Ray Romano
Ray Romano
Raymond Albert "Ray" Romanois an American actor, stand-up comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for his role on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the voice of "Manny" in the Ice Age film series. He created and starred in the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age. From 2012 to 2015, Romano had a recurring role as Hank Rizzoli, a love interest of Sarah Braverman in Parenthood...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth21 December 1957
CityQueens, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I was at home waiting for projects. I was on Parenthood and there was one season left, and I was thinking, "What's next?" I'm at this age where I'm trying to write my own script, and they sent this over and I decided to put myself on tape.
For a sitcom sex scene, you get in bed and that's the end of the scene. It quick and it was fast, but it was foreign territory for me. Not for Bobby. Bobby Cannavale has been down that road before. With my character, I think it will be a one-and-out. I don't think you'll see my character [in Vinyl] naked again, so relax everybody.
People are going to see both of us and think it's an Abbott and Costello kind of thing. It's not an easy switch. It's not an easy transition from TV to film.
Failure-it centers me. Too much success has me thinking, All right, what's goin' on?
In a way, comedy is like sex. The more noise you hear, the better you think you're doing.
I don't think men talk as much as women, but when we have something on our minds we'll get it out.
My wife said to me 'I hope you win... but if you do and you go up and say you love me, don't think it makes up for never saying it when we're alone.
You know, before I would think, my cab driver hates me. Now I think my limo driver hates me.
People think living in your parents' basement until you're twenty-nine is lame. But what they don't realize is that while you're there, you save money on rent, food, and dates.
You might think that's an exaggeration but believe me, if you leave twin two-year-olds alone in your living room, at some point a cow will be airborne.
We see another chapter in his life, you know, not to give it away. But he goes to another place. And, of course, there's a lot of adventure and craziness.
We could send our money but we still feel we could contribute more.
I've always wondered, what am I going to do that's important with these stupid jokes that I tell.
I wanted to do something different, but it's a weird transition you're making here. You're trying to get the audience to come with you.