Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up
comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role on the
sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for which he received an Emmy Award,
and as the voice of Manny in the Ice Age film series. He created and
starred in the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age (2009â€"2011).
From 2012 to 2015, Romano had a recurring role as Hank Rizzoli, a love
interest of Sarah Braverman in Parenthood. More recently, he
co-starred in the romantic comedy The Big Sick (2017) and portrayed
mob lawyer Bill Bufalino in Martin Scorsese's epic crime film The
Irishman (2019). Since 2017, Romano has portrayed Rick Moreweather in
the comedy-drama series Get Shorty.Romano was born in Queens, New
York, the son of Luciana "Lucie" (née Fortini), a piano teacher, and
Albert Romano (November 7, 1925 â€" March 11, 2010), a real estate
agent and engineer. He is of Italian descent. He grew up in the Forest
Hills neighborhood of Queens. He has an older brother, Richard (born
1956), a sergeant with the NYPD, and a younger brother, Robert (born
c. 1966), a second grade teacher in New York City.
comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role on the
sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for which he received an Emmy Award,
and as the voice of Manny in the Ice Age film series. He created and
starred in the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age (2009â€"2011).
From 2012 to 2015, Romano had a recurring role as Hank Rizzoli, a love
interest of Sarah Braverman in Parenthood. More recently, he
co-starred in the romantic comedy The Big Sick (2017) and portrayed
mob lawyer Bill Bufalino in Martin Scorsese's epic crime film The
Irishman (2019). Since 2017, Romano has portrayed Rick Moreweather in
the comedy-drama series Get Shorty.Romano was born in Queens, New
York, the son of Luciana "Lucie" (née Fortini), a piano teacher, and
Albert Romano (November 7, 1925 â€" March 11, 2010), a real estate
agent and engineer. He is of Italian descent. He grew up in the Forest
Hills neighborhood of Queens. He has an older brother, Richard (born
1956), a sergeant with the NYPD, and a younger brother, Robert (born
c. 1966), a second grade teacher in New York City.
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