. Meanwhile, upon the final episode of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” he executive produced the Emmy-nominated TV documentary program Everybody Loves Raymond: The Last Laugh (2005), which observed the years of making the sitcom.