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Ray Romano
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Spouse
Anna Scarpulla (1987 - present) 4 children
Trivia
Final contestant (i.e. "slowest finger") on Celebrity "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (1999/I), walking off with $125,000 for the NYPD's D.A.R.E. Unit. (5/4/2000)
Father of 4 children: Alexandra, 13, twins Matthew and Gregory, 11 and Joseph Raymond 6, born 16 February 1998.
Named one of E!'s "Top 20 Entertainers of 2001."
Ray originally planned to become an accountant.
Brother is an actual sergeant for the New York Police Department. Ray and his brother were featured on a 2001 NYPD recruiting poster.
Was originally cast in the role of technician Ted Garelli on "NewsRadio" (1995) but left after negotiations with writers about a sitcom starring him, namely "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996), airing the following year. The role was replaced by Joe Rogan, and after a few days of shooting the cast decided it was easier to call the character Joe Garelli.
He met his wife, Anna, when both worked at the Williamsburg Savings Bank in Queens, New York in 1982. He asked out two other co-workers before he asked Anna, and she was the only one who said yes.
Went to Hillcrest High School in Queens, New York. |  |
