Ray Romano

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Ray Romano

Born: Raymond Romano December 21, 1957 (1957-12-21) (age 50) Queens, New York, USA

Years active: 1995-present

Awards won

Emmy Awards

Outstanding Comedy Series

2003 Everybody Loves Raymond Outstanding Comedy Series 2005 Everybody Loves Raymond Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 2002 Everybody Loves Raymond Raymond “Ray” Romano (born December 21, 1957), is an Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated, American actor and comedian best known for his starring role on the long-running CBS sitcom

Everybody Loves Raymond. His other notable roles include, "Manfred 'Manny' the Mammoth" (Ice Age and Ice Age: The Meltdown), and "Handy Harrison" (Welcome to Mooseport).[edit]

 

Ray Romano

Personal life

Romano, an Italian-American (originally from the commune-town of Scigliano, in the Province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region of Italy), was born in Queens, New York, to Albert and Lucie Romano. He grew up in the Queens neighborhood of Forest Hills.

Romano attended elementary and middle school at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Forest Hills. After transferring from Archbishop Molloy High School, Romano graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1975.[2] He was in the same high school class as Fran Drescher and later appeared on Drescher's sitcom The Nanny as an old classmate. Before breaking into show business, Romano briefly attended Queens College in Flushing, New York where he had majored in accounting.

Romano married his wife Anna Scarpulla (born 1963), in 1987. They met while working at a bank. Ironically, he had asked out two other co-workers before Anna agreed to go on a date with him. Together, they have four children: one daughter Alexandra (born 1990), and three sons: twins Matthew & Gregory (born 1993) and Joseph Raymond (born February 16, 1998). 

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Ray Romano

Career

His early comedy career included many outlets such Comedy Central, where he had been a recurring guest voice on the show Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist. He also was a contestant on Star Search in the stand-up comedy category. He was originally cast to play "Joe" on the American television sitcom NewsRadio, but was fired, to be replaced by Joe Rogan. Shortly thereafter, he became the star of his own show, Everybody Loves Raymond, that featured a cast and format more suitable to Romano's brand of humor.

Ray and his comedian friend Kevin James starred in the salesman comedy Grilled, as two guys of the same profession who are both very desperate to land a big sale.

Romano was featured on a 2000 episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, on which he won US$125,000 for the NYPD's D.A.R.E. Unit. His older brother, Richard Romano (born in 1956) is a sergeant with the NYPD. He also has a younger brother, Robert Romano (born 1965).

In 2001, he was named one of E!'s top twenty entertainers of the year. In the same year, he was featured with his brother (a teacher at a school in Long Island) on a New York Police Department recruiting poster. 

 

Ray Romano

In 2004, he became the highest paid television actor in history for his role of Raymond on CBS's Everybody Loves Raymond. It was later revealed on E! that he had broken another record by his show having the highest revenue, at US$3.9 billion.

On December 13, 2003, he was featured as a special guest star, sending a birthday card to Bob Barker in his eightieth-birthday bash on the seventh "Million Dollar Spectacular" special of the long-running daytime CBS series The Price Is Right. Romano was the subject of the documentary film 95 MILES TO GO. The film documents Romano's road-trip for a series of gigs across the South. The film was released in theaters on April 7, 2006 by ThinkFILM.

In August of 2006, Romano was interviewed in front of a live audience at UCLA by fellow stand-up veteran, David Steinberg, for an episode of Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg. The program first aired on the TV Land network in March 2007. 

 

Ray Romano

Filmography

Acting

Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (2009) (voice) movie – Manny

Hannah Montana (2008) (guest star) We’re All On This Date

Together The Last Word (2008)

The Grand (2007)

'Til Death (2007) Man in restaurant that talks to Eddie (Brad Garrett) and his wife.

The Knights of Prosperity (2007)

The King of Queens (1998-2007) (guest star) TV series – Raymond

BaroneGrilled (2006) movie – MauriceIce Age: The Meltdown (2006) (voice) movie – MannyMaking the Cut (2006) HBO documentary; himself

Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005) TV series – Raymond BaroneThe Simpsons (2005) (guest voice) TV series – Ray Magini (appeared in "Don't Fear the Roofer", as Homer Simpson's supposedly imaginary friend)95 Miles to Go (2004) movie – himselfEulogy (2004) movie – Skip CollinsWelcome to Mooseport (2004) movie – Handy HarrisonIce Age (2002) (voice) movie – Manny

The Nanny (guest star) TV Series – Raymond BaroneCosby (guest star) TV Series – Raymond Barone 

 

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Ray Romano

Trivia

Ray's on-screen daughter for Everybody Loves Raymond was named after his real-life daughter. Also, in the series pilot, Ray and Debra's twin boys were named Gregory and Matthew, just like Romano's real twin sons, but Romano felt it was too weird to have all his TV kids have the same names as his real kids, so they changed the twins' names.

Ray's real-life daughter Alexandra "Ally" Romano made several appearances on Everybody Loves Raymond as Molly, the best friend of his on-screen daughter Ally, and the daughter of Ray Barone's arch-nemesis, Peggy the Cookie Lady.

Ray quit going to Queens College after gaining only fifteen credits in three years. However, he would later return, making it to the Dean's List for three years while studying accounting. Ray is an avid New York Mets Fan.

Ray once admitted to being jealous of fellow comedian Jerry Seinfeld.

Ray Romano gave one of his Emmy Awards to a baker who regularly sent him treats while he was a struggling comedian. Ray released a CD titled Ray Romano: Live at Carnegie Hall and kindly donated all of its proceeds to the September 11 Fund. His first comedy performance was in a comedy troop called No Talent.

Ray Romano

Writing

Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005) 

 

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Ray Romano Ray Romano Born: Raymond Romano December 21, 1957 (1957-12-21) (age 50) Queens, New York, USA Years active: 1995-present Awards won Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series 2003 Everybody Loves Raymond Outstanding Comedy Series 2005 Everybody Loves Raymond Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 2002 Everybody Loves Raymond Raymond “Ray” Romano (born December 21, 1957), is an Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated, American actor and comedian best known for his starring role on the long-running CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. His other notable roles include, "Manfred 'Manny' the Mammoth" (Ice Age and Ice Age: The Meltdown), and "Handy Harrison" (Welcome to Mooseport).[edit] Ray Romano Personal life Romano, an Italian-American (originally from the commune-town of Scigliano, in the Province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region of Italy), was born in Queens, New York, to Albert and Lucie Romano. He grew up in the Queens neighborhood of Forest Hills. Romano attended elementary and middle school at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Forest Hills. After transferring from Archbishop Molloy High School, Romano graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1975.[2] He was in the same high school class as Fran Drescher and later appeared on Drescher's sitcom The Nanny as an old classmate. Before breaking into show business, Romano briefly attended Queens College in Flushing, New York where he had majored in accounting. Romano married his wife Anna Scarpulla (born 1963), in 1987. They met while working at a bank. Ironically, he had asked out two other co-workers before Anna agreed to go on a date with him. Together, they have four children: one daughter Alexandra (born 1990), and three sons: twins Matthew & Gregory (born 1993) and Joseph Raymond (born February 16, 1998). Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com Ray Romano Career His early comedy career included many outlets such Comedy Central, where he had been a recurring guest voice on the show Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist. He also was a contestant on Star Search in the stand-up comedy category. He was originally cast to play "Joe" on the American television sitcom NewsRadio, but was fired, to be replaced by Joe Rogan. Shortly thereafter, he became the star of his own show, Everybody Loves Raymond, that featured a cast and format more suitable to Romano's brand of humor. Ray and his comedian friend Kevin James starred in the salesman comedy Grilled, as two guys of the same profession who are both very desperate to land a big sale. Romano was featured on a 2000 episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, on which he won US$125,000 for the NYPD's D.A.R.E. Unit. His older brother, Richard Romano (born in 1956) is a sergeant with the NYPD. He also has a younger brother, Robert Romano (born 1965). In 2001, he was named one of E!'s top twenty entertainers of the year. In the same year, he was featured with his brother (a teacher at a school in Long Island) on a New York Police Department recruiting poster. Ray Romano In 2004, he became the highest paid television actor in history for his role of Raymond on CBS's Everybody Loves Raymond. It was later revealed on E! that he had broken another record by his show having the highest revenue, at US$3.9 billion. On December 13, 2003, he was featured as a special guest star, sending a birthday card to Bob Barker in his eightieth-birthday bash on the seventh "Million Dollar Spectacular" special of the long-running daytime CBS series The Price Is Right. Romano was the subject of the documentary film 95 MILES TO GO. The film documents Romano's road-trip for a series of gigs across the South. The film was released in theaters on April 7, 2006 by ThinkFILM. In August of 2006, Romano was interviewed in front of a live audience at UCLA by fellow stand-up veteran, David Steinberg, for an episode of Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg. The program first aired on the TV Land network in March 2007. Ray Romano Filmography Acting Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (2009) (voice) movie – Manny Hannah Montana (2008) (guest star) We’re All On This Date Together The Last Word (2008) The Grand (2007) 'Til Death (2007) Man in restaurant that talks to Eddie (Brad Garrett) and his wife. The Knights of Prosperity (2007) The King of Queens (1998-2007) (guest star) TV series – Raymond BaroneGrilled (2006) movie – MauriceIce Age: The Meltdown (2006) (voice) movie – MannyMaking the Cut (2006) HBO documentary; himself Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005) TV series – Raymond BaroneThe Simpsons (2005) (guest voice) TV series – Ray Magini (appeared in "Don't Fear the Roofer", as Homer Simpson's supposedly imaginary friend)95 Miles to Go (2004) movie – himselfEulogy (2004) movie – Skip CollinsWelcome to Mooseport (2004) movie – Handy HarrisonIce Age (2002) (voice) movie – Manny The Nanny (guest star) TV Series – Raymond BaroneCosby (guest star) TV Series – Raymond Barone Click here to see a great Ray Romano video clip. Ray Romano Trivia Ray's on-screen daughter for Everybody Loves Raymond was named after his real-life daughter. Also, in the series pilot, Ray and Debra's twin boys were named Gregory and Matthew, just like Romano's real twin sons, but Romano felt it was too weird to have all his TV kids have the same names as his real kids, so they changed the twins' names. Ray's real-life daughter Alexandra "Ally" Romano made several appearances on Everybody Loves Raymond as Molly, the best friend of his on-screen daughter Ally, and the daughter of Ray Barone's arch-nemesis, Peggy the Cookie Lady. Ray quit going to Queens College after gaining only fifteen credits in three years. However, he would later return, making it to the Dean's List for three years while studying accounting. Ray is an avid New York Mets Fan. Ray once admitted to being jealous of fellow comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Ray Romano gave one of his Emmy Awards to a baker who regularly sent him treats while he was a struggling comedian. Ray released a CD titled Ray Romano: Live at Carnegie Hall and kindly donated all of its proceeds to the September 11 Fund. His first comedy performance was in a comedy troop called No Talent. Ray Romano Writing Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005) ************************************************* Car Repair For the best car repair service go to Don't Auto Clinic at 1950 Ellesmere Rd #21 Scarborough ON, M1H 2V8 Phone: 416-438-9575 Make an appointment and don't worry about what kind of service you'll get because it's the best. I've been going there for at least 3 years. (Zane Ladhani---of Zane's Comedy Warehouse www.zanes-comedy-warehouse.com) Don't ask for a discount because you won't need one. Chinese Food Chinese Food is great and there are a lot of restaurants but if you want to go to one of the best chinese food restaurants in Toronto then go to Kim Kims at Kim Kim Hakka Chinese Restaurant 1188 Kennedy Road Scarborough, ON M1P 2L1 416-757-8300 (Near Kennedy and Lawrence) I ususally have the Curry Chicken on Rice but you'll be happy with whatever you order. If you can't handle spicy food tell them when you order. Don't ask for a discount because you won't need one. Real Estate Services The best real estate agents in Toronto are the Wright Sisters. They are the right choice whether you're buying or selling property. Lindsay & Melanie Wright Sales Representatives RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage 2237 Queen Street East Toronto ON M4E 1G2 Office: (416) 699-9292 Toll Free: 1-866-921-9292 Fax: (416) 699-8576 *************************************************************
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	Chinese Food Kim Kims Hakka Chinese Restaurant www.kimkim.ca Chinese Food is great and there are a lot of restaurants but if you want to go to one of the best chinese food restaurants in Toronto then go to Kim Kims at Kim Kim Hakka Chinese Restaurant 1188 Kennedy Road Scarborough, ON M1P 2L1 416-757-8300 (Near Kennedy and Lawrence) I ususally have the Curry Chicken on Rice but you'll be happy with whatever you order. If you can't handle spicy food tell them when you order. Don't ask for a discount because you won't need one.
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Everybody Loves Raymond

Everybody Loves Raymond

Category: Sitcom

Created By: Philip Rosenthal

Stars: Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle

Number of Seasons: 9

Number of Episodes: 210

Original Channel: CBS

Original Run: September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005

Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy, SAG, WGA winning and Golden Globe nominated American sitcom, originally broadcast on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005. Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of Ray Romano (who is represented by the Ray Barone character he plays) and the writing staff. The main characters on the show are also loosely based on Romano's family members. It is one of the most critically acclaimed American sitcoms of its time. Everybody Loves Raymond was nominated for and won many awards. The show reruns in syndication on different cable channels such as TBS, and in most TV markets on local stations.



Everybody Loves Raymond Background

Everybody Loves Raymond revolves around the life of Italian-American Ray Barone, a newspaper sportswriter from Lynbrook, Long Island. Ray lives with his wife, Debra Barone, their daughter, Ally, and their identical twin sons, Michael and Geoffrey. Ray's parents and brother Robert frequently make their presence known to the frustration of Ray and especially Debra. Unfortunately for Ray, he always has to hear about it from Debra. Debra particularly finds herself at odds with Ray's mother, Marie — a passive-aggressive woman. Ray often finds himself in the middle of all the problems and arguments. His biggest nemesis is Robert, who is insecure about Ray being the favorite son. Although Robert and Ray are frequently seen fighting like children and picking on each other, the brothers are very devoted to each other.

Robert frequently calls Ray "Cubby" and stands up for him, while Ray has a great admiration for Robert, who is a police officer. Their father, Frank, is very tough and does not like to show his feelings, but through the years several episodes were crafted to show how much he loves his family. Ray and Debra have their share of marital disagreements, with Debra frequently denying Ray sex, and Ray prefers watching sports television to talking to his wife. A recurring theme on the show has them having a long interaction each night while in bed, just before going to sleep, and sometimes there is a sweetness between them.



Everybody Loves Raymond Main Cast



Ray Barone (Ray Romano)

Debra Barone (Patricia Heaton)

Robert Barone (Brad Garrett)

Marie Barone (Doris Roberts)

Frank Barone (Peter Boyle) Everybody Loves Raymond Main Crew

Executive Producers: Phil Rosenthal (Head Writer), Stu Smiley, Rory Rosegarten, Ray Romano, Lew Schneider, Tucker Cawley, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Aaron Shure and Mike Royce.

Co-Executive Producers: Lisa Helfrich Jackson, Tom Caltabiano and Leslie Caveny. Producer: Holli Gailen.



Everybody Loves Raymond Supporting Cast

Amy

Monica Horan plays the role of Amy MacDougall-Barone, Robert Barone's wife. She is also the best friend of Debra Barone, Ray's wife, who introduced Amy to Robert. Although Amy married Robert in the seventh season of the show, she had been making appearances since the first season. Many issues have caused them to break up in the first six seasons, with one being caused by Raymond. After Amy broke up with Robert from finding out he was with two other women, Amy only returned three times- once when she and Stefania thought of a way to make him a better mate; again when she dated one of Raymond's friends because of a plan by Debra and Marie to make Robert envious; and once more when she planned to take Ray and Debra to the airport for their vacation (the three of them ended up staying at Marie and Frank's house because the power went out). She wouldn't make another appearance until Thanksgiving, when Marie had to get glasses. Quite often, she apologizes to someone even if she didn't do anything wrong. In an episode from season nine, for example, Amy apologized to Ray for yelling at him, even though she had the right to yell because Ray insulted her.

Amy is a soft-spoken girl who was raised in a family of devout Protestants (the Barones are Catholic) who consider their Bible the "guide to life". She once described her parents as "people who wouldn't yell if they were on fire". Amy's parents and brother live in Pennsylvania.

Amy was a virgin when she met Robert, which Ray had a hard time believing since Amy was 33 years old at the time. She eventually lost her virginity to Robert before they were married, but they were spotted having sex by their neighbors, causing Robert's neighbors to sign a sheet boycotting Amy from his apartment building.

Amy's Parents

Amy's parents, Hank (Fred Willard) and Pat MacDougall (Georgia Engel), are very devout Christian conservatives who oppose the marriage of their daughter to Robert because of divorce and other transgressions in his past. These matters are not helped as they soon learn that the MacDougalls and the Barones are not the most compatible of families. The two sides still do not like each other after many tries at truce, although the Barones have always loved Amy and the MacDougalls have somewhat come to accept Robert .

Peter MacDougall

Peter (Chris Elliott) is Amy's older brother who has a strange personality and a sneaky, clever mind. He is also opposed to the marriage of his little sister and insists that he will keep trying to break it up. But come wedding day, it turns out that Marie is the one to interrupt the wedding after the priest says "speak now or forever hold your peace". Peter is single but lives with his pet house cat, Miss Puss. At first, Peter and Robert do not get along very well, but in "Peter on the Couch," the two find common ground in the fact that they suffered the same problems growing up (being the overshadowed older sibling and living with their parents for a long time) and gain acceptance of each other. Eventually, Robert even gives Peter his old apartment. In a later episode, he hooks up with Molly's mom, Peggy (Amy Aquino).

Amy's brother was originally introduced as "Russell", the owner of a comic book shop who was played by comedian Paul Reubens in a one-time appearance. When the character reappeared, his name was Peter and was played by Chris Elliott. Everybody Loves Raymond Children

Alexandra "Ally" Barone (Madylin Sweeten): Ray and Debra's only daughter who is five years old at the beginning of the series. Ally is a young girl at the start of the series, and by the end, is in her teens. She was named for Romano's real-life daughter. Geoffrey and Michael Barone (Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten): Ray and Debra's identical twin sons who are two years old at the beginning of the series. In the pilot episode, one of the sons is referred to as "Matthew" and the other as "Gregory", the names of Romano's real-life twin sons. A running joke is Frank's insistence that Geoffrey may be latently homosexual.




Everybody Loves Raymond

Rucurring Characters

Lois Whelan (Katherine Helmond): Debra's mother (also starred in Who's The Boss and Soap.....maybe other stuff that I will learn about later).

Linda (Maggie Wheeler): Wife of Bernie and friends of Ray & Debra.

Warren Whelan (Robert Culp): Debra's father.

Gianni (Jon Manfrellotti): A contractor, ex-futon repairman, and friend of Raymond. He was also on The King of Queens.

Judy (Sherri Shepherd): Robert's NYPD patrol partner.

Nemo (Joseph V. Perry): Pizza Restaurant owner.

Andy (Andy Kindler): A fellow sportswriter and friend of Raymond.

Uncle Mel (Phil Leeds): A relative of the family that makes several appearances.

Garvin (Len Lesser): A friend of Frank.

Bill Parker (David Hunt): Ray's nemesis neighbor (played by the real life husband to Patricia Heaton) Parker is often seen showing Ray up as a father, and Ray often makes jokes that Debra wishes she had married him instead.

Carrie Parker: wife of Bill Parker Stefania Fogagnolo (Alex Meneses): Robert's ex-girlfriend from Italy.

Peggy Ardolino (Amy Aquino): Single mother of Ally's best friend who has bullied Ray and later becomes Peter's girlfriend.

Marco Fogagnolo (David Proval): The intimidating Italian father of Stefania.

Doug Heffernan (Kevin James): A friend and golf buddy of Raymond's and an IPS deliveryman (a takeoff on UPS). (See The King of Queens.) Before 1998 James appeared as Kevin, a fellow sports writer who worked for the Mets.

Gerard (Fred Stoller): Ray's annoying cousin.

Lee and Stan: Friends of Marie and Frank.

Harriet Lichtman: Marie's bridge partner, and Frank's fantasy woman. Often talked about and only appears in season 8, in the episode "Who's Next?".

Albert, played by Ray Romano's actual father, Albert Romano.

Albert is a lodge friend of Frank and has been seen in various lodge-related episodes.

Molly, played by Ray Romano's actual daughter, Alexandra Romano. Alexandra plays Ally's best friend Molly in the contemporary era, but was first seen as a flower girl in a flashback of Ray and Debra's wedding.



Everybody Loves Raymond Notes

There were 6 different intros to the Everybody Loves Raymond series. One for a specific episode, and 5 for the 5 different seasons. Seasons 4, 5, 8, and 9 didn't have introduction sequences. The episodes in those seasons would start without one.

Phil Rosenthal and Monica Horan are "real life" husband and wife.

Phil Rosenthal, Monica Horan and Tom McGowan are all graduates of Hofstra University in Long Island, New York. The show makes frequent mentions/visuals regarding the university, including Ray's Hofstra tee-shirt (he usually wore in bed scenes), a Hofstra magnet on the Barone's refrigerator, and a stein with the University seal on the table behind Ray's couch. The university was also featured in season 6, episode 11 ("The Kicker"), when Frank and Robert attend a football game with Hofstra playing Northeastern and in season 8, episode 17 ("The Ingrate') where Ray receives an honorary doctorate degree in which Ray is wearing an actual Hofstra PhD candidate cap and gown and holding a Hofstra Honorary degree.

Phil Rosenthal and his wife continuously give back to their alma-mater. On October 2005, Phil and his wife (Monica Horan) hosted a live (sold out) performance of Everybody Loves Raymond: Inside the Writers Room at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra University.

The Everybody Loves Raymond score, including the opening and closing themes, was composed by longtime session drummer Rick Marotta and includes piecesof Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy'[2]

In early seasons, Kevin James frequently appeared as one of Raymond's friends, called Kevin. Kevin James later assumed the title role in his own sitcom, The King of Queens, and was from then on Ray's friend Doug. Ray, Robert, Debra, Marie and Frank also guest-starred as the Barones on The King of Queens in several episodes.

As well as appearing on The King of Queens, Ray and Frank appeared in an episode of the sitcom Cosby, and Ray appeared on The Nanny and Becker.

The title of Everybody Loves Raymond has been spoofed by many shows. Chris Rock spoofed the show's title for his own show called Everybody Hates Chris. The ABC drama Lost also spoofed the show's title for the second-season episode "Everybody Hates Hugo." A Law & Order episode has a parody title "Everybody Loves Raimondo's."

The Futurama movie, Bender's Big Score, contains a reference to a 30th century television show called, "Everybody Loves Hypnotoad." And the "Bender's Big Score" DVD contains an extra feature of an entire episode of "Everybody Loves Hypnotoad."

Some of the returning characters, as well as many walk-on roles, have been played by various cast members' families.

In the Judd Apatow movies The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, characters played by Paul Rudd have referred directly to the show. Lines include "That's just a good show, I tape it sometimes..." (when lending the main character a box of pornography, accidentally containing the Everybody Loves Raymond VHS) and "Marriage is like an unfunny version of Everybody Loves Raymond, but it doesn't just last 20 minutes... it lasts forever."

In Brad Garret's Show, 'Til Death, Ray Romano appears as an extra, (The episode where Brad's wife on the show are fighting over how he slapped her while going on a trip somewhere) After Ray shouts at Brad's wife, (Geeze Lady! What more do ya want! - Said because Brad is saying he's sorry and everything) Brad's wife asks who that was, and Brad replies with "It looks like someone I used to work with."



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Everybody Loves Raymond Events

Robert and Amy's wedding: The episode that may be the biggest moment on the show, while not necessarily the highest rated, was the May 19, 2003 episode in which Robert married his long-time on-again, off-again love, Amy MacDougall. With the marriage came several new recurring characters, including Amy's parents and brother. A rumored spin-off featuring Robert and Amy never materialized.

Mother's Day Fight: One event in the series that could be the most dramatic was the month-long feud between Debra and Marie. The argument lasted four consecutive episodes, between the 6th and 7th seasons.

The Finale had Ray getting his adenoids removed and he had trouble coming out of anesthesia. The final shot of the show referenced the Last Supper.

Seasons 1 through 6 all ended with flashback episodes.

Everybody Loves Raymond International Broadcasters

Network Ten in Australia aired the show right from its beginning to its end and occasionally shows repeats of the show to this day. FOX Classics has Pay-TV rights to the series in Australia and airs the show weeknights and occasionally holds marathons including one hosted by Doris Roberts. Paramount Comedy Channel in the United Kingdom currently airs the show. It often devotes whole days, usually at the weekend, to showing a season in its' entirety.

In Norway TV3 is currently airing the show. The show was also aired on TV2 when the episodes were new. In Turkey it is aired on the subscription based channel ComedyMax.

It is also on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom every weekday morning at 7:30am, usually airing the episodes and seasons in order of their first broadcast. Reception

U.S. Television Ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Everybody Loves Raymond on CBS.

Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps. All times mentioned in this section were Eastern & Pacific

With the exception of the 2004-2005 season, the ratings data seen in this table is from Nielsen Media Research which was published in a May 15, 2005 USA Today article.[3]

The series-finale scored a 20.2 household rating, 32.94 million viewers (29% of all viewers at the time) and an 11.2 rating among adults 18-49. At 8pm, Everybody Loves Raymond: The Last Laugh averaged a 15.3 household rating, 24.52 million viewers and a 7.5 among adults 18-49.

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Everybody Loves Raymond Awards
Emmy Awards:

Outstanding Comedy Series (2003, 2005) 2 wins

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Ray Romano (2002)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Patricia Heaton (2000-2001) 2 wins

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Brad Garrett (2002-2003, 2005) 3 wins

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Doris Roberts (2001-2003, 2005) 4 wins

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for "Baggage" Tucker Cawley (2003) 1 win

Everybody Loves Raymond Screen Actors Guild:

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2003) Writers Guild: Episodic Comedy for "Italy" Philip Rosenthal (2002) 1 win

Nominations

Emmy Awards:

Outstanding Comedy Series (1999-2005) 7 nominations

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Ray Romano (1999-2003, 2005) 6 nominations

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Patricia Heaton (1999-2005) 7 nominations

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Brad Garrett (2000, 2002-2005) 5 nominations

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Peter Boyle (1999-2005) 7 nominations

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Doris Roberts (1999-2005) 7 nominations

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, 6 nominations: Philip Rosenthal and Ray Romano "Bad Moon Rising" (2000), Philip Rosenthal "The Angry Family" (2001), Jennifer Crittenden "Ray's Journal" (2001), Tucker Cawley "Baggage" (2003), Mike Royce "Counselling" (2003), Philip Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Aaron Shure, Mike Royce, Leslie Caveny, Tom Caltabiano "Finale" (2005)

Golden Globe Awards:

Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Comedy Ray Romano (2000-01) 2 nominations

Screen Actors Guild:

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1999-2000, 2002-2006) 6 nominations

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Ray Romano (2000, 2002, 2003-2005) 5 nominations

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Brad Garrett (2004)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Peter Boyle (2002, 2004) 2 nominations Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Patricia Heaton (2002-2006) 5 nominations

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Doris Roberts (2004-05) 2 nominations

Achievements

Bravo placed the Barone family at number 41 on their list of 100 greatest TV icons of all time TV Land placed Frank's exclamation 'Holy Crap' at number 79 on their list of 100 greatest catchphrases of all time. TV Land and TV Guide placed

Marie's vagina sculpture at number 62 on their list of 100 most unexpected moments in TV history. TV Guide placed Ray Barone at number 10 on their list of 50 greatest TV dads of all time.

Everybody Loves Raymond

Everybody Loves Raymond

Category: Sitcom

Created By: Philip Rosenthal

Stars: Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle

Number of Seasons: 9

Number of Episodes: 210

Original Channel: CBS

Original Run: September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005

Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy, SAG, WGA winning and Golden Globe nominated American sitcom, originally broadcast on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005. Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of Ray Romano (who is represented by the Ray Barone character he plays) and the writing staff. The main characters on the show are also loosely based on Romano's family members. It is one of the most critically acclaimed American sitcoms of its time. Everybody Loves Raymond was nominated for and won many awards. The show reruns in syndication on different cable channels such as TBS, and in most TV markets on local stations.



Everybody Loves Raymond Background

Everybody Loves Raymond revolves around the life of Italian-American Ray Barone, a newspaper sportswriter from Lynbrook, Long Island. Ray lives with his wife, Debra Barone, their daughter, Ally, and their identical twin sons, Michael and Geoffrey. Ray's parents and brother Robert frequently make their presence known to the frustration of Ray and especially Debra. Unfortunately for Ray, he always has to hear about it from Debra. Debra particularly finds herself at odds with Ray's mother, Marie — a passive-aggressive woman. Ray often finds himself in the middle of all the problems and arguments. His biggest nemesis is Robert, who is insecure about Ray being the favorite son. Although Robert and Ray are frequently seen fighting like children and picking on each other, the brothers are very devoted to each other.

Robert frequently calls Ray "Cubby" and stands up for him, while Ray has a great admiration for Robert, who is a police officer. Their father, Frank, is very tough and does not like to show his feelings, but through the years several episodes were crafted to show how much he loves his family. Ray and Debra have their share of marital disagreements, with Debra frequently denying Ray sex, and Ray prefers watching sports television to talking to his wife. A recurring theme on the show has them having a long interaction each night while in bed, just before going to sleep, and sometimes there is a sweetness between them.



Everybody Loves Raymond Main Cast



Ray Barone (Ray Romano)

Debra Barone (Patricia Heaton)

Robert Barone (Brad Garrett)

Marie Barone (Doris Roberts)

Frank Barone (Peter Boyle) Everybody Loves Raymond Main Crew

Executive Producers: Phil Rosenthal (Head Writer), Stu Smiley, Rory Rosegarten, Ray Romano, Lew Schneider, Tucker Cawley, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Aaron Shure and Mike Royce.

Co-Executive Producers: Lisa Helfrich Jackson, Tom Caltabiano and Leslie Caveny. Producer: Holli Gailen.



Everybody Loves Raymond Supporting Cast

Amy

Monica Horan plays the role of Amy MacDougall-Barone, Robert Barone's wife. She is also the best friend of Debra Barone, Ray's wife, who introduced Amy to Robert. Although Amy married Robert in the seventh season of the show, she had been making appearances since the first season. Many issues have caused them to break up in the first six seasons, with one being caused by Raymond. After Amy broke up with Robert from finding out he was with two other women, Amy only returned three times- once when she and Stefania thought of a way to make him a better mate; again when she dated one of Raymond's friends because of a plan by Debra and Marie to make Robert envious; and once more when she planned to take Ray and Debra to the airport for their vacation (the three of them ended up staying at Marie and Frank's house because the power went out). She wouldn't make another appearance until Thanksgiving, when Marie had to get glasses. Quite often, she apologizes to someone even if she didn't do anything wrong. In an episode from season nine, for example, Amy apologized to Ray for yelling at him, even though she had the right to yell because Ray insulted her.

Amy is a soft-spoken girl who was raised in a family of devout Protestants (the Barones are Catholic) who consider their Bible the "guide to life". She once described her parents as "people who wouldn't yell if they were on fire". Amy's parents and brother live in Pennsylvania.

Amy was a virgin when she met Robert, which Ray had a hard time believing since Amy was 33 years old at the time. She eventually lost her virginity to Robert before they were married, but they were spotted having sex by their neighbors, causing Robert's neighbors to sign a sheet boycotting Amy from his apartment building.

Amy's Parents

Amy's parents, Hank (Fred Willard) and Pat MacDougall (Georgia Engel), are very devout Christian conservatives who oppose the marriage of their daughter to Robert because of divorce and other transgressions in his past. These matters are not helped as they soon learn that the MacDougalls and the Barones are not the most compatible of families. The two sides still do not like each other after many tries at truce, although the Barones have always loved Amy and the MacDougalls have somewhat come to accept Robert .

Peter MacDougall

Peter (Chris Elliott) is Amy's older brother who has a strange personality and a sneaky, clever mind. He is also opposed to the marriage of his little sister and insists that he will keep trying to break it up. But come wedding day, it turns out that Marie is the one to interrupt the wedding after the priest says "speak now or forever hold your peace". Peter is single but lives with his pet house cat, Miss Puss. At first, Peter and Robert do not get along very well, but in "Peter on the Couch," the two find common ground in the fact that they suffered the same problems growing up (being the overshadowed older sibling and living with their parents for a long time) and gain acceptance of each other. Eventually, Robert even gives Peter his old apartment. In a later episode, he hooks up with Molly's mom, Peggy (Amy Aquino).

Amy's brother was originally introduced as "Russell", the owner of a comic book shop who was played by comedian Paul Reubens in a one-time appearance. When the character reappeared, his name was Peter and was played by Chris Elliott. Everybody Loves Raymond Children

Alexandra "Ally" Barone (Madylin Sweeten): Ray and Debra's only daughter who is five years old at the beginning of the series. Ally is a young girl at the start of the series, and by the end, is in her teens. She was named for Romano's real-life daughter. Geoffrey and Michael Barone (Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten): Ray and Debra's identical twin sons who are two years old at the beginning of the series. In the pilot episode, one of the sons is referred to as "Matthew" and the other as "Gregory", the names of Romano's real-life twin sons. A running joke is Frank's insistence that Geoffrey may be latently homosexual.

King of Queens

King Of Queens


King of Queens
Category: Sitcom

Producers: David Litt and Michael J. Weithorn

Stars: Kevin James (stand-up comedian), Leah Remini (also seen on Saved By the Bell), Jerry Stiller (also seen on Seinfeld), Victor Williams, Patton Oswalt, Gary Valentine

Number of Seasons: 9

Number of Episodes: 207

Original Channel: CBS

Original Run: September 21, 1998 to May 14, 2007

The King of Queens is an Emmy nominated, American comedy series that ran for nine seasons, from 1998 - 2007. The show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions and filmed at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, USA.



Plot Summary

Blue-collar couple Doug and Carrie Heffernan (Kevin James and Leah Remini) share their home in Rego Park, Queens, New York with Carrie's oddball dad, Arthur Spooner (Jerry Stiller). Doug, who makes a living as a parcel deliveryman with the fictional IPS (pun to UPS) often has to scheme to find time alone with Carrie, who works as a secretary for a law office. This is complicated by Arthur, who can be quite a handful — so much so that they hired a dog-walker, Holly (Nicole Sullivan), to look after him. When he is not working, clashing with Arthur, or nesting with Carrie, Doug hangs with his advice-giving buddies Deacon Palmer (Victor Williams), Spence Olchin (Patton Oswalt), Richie Iannucci (Larry Romano) and his cousin Danny Heffernan (Gary Valentine). Many of the plot lines of the show satirize conventional, "wholesome", and/or generic sitcom and family show plot clichés and devices. For example, Doug and Carrie (unlike typical sitcom or family show couples), are, together, good natured, but typically very shifty and petty, acting much like the stereotypical New Yorker. Attempts to do good deeds (such as donating to charities or helping a person find a job), reconcile or apologize, or do something beneficial for themselves (such as selling a house, or investing in the stock market) often end up going completely wrong, and bad often humorously goes to worse, often leaving the characters in a stagnant position by the end of the episode. Unlike the traditional sit-com formula, the central conflict of many episodes is left unresolved at the end. The ending scene of most episodes is a very short joke that often is only tangentially related to the main story line. Award Nominations

Emmy Awards:

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Kevin James (2006)

Image Awards:

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Victor Williams (2007)

People's Choice Awards:

Favorite TV Comedy (2007)

Favorite TV Comedy (2008)


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Cast

Doug Heffernan (played by Kevin James): Doug is best known for his goofy words, immature mannerisms, and screaming. Doug's parents paid for him to go to college, but he never went. If he isn't delivering parcels, he's with his buddies, watching sports television, or bickering with his wife who is always telling him what to do. The main reason Carrie and Doug are a squabbly couple is due to Carrie's giving Doug orders, then Doug disobeying those orders behind her back and being dishonest about it. Carrie often finds out about his dishonesty. This ends up in them having an argument in which Doug is often called names about his being overweight and Carrie is accused of being mean and screamed at by Doug. Doug's disobedience in eating fatty foods after Carrie has told him not to is another common reason why the two have some disagreements.

Carrie Heffernan (played by Leah Remini): Doug's beautiful wife. Carrie dropped out of college, but is a hard-working paralegal. Carrie loves fancy footwear and dresses, enjoys shopping for them, and owns way too many of them. Carrie's best friend is Deacon's wife, Kelly Palmer. She's not crazy about any of Doug's friends, but is closest with Deacon out of all of them. She often acts as wrongly and unscrupulously as Doug. Carrie can be overly bossy and smart-mouthed at times. She's even been judged by Holly and Doug as being scary when she gets upset, and, during a flashback, finds that she is usually happier (she describes herself as never being truly happy) when others are miserable.





Leah Remini, Jerry Stiller, and Kevin James in a scene from The King of Queens.

Arthur Spooner (played by Jerry Stiller): Arthur, Carrie's widowed father, is the classic oddball of the family. He lives in the basement of the Heffernan house because he accidentally set fire to his own home in the pilot episode. Arthur is mostly known for his incoherent irascible outbursts. He tells a lot of questionable stories of what he claims he's been through in his past. Arthur's usually seen causing regular chaos and getting on someone's bad side with his antics, craziness, and obnoxious behaviors. Carrie and Doug sometimes have trouble being romantic or just spending time together because of Arthur's getting in the way. What with all of his bad behavior, Arthur still has a way with making Doug and Carrie feel guilty about something in the end. Arthur also tries to cause trouble with, and pick on Doug's friends. He's able to and often does towards Spence, but he is not as successful when he tries it towards Deacon, who often refers to him as, "the old man." Deacon Palmer (played by Victor Williams): As Doug's best friend, Deacon is the classic "family man". Deacon and his wife Kelly have two sons, named Major and Kirby. He's often seen hanging out with Doug, whether it's at their lunch break, over the weekend, or for a family gathering. Although he is often experiencing relationship problems, Deacon always has time to chill out and have fun.

Spence Olchin (played by Patton Oswalt): Spence, another friend of Doug's, is often viewed as the nerd of the group. Not only is he very paranoid, he also takes an interest in science fiction and comic book conventions, interests that his friends don't share. He is of Albanian heritage and used to work as a subway token collector. In one episode he is a "house boy" for Deacon and Kelly. This character is based heavily off the actor who plays him, Patton Oswalt.



Danny Heffernan (played by Gary Valentine): Danny Heffernan, Doug's cousin, is also seen hanging out with Doug, Spence, and Deacon. At the beginning of the show, Doug didn't like his cousin very much and they were distant. As the show progressed, they become buddies and regularly hang out along with Deacon and Spence. Danny even becomes Spence's roommate in a small apartment. The two often looked as if they were involved in a romantic relationship together and fought like a married couple. Danny also used to own a Pizza Place and is divorced. He once had the nickname "Stumpy" which was given to him by Doug. Gary Valentine and Kevin James are brothers in real life. They both created last names for acting. Valentine is his father's middle name.

Holly Shumpert (2001–2005, 2007) (played by Nicole Sullivan): Holly is a cheerful yet insecure dog walker hired by Doug and Carrie to walk Arthur. She is often seen arriving at the Heffernan house to pick up Arthur but is also a family friend of the Heffernans. She is often viewed as a bit strange because of her habits and the men she dates (not to mention her habit of over-drinking, which she openly confesses to). In one episode Holly asks Carrie, "What am I doing wrong? I give them money, I let them stay at my house." Overall, however, Holly is a gentle soul, especially when she puts up with Arthur's antics.



Recurring Characters

Kelly Palmer, Deacon's wife (played by Merrin Dungey): As Carrie's best friend, Kelly is Deacon's typically agreeable, soft-spoken wife and the two of them have two children together. Kelly and Deacon have experienced some serious relationship problems, much more serious than the petty arguments between Doug and Carrie. On one occasion Deacon mentions being hit in the head with a frying pan. Kelly's split with Deacon coincided with Merrin Dungey's appearance in the regular cast of the Jennifer Garner series Alias.

Richie Ianucchi (1998-2001) (played by Larry Romano): Richie was also one of Doug's closest friends, but was quietly written out of the show in the third season as per Romano's request to work on another sitcom. He only appeared on one episode "Paint Misbehavin'" during the third season. Richie was known as the ladies man among Doug's friends, even admitting to sleeping with Doug's sister. Richie is a FDNY firefighter.

Sara Spooner (1998) (played by Lisa Rieffel): Sara was Carrie's irresponsible, wannabe actress younger sister. The character of Sara Spooner had appeared in only 4 episodes (episodes 1,2,3,&6) and disappeared after that without any explanation or mention of her ever again. After the show started gaining popularity, Kevin James had been interviewed and was asked about what happened to Sara. James explained that the producers couldn't think of any storylines to develop Rieffel's character so she was discontinued. In the episodes where she did appear, her character did not appear much except for the pilot where she was on camera roughly half the episode. Future dialogue suggests that Sara Spooner never existed, and that Carrie is an only child.



Minor Characters

Stephanie Heffernan, Doug's sister (Ricki Lake)

Veronica Olchin, Spence's mother (Anne Meara)

Doug Pruzan, Carrie's former boss (Alex Skuby)

Joe Heffernan, Doug's father (Dakin Matthews)

Janet Heffernan, Doug's mother (Jenny O'Hara)

Supervisor Patrick O'Boyle, Doug's boss (Sam McMurray)

Lou Ferrigno, the Heffernan's next-door neighbor (2000–2007): Himself

Carla Ferrigno, Lou Ferrigno's wife (2000-2007): Herself

Denise Battaglia, Spence's girlfriend (Rachel Dratch)

Mr. Kaplan (Carrie's former boss) and Mr. Kaufman (Carrie's most recent boss) (Victor Raider-Wexler)

Kirby Palmer (Omari Lyles/Marshaun Daniel/Philip Bolden)

Major Palmer (Desmond Roberts)

Young Doug (Tyler Hendrickson)

Father McAndrew, priest at the Heffernan's Church (Joe Flaherty)

Tim Sacksky, the Heffernan's neighbor (Bryan Cranston): returned unexplained for one episode (3x22) after moving out in episode 2x22 due to ripping off Doug in a water filter pyramid scheme. After that, the Sacksky's were never heard of again.





Dorothy Sacksky, Heffernan neighbor (Dee Dee Rescher)

Mike Ross (Michael Lowry)

Debi Ross (Marcia Cross)

Mickey (Ford Rainey), a friend of Arthur's

Kim (Melissa Chan)

Amy (Christine Gonzales)

George Barksdale (Gerry Black)

Stu, Doug's uncle and Danny's father (Gavin MacLeod)

Jimmy, Doug's co-worker at IPS (Jimmy Shubert)

Duke, another of Doug's co-workers (Steve Tancora)

Georgia Boone, Carrie's boss (Lisa Banes)

Marc "Shmenkman" Shropshire (Sean O'Bryan)

Abby "Shmenkman" Shropshire (Elisa Taylor)

Rico (Angelo Pagan, Leah Remini's husband) works at IPS with Doug. Greets with "Hey, Jack!"

Kyle, Bianca, and Dave

Winthrop (Graham Phillips)

Tim Hofferman ( Jason Peirce), Doug gets the Hoffermans' pictures, and when he sees the Hoffermans in person, admits "They're fabulous!"

Noelle Hofferman (Louisette Geiss), Tim Hofferman's wife



Guest Appearances

Donny Osmond episode 110 "Supermarket Story" episode 217 "Meet By-Product"

William Hurt, episode 425: "Shrink Wrap"

Ben Stiller, episode 425: "Shrink Wrap"

Julie Benz, episode 120: "Train Wreck"

Pat Sajak, episode 317: "Inner Tube"

Vanna White, episode 317: "Inner Tube"

Ben Stiller, episode 425 "Shrink Wrap"

Gavin MacLeod, episode 323: "S'no Job" and episode 418: "Hero Worship"

Chris Elliott, episode 408: "Lyin' Hearted and episode 817: "Buggie Nights"

Janeane Garofalo, episode 615: "Cheap Saks"

Judge Reinhold, episode 607: "Secret Garden"

Jon Favreau, episode 618: "Trash Talker"





Todd Zeile episode: 722 "Buy Curious" and episode 904: "Major Disturbance"

Burt Reynolds, episode 714: "Hi, School"

Adam Sandler, episode 909: "Mild Bunch"

Ray Romano, as Ray Barone in episodes 109: "Road Rayge", 119: "Rayny Day" 208: "Dire Strays" and 810: "Raygin Bulls"

Brad Garret, as Robert Barone in episode 109: "Road Rayge"

Peter Boyle, as Frank Barone also in episode 109: "Road Rayge"

Doris Roberts, as Marie Barone in episode 119: "Rayny Day"

Patricia Heaton, as Debra Barone in episode 208: "Dire Starys"

Robert Goulet, episode 818: "Sold-Y Locks"

Huey Lewis, episode 821: "Hartford Wailer"

Kirstie Alley, episode 814 "Apartment Complex"

Steve Schirripa, episode 116: "S'Ain't Valentine's"

Eddie Money, episode 423: "Eddie Money"

Tucker Carlson, episode 910: "Manhattan Project"

Lainie Kazan, episodes 910: "Manhattan Project" and 912: China Syndrome

Series Finale Conclusion

The King of Queens ended its 9 season run on May 14, 2007 with the one-hour series finale "China Syndrome". The airing was #12 in the Nielsen ratings with 13.61 million viewers. The season average is #33 with 11.4 million viewers, which is higher than the past two seasons. At the end of the show (a flash forward) Doug and Carrie are seen with 2 children (one adopted in China and one of their own) living in the same house with Arthur, who has returned after his failed marriage.



Show Background

Based on the lives of blue-collar couple Doug & Carrie Heffernan, The King of Queens debuted on CBS on September 21, 1998. For most of its run it was a Monday night staple, competing with shows such as the long-running drama 7th Heaven. In 2003, when scheduled against The West Wing and Nanny 911, it dropped slightly in the ratings. The final episode aired on May 14, 2007, which made The King of Queens one of the longest-running sitcoms of the 1990s-2000s. The show is currently in syndication worldwide and airs on TBS in the United States. The character of Arthur was conceived with Jerry Stiller in mind, but he initially turned down the role. Veteran comedian Jack Carter was then cast and a pilot was shot. Soon afterwards, Stiller changed his mind and took the part.

Nielsen Ratings

1998-1999 Season: #35 1999-2000 Season: #34 2000-2001 Season: #25 2001-2002 Season: #19 2002-2003 Season: #27 2003-2004 Season: #33 2004-2005 Season: #48 2005-2006 Season: #49 2006-2007 Season: #33



Syndication

Australia: King of Queens (Fox Classics, Fox 8, Nine Network) Austria: King of Queens (ATV) Brazil: King of Queen (SET) Canada: The King of Queens (OMNI Television) Croatia: Kralj Queensa (Nova TV) Denmark: Kongen af Queens (TV 2, TV 2 Zulu) Finland: Kellarin kunkku (Nelonen) France: Un Gars du Queens (Comédie!) Germany: King of Queens (RTL II, Kabel 1) Hungary: Férjek gyöngye India: The King of Queens (Star World) Ireland: The King of Queens (RTÉ Two) Iceland: The King of Queens Israel: מלך השכונה (Channel 3) Netherlands: The King of Queens (RTL 5) Norway: Kongen av Queens (TV3, TV 2) Poland: Diabli Nadali (Comedy Central) Sweden: Kung av Queens (TV4) Switzerland: King of Queens (SF zwei) Turkey: The King of Queens (CNBC-e) United Kingdom: The King of Queens (Paramount Comedy 1) United States: The King of Queens (CBS, TBS, Fox,Channel 38)





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King of Queens

Category: Sitcom

Producers: David Litt and Michael J. Weithorn

Stars: Kevin James (stand-up comedian), Leah Remini (also seen on Saved By the Bell), Jerry Stiller (also seen on Seinfeld), Victor Williams, Patton Oswalt, Gary Valentine

Number of Seasons: 9

Number of Episodes: 207

Original Channel: CBS

Original Run: September 21, 1998 to May 14, 2007

The King of Queens is an Emmy nominated, American comedy series that ran for nine seasons, from 1998 - 2007. The show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions and filmed at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, USA.  



Plot Summary

Blue-collar couple Doug and Carrie Heffernan (Kevin James and Leah Remini) share their home in Rego Park, Queens, New York with Carrie's oddball dad, Arthur Spooner (Jerry Stiller). Doug, who makes a living as a parcel deliveryman with the fictional IPS (pun to UPS) often has to scheme to find time alone with Carrie, who works as a secretary for a law office. This is complicated by Arthur, who can be quite a handful — so much so that they hired a dog-walker, Holly (Nicole Sullivan), to look after him. When he is not working, clashing with Arthur, or nesting with Carrie, Doug hangs with his advice-giving buddies Deacon Palmer (Victor Williams), Spence Olchin (Patton Oswalt), Richie Iannucci (Larry Romano) and his cousin Danny Heffernan (Gary Valentine). Many of the plot lines of the show satirize conventional, "wholesome", and/or generic sitcom and family show plot clichés and devices. For example, Doug and Carrie (unlike typical sitcom or family show couples), are, together, good natured, but typically very shifty and petty, acting much like the stereotypical New Yorker. Attempts to do good deeds (such as donating to charities or helping a person find a job), reconcile or apologize, or do something beneficial for themselves (such as selling a house, or investing in the stock market) often end up going completely wrong, and bad often humorously goes to worse, often leaving the characters in a stagnant position by the end of the episode. Unlike the traditional sit-com formula, the central conflict of many episodes is left unresolved at the end. The ending scene of most episodes is a very short joke that often is only tangentially related to the main story line. Award Nominations

Emmy Awards:

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Kevin James (2006)

Image Awards:

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Victor Williams (2007)

People's Choice Awards:

Favorite TV Comedy (2007)

Favorite TV Comedy (2008) 


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Cast

Doug Heffernan (played by Kevin James): Doug is best known for his goofy words, immature mannerisms, and screaming. Doug's parents paid for him to go to college, but he never went. If he isn't delivering parcels, he's with his buddies, watching sports television, or bickering with his wife who is always telling him what to do. The main reason Carrie and Doug are a squabbly couple is due to Carrie's giving Doug orders, then Doug disobeying those orders behind her back and being dishonest about it. Carrie often finds out about his dishonesty. This ends up in them having an argument in which Doug is often called names about his being overweight and Carrie is accused of being mean and screamed at by Doug. Doug's disobedience in eating fatty foods after Carrie has told him not to is another common reason why the two have some disagreements.

Carrie Heffernan (played by Leah Remini): Doug's beautiful wife. Carrie dropped out of college, but is a hard-working paralegal. Carrie loves fancy footwear and dresses, enjoys shopping for them, and owns way too many of them. Carrie's best friend is Deacon's wife, Kelly Palmer. She's not crazy about any of Doug's friends, but is closest with Deacon out of all of them. She often acts as wrongly and unscrupulously as Doug. Carrie can be overly bossy and smart-mouthed at times. She's even been judged by Holly and Doug as being scary when she gets upset, and, during a flashback, finds that she is usually happier (she describes herself as never being truly happy) when others are miserable.

 

Leah Remini, Jerry Stiller, and Kevin James in a scene from The King of Queens.

Arthur Spooner (played by Jerry Stiller): Arthur, Carrie's widowed father, is the classic oddball of the family. He lives in the basement of the Heffernan house because he accidentally set fire to his own home in the pilot episode. Arthur is mostly known for his incoherent irascible outbursts. He tells a lot of questionable stories of what he claims he's been through in his past. Arthur's usually seen causing regular chaos and getting on someone's bad side with his antics, craziness, and obnoxious behaviors. Carrie and Doug sometimes have trouble being romantic or just spending time together because of Arthur's getting in the way. What with all of his bad behavior, Arthur still has a way with making Doug and Carrie feel guilty about something in the end. Arthur also tries to cause trouble with, and pick on Doug's friends. He's able to and often does towards Spence, but he is not as successful when he tries it towards Deacon, who often refers to him as, "the old man." Deacon Palmer (played by Victor Williams): As Doug's best friend, Deacon is the classic "family man". Deacon and his wife Kelly have two sons, named Major and Kirby. He's often seen hanging out with Doug, whether it's at their lunch break, over the weekend, or for a family gathering. Although he is often experiencing relationship problems, Deacon always has time to chill out and have fun.

Spence Olchin (played by Patton Oswalt): Spence, another friend of Doug's, is often viewed as the nerd of the group. Not only is he very paranoid, he also takes an interest in science fiction and comic book conventions, interests that his friends don't share. He is of Albanian heritage and used to work as a subway token collector. In one episode he is a "house boy" for Deacon and Kelly. This character is based heavily off the actor who plays him, Patton Oswalt. 

 

Danny Heffernan (played by Gary Valentine): Danny Heffernan, Doug's cousin, is also seen hanging out with Doug, Spence, and Deacon. At the beginning of the show, Doug didn't like his cousin very much and they were distant. As the show progressed, they become buddies and regularly hang out along with Deacon and Spence. Danny even becomes Spence's roommate in a small apartment. The two often looked as if they were involved in a romantic relationship together and fought like a married couple. Danny also used to own a Pizza Place and is divorced. He once had the nickname "Stumpy" which was given to him by Doug. Gary Valentine and Kevin James are brothers in real life. They both created last names for acting. Valentine is his father's middle name.

Holly Shumpert (2001–2005, 2007) (played by Nicole Sullivan): Holly is a cheerful yet insecure dog walker hired by Doug and Carrie to walk Arthur. She is often seen arriving at the Heffernan house to pick up Arthur but is also a family friend of the Heffernans. She is often viewed as a bit strange because of her habits and the men she dates (not to mention her habit of over-drinking, which she openly confesses to). In one episode Holly asks Carrie, "What am I doing wrong? I give them money, I let them stay at my house." Overall, however, Holly is a gentle soul, especially when she puts up with Arthur's antics. 

 

Recurring Characters

Kelly Palmer, Deacon's wife (played by Merrin Dungey): As Carrie's best friend, Kelly is Deacon's typically agreeable, soft-spoken wife and the two of them have two children together. Kelly and Deacon have experienced some serious relationship problems, much more serious than the petty arguments between Doug and Carrie. On one occasion Deacon mentions being hit in the head with a frying pan. Kelly's split with Deacon coincided with Merrin Dungey's appearance in the regular cast of the Jennifer Garner series Alias.

Richie Ianucchi (1998-2001) (played by Larry Romano): Richie was also one of Doug's closest friends, but was quietly written out of the show in the third season as per Romano's request to work on another sitcom. He only appeared on one episode "Paint Misbehavin'" during the third season. Richie was known as the ladies man among Doug's friends, even admitting to sleeping with Doug's sister. Richie is a FDNY firefighter.

Sara Spooner (1998) (played by Lisa Rieffel): Sara was Carrie's irresponsible, wannabe actress younger sister. The character of Sara Spooner had appeared in only 4 episodes (episodes 1,2,3,&6) and disappeared after that without any explanation or mention of her ever again. After the show started gaining popularity, Kevin James had been interviewed and was asked about what happened to Sara. James explained that the producers couldn't think of any storylines to develop Rieffel's character so she was discontinued. In the episodes where she did appear, her character did not appear much except for the pilot where she was on camera roughly half the episode. Future dialogue suggests that Sara Spooner never existed, and that Carrie is an only child. 

 

Minor Characters

Stephanie Heffernan, Doug's sister (Ricki Lake)

Veronica Olchin, Spence's mother (Anne Meara)

Doug Pruzan, Carrie's former boss (Alex Skuby)

Joe Heffernan, Doug's father (Dakin Matthews)

Janet Heffernan, Doug's mother (Jenny O'Hara)

Supervisor Patrick O'Boyle, Doug's boss (Sam McMurray)

Lou Ferrigno, the Heffernan's next-door neighbor (2000–2007): Himself

Carla Ferrigno, Lou Ferrigno's wife (2000-2007): Herself

Denise Battaglia, Spence's girlfriend (Rachel Dratch)

Mr. Kaplan (Carrie's former boss) and Mr. Kaufman (Carrie's most recent boss) (Victor Raider-Wexler)

Kirby Palmer (Omari Lyles/Marshaun Daniel/Philip Bolden)

Major Palmer (Desmond Roberts)

Young Doug (Tyler Hendrickson)

Father McAndrew, priest at the Heffernan's Church (Joe Flaherty)

Tim Sacksky, the Heffernan's neighbor (Bryan Cranston): returned unexplained for one episode (3x22) after moving out in episode 2x22 due to ripping off Doug in a water filter pyramid scheme. After that, the Sacksky's were never heard of again.

 

Dorothy Sacksky, Heffernan neighbor (Dee Dee Rescher)

Mike Ross (Michael Lowry)

Debi Ross (Marcia Cross)

Mickey (Ford Rainey), a friend of Arthur's

Kim (Melissa Chan)

Amy (Christine Gonzales)

George Barksdale (Gerry Black)

Stu, Doug's uncle and Danny's father (Gavin MacLeod)

Jimmy, Doug's co-worker at IPS (Jimmy Shubert)

Duke, another of Doug's co-workers (Steve Tancora)

Georgia Boone, Carrie's boss (Lisa Banes)

Marc "Shmenkman" Shropshire (Sean O'Bryan)

Abby "Shmenkman" Shropshire (Elisa Taylor)

Rico (Angelo Pagan, Leah Remini's husband) works at IPS with Doug. Greets with "Hey, Jack!"

Kyle, Bianca, and Dave

Winthrop (Graham Phillips)

Tim Hofferman ( Jason Peirce), Doug gets the Hoffermans' pictures, and when he sees the Hoffermans in person, admits "They're fabulous!"

Noelle Hofferman (Louisette Geiss), Tim Hofferman's wife 

 

Guest Appearances

Donny Osmond episode 110 "Supermarket Story" episode 217 "Meet By-Product"

William Hurt, episode 425: "Shrink Wrap"

Ben Stiller, episode 425: "Shrink Wrap"

Julie Benz, episode 120: "Train Wreck"

Pat Sajak, episode 317: "Inner Tube"

Vanna White, episode 317: "Inner Tube"

Ben Stiller, episode 425 "Shrink Wrap"

Gavin MacLeod, episode 323: "S'no Job" and episode 418: "Hero Worship"

Chris Elliott, episode 408: "Lyin' Hearted and episode 817: "Buggie Nights"

Janeane Garofalo, episode 615: "Cheap Saks"

Judge Reinhold, episode 607: "Secret Garden"

Jon Favreau, episode 618: "Trash Talker"

 

Todd Zeile episode: 722 "Buy Curious" and episode 904: "Major Disturbance"

Burt Reynolds, episode 714: "Hi, School"

Adam Sandler, episode 909: "Mild Bunch"

Ray Romano, as Ray Barone in episodes 109: "Road Rayge", 119: "Rayny Day" 208: "Dire Strays" and 810: "Raygin Bulls"

Brad Garret, as Robert Barone in episode 109: "Road Rayge"

Peter Boyle, as Frank Barone also in episode 109: "Road Rayge"

Doris Roberts, as Marie Barone in episode 119: "Rayny Day"

Patricia Heaton, as Debra Barone in episode 208: "Dire Starys"

Robert Goulet, episode 818: "Sold-Y Locks"

Huey Lewis, episode 821: "Hartford Wailer"

Kirstie Alley, episode 814 "Apartment Complex"

Steve Schirripa, episode 116: "S'Ain't Valentine's"

Eddie Money, episode 423: "Eddie Money"

Tucker Carlson, episode 910: "Manhattan Project"

Lainie Kazan, episodes 910: "Manhattan Project" and 912: China Syndrome

Series Finale Conclusion

The King of Queens ended its 9 season run on May 14, 2007 with the one-hour series finale "China Syndrome". The airing was #12 in the Nielsen ratings with 13.61 million viewers. The season average is #33 with 11.4 million viewers, which is higher than the past two seasons. At the end of the show (a flash forward) Doug and Carrie are seen with 2 children (one adopted in China and one of their own) living in the same house with Arthur, who has returned after his failed marriage. 

 

Show Background

Based on the lives of blue-collar couple Doug & Carrie Heffernan, The King of Queens debuted on CBS on September 21, 1998. For most of its run it was a Monday night staple, competing with shows such as the long-running drama 7th Heaven. In 2003, when scheduled against The West Wing and Nanny 911, it dropped slightly in the ratings. The final episode aired on May 14, 2007, which made The King of Queens one of the longest-running sitcoms of the 1990s-2000s. The show is currently in syndication worldwide and airs on TBS in the United States. The character of Arthur was conceived with Jerry Stiller in mind, but he initially turned down the role. Veteran comedian Jack Carter was then cast and a pilot was shot. Soon afterwards, Stiller changed his mind and took the part.

Nielsen Ratings

1998-1999 Season: #35 1999-2000 Season: #34 2000-2001 Season: #25 2001-2002 Season: #19 2002-2003 Season: #27 2003-2004 Season: #33 2004-2005 Season: #48 2005-2006 Season: #49 2006-2007 Season: #33 

 

Syndication

Australia: King of Queens (Fox Classics, Fox 8, Nine Network) Austria: King of Queens (ATV) Brazil: King of Queen (SET) Canada: The King of Queens (OMNI Television) Croatia: Kralj Queensa (Nova TV) Denmark: Kongen af Queens (TV 2, TV 2 Zulu) Finland: Kellarin kunkku (Nelonen) France: Un Gars du Queens (Comédie!) Germany: King of Queens (RTL II, Kabel 1) Hungary: Férjek gyöngye India: The King of Queens (Star World) Ireland: The King of Queens (RTÉ Two) Iceland: The King of Queens Israel: מלך השכונה (Channel 3) Netherlands: The King of Queens (RTL 5) Norway: Kongen av Queens (TV3, TV 2) Poland: Diabli Nadali (Comedy Central) Sweden: Kung av Queens (TV4) Switzerland: King of Queens (SF zwei) Turkey: The King of Queens (CNBC-e) United Kingdom: The King of Queens (Paramount Comedy 1) United States: The King of Queens (CBS, TBS, Fox,Channel 38) 

  

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