Ray was featured
on a 2000 episode of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?,
on which he won $125,000 (USD) for the NYPD's D.A.R.E.
Unit. In 2001, he was named one of E!'s top 20 entertainers
of the year. In the same year, he was featured with
his brother (a sergeant in the NYPD) on a New York Police
Department recruiting poster. He recently became the
highest paid television actor in history as the star
of CBS's Everybody Loves Raymond. His salary in 2001
was $19,000,000.
For his role in EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, Romano won
the 2002 Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy
Series, for which he was also nominated in 1999, 2000,
2001 and 2003. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award
for Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Series
in 2000 and 2001, and for the 2002 AFI Actor of the
Year Award for a Male in a Series. He won the 2002 and
2003 People's Choice Award as Favorite Male TV Performer.
The role has also earned him nominations for two Screen
Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a
Male Actor in a Comedy Series, and he shared the 2003
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance
by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He won a TV Guide
Award as Actor of the Year in a Comedy Series, an American
Comedy Award as the Funniest Male Lead in a TV Series
and the 1999 Television Critics Association Award for
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Comedy.
He is the author of the book Everything and a Kite,
based on his comedy. He released a CD titled Ray Romano:
Live at Carnegie Hall and donated all of its proceeds
to the September 11 Fund. The CD was nominated for a
Grammy Award.
"I feel like this is a dream -- and I apologize
for how I dressed some of you." - Mr. Romano at
the 2000 Golden Globe Awards.
Filmography
Eulogy (2004) movie – Skip Collins
Welcome to Mooseport (2004) movie – Handy Harrison
Ice Age (2002) (voice) movie – Manfred
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996– ) TV Series –
Raymond Barone
The King of Queens (1998– ) (guest star) TV series
– Raymond Barone
Writing
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996- )
External link
Official
Fan-Site
