Ray Romano
Milestones
- Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA
- Birthday: December 21, 1957
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2009
Reprised the role of Manfred for "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"
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2006
Again let his voice to Manfred for the animated sequel "Ice Age: The Meltdown"
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2005
Received an Emmy nomination for the comedy special "Everybody Loves Raymond: The Last Laugh" (CBS)
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2004
Co-starred with Gene Hackman in the comedy "Welcome to Mooseport "
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2004
Starred in the black comedy "Eulogy," which follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch
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2002
Lent his voice to the character of Manfred the Mammoth for the animated feature "The Ice Age"
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1998 to 2005
Appeared in several episodes of "The King of Queens" (CBS) as his "Everybody Loves Raymond" character Ray Barone
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1996 to 2005
Headlined own CBS sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond"; also produced and wrote several episodes; earned Best Actor Emmy (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005), Golden Globe (2000, 2001) and SAG (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) nominations; also earned Emmy nominations for Producing (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004) and Writing (2000, 2005)
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1996
Starred in own special "HBO Half-Hour Comedy: Ray Romano"
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1995
Provided voice of recurring character on "Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist"; also was a staff writer
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1994
Appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" (CBS)
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1992
Featured on the HBO special "The 15th Annual Young Comedians Show - Hosted by Dana Carvey"
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1991
Appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (NBC)
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1989
Won $10,000 in a stand-up competition
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1987
Began to pursue stand-up full-time
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Performed in local comedy clubs in NYC
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Replaced by Joe Rogan on the NBC sitcom "NewsRadio" after two days of rehearsals