Behind-the-scenes details about Everybody Loves Raymond takes a look at the little-known aspects of the popular sitcom. Comedian Ray Romano developed this sitcom on CBS partially based on his own life. The series follows sports writer Ray Barone who lives with his wife Debra and three children. He also lives across the street from his nosy parents as well as his jealous and moody brother. It makes for a hilarious ensemble that created one of the best sitcoms of the 1990s, winning 15 Emmys in its nine-season run.
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They Changed The Names Of The Children
Ray Romano Felt Uncomfortable With The Original Names Of His On-Screen Children
The family posing together on the couch in Everybody Loves Raymond
While some sitcoms like The King of Queens broke conventions by focusing on a married couple that never had children throughout the course of the series, having kids as part of the cast was always a notable feature of many sitcoms that dealt with domestic life.
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Ray’s On-Screen Children Were Recast
The Barone Twins Were Recast
Ray and Deba posing with their kids in Everybody Loves Raymond
While they were big parts of Ray’s home life in the series, the Barone children were not featured quite as much as compared to other series about family life. In fact, their roles were so small in the early episodes of the series that viewers likely didn’t even realize that two of the actors were replaced after the show started
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Amy’s Brother Was Recast
Paul Reuben Initially Played Amy’s Brother
Recasting two child actors after a pilot episode can be pretty easy to get away with without too many people noticing, but Everybody Loves Raymond also had another instance of recasting that was much harder to hide. When Amy (Monica Horan) became Robert’s (Bard Garrett) love interest on the show, her brother was introduced as well.
A collage of Everybody Loves Raymond characters on Christmas
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Brad Garrett’s Battle With Alcoholism
Garrett Admitted Overcoming His Addiction During Season 1
Brad Garrett as Robert Barone looking annoyed in Everybody Loves Raymond
Brad Garrett, the actor who plays Ray’s brother Robert, was one of the standout aspects of the series. He was perfect at playing the moody and sadsack brother of Ray who could not help but hide his jealousy and contempt for Ray’s success.
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Peter Boyle References Other Films
Boyle’s Roles In Taxi Driver And Young Frankenstein Came Up
Frank dressed as Frankenstein in Everybody Loves Raymond
While the entire cast of Everybody Loves Raymond would become stars thanks to the acclaim of the series, Peter Boyle was likely the most famous name associated with the show when it first aired. Boyle is a veteran character actor who has a wide-ranging career showing his incredible versatility. While he became best known as Frank Barone in this series, there were some iconic roles too famous for the show not to reference.
