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Everybody Loves Raymond was a live studio audience sitcom that aired on CBS from 1996 until 2005. The show revolves around the Italian-American "Raymond Barone," a sportswriter for Newsday, as well as his wife "Debra" and his kooky family. "Raymond" is a relatively easygoing kind of guy, often not taking life too seriously, which causes a lot of problems with "Debra".
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But, like many shows, there are a lot of behind-the-scenes facts you probably didn't know...
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During the auditions for the role of "Marie," Doris Roberts was in the middle of directing a play. Luckily, she was able to make the auditions and eventually beat out 100 other women for the part of "Marie".
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Peter Boyle actually showed up to his audition furious! Getting in the studio lot, not finding a parking space and walking into the wrong building were just a few things that lead to the actor's frustration. He sold himself stupendously, even though the CBS president was going to give him the part anyway.
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Did you guys know that "Ray" is actually older than his older brother on the show "Robert"? That's right! Brad Garrett was only 36 when the show first aired while Ray Romano was just shy of his 39th birthday.
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Monica Horan, "Robert's" on-and-off girlfriend, was actually married to the show's creator, Phil Rosenthal. She eventually got used to their arguments ending up in Rosenthal's scripts. An example of that would be the episode where "Debra" has PMS, which involved the same argument Rosenthal had with Horan a few days back.
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The names of the twin boys were changed after the first episode of the show! It's true: The two were supposed to be named "Matthew" and "Geoffrey," but their names were quickly changed to "Michael" and "Gregory" for the rest of the series. This was due to the fact that Romano's twin sons were named Matthew and Geoffrey, and he wanted to keep his real life away from the show.
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Romano did stand-up for 12 years before getting his show. He got his official breakthrough when he performed on The Late Show With David Letterman, which led to him being offered a series based around him on CBS.
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"Ray Barone" has a brother, "Robert," who works as a police officer for the NYPD. In real life, Romano's brother actually also works for the NYPD.
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The show was so successful that it was completely recreated in a Russian version called Everbody Loves Kostya.
Everybody Loves Raymond was a live audience sitcom that aired on CBS from 1996 until 2005.
The hilarious and Emmy award-winning show revolves around the Italian-American "Raymond Barone," a sportswriter for Newsday, and his wife "Debra," as well as his two kids.
The incredibly talented ensemble of characters made sure we wanted to tune in every week! Did you know these interesting facts about the series?