Ray Romano reveals unexpected way 'Everybody Loves Raymond' got it's name: 'I was so petrified'

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Ray Romano was the star of the hit sitcom 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' and just revealed the unexpected origin of the show's name. The CBS sitcom ran from 1996 to 2005 and won 15 Emmys.

"Feels like another lifetime, it really does," Romano said in an interview on"Good Morning America" Wednesday."My brother was a New York City police officer, and he used to compare our lives and he would say, ‘I go to work, I get shot at. Raymond goes to work and everybody loves Raymond,’" the comedian said, adding,"That was a sarcastic comment" from his brother.

From left to right, Ray Romano, Richard Romano and Robert Romano during a book signing for Roman's children's book"Raymie, Dickie, and the Bean: Why I Love and Hate My Brothers." He continued,"They used it as a working title when we were writing it. And I was so petrified, and he goes, ‘no, no, we’ll change it.’ And then CBS fell in love with the title, and here we are."aired on CBS from 1996 to 2005 and starred Romano as Ray Barone, a sportswriter living on Long Island across the street from his family. Patricia Heaton played his wife, Debra, along with Brad Garret as his brother Robert, and Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts as his loving but overbearing parents.

The show earned 15 Primetime Emmys over the course of its run, including two outstanding comedy series wins and one outstanding lead actor in a comedy win for Romano.Ray Romano at a screening for his movie"Somewhere In Queens," which he wrote, directed and starred. "It works, I’m not complaining. We did ok," Romano joked about the title."But as an insecure comedian and all you don’t want it. And then you know people are going to use it, they’re going to do a play on words, ‘well, not everybody,’ you get a bad review or whatever."

 

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