Did you know...

1. Patricia Heaton was once a successful foot model.

2. Ray Ramano was a contestant on Star Search.

3. The Twins Michael and Jeffrey are really triplets.(They have a sister.)

4. Brad Garrett can do a dead on impersonation of Rodney Dangerfield.

Yup, I know all of those. Except, the twins aren't triplets. The twins that were in the pilot were triplets, but not the regular ones we're used to seeing.

Did you know:

Fred Stoller (who plays Cousin Gerard) competed against Brad Garrett on Star Search?

Patricia Heaton teaches Sunday school?

Monica Horan (Amy) is the wife of the show's executive producer, Phil Rosenthal?

John Lennon was the best man at Peter Boyle's wedding?

:D I like this thread :)
Hmmm Did you know the Barone family is based on Ray Romanos real life family

Did you also know that Peter Boyle's father, Pete Boyle, hosted a local kid's show in Philadelphia in the 1950s/early 1960s?

I know about this because I remember watching his show as a kid growing up in Philly (yes, I'm that old!).

The show was called "Pete's Gang", and featured cartoons (Crusader Rabbit was one I remember) and "The Little Rascals" film shorts. It was your typical local kiddie show that was popular in most American cities back in those days.

1. The kids are siblings in real life.

2. Brad Garrett's full name is Brad Gerstenfeld or something like that, and he's Jewish. He is 6 feet and eight inches tall.

3. When Brad Garrett was playing Jackie Gleason, his height caused a big problem. Special measures had to be taken to make him appear smaller, like having the other actors wear platform shoes and designing the furniture so it was larger than average.

Originally posted by WingsFan
1. The kids are siblings in real life.

All the kids? I know the twins are because well, they're twins. However, if you mean Ally is really related to the twins, I did not know that.

Originally posted by Brian Damage


All the kids? I know the twins are because well, they're twins. However, if you mean Ally is really related to the twins, I did not know that. Yeah I didnt know that either thats new to me but Hey cool

Yup, the twins are played by Sawyer and Sullivan Sweetin, the younger brothers of Madylin Sweetin.

I've always wondered why the twins names are never in the opening credits, but the girl is. They all have about the same amount of air time.

Originally posted by WingsFan
I've always wondered why the twins names are never in the opening credits, but the girl is. They all have about the same amount of air time.

I think Ally gets a little more air time than the twins, but the twins should get in the opening credits.

Well thats cool :)

You know I"ve always wondered that myself I've tried to find info on the kids but I cant find any Hmmmmm

Did you know?

Ray Romano was hired by the US Government to kill Chiang Kai Shek?

Patricia Heaton is an alien?

I knew some of these facts :)

Did you know...

1. Patricia Heaton was once a successful foot model.

2. Ray Ramano was a contestant on Star Search.

3. The Twins Michael and Jeffrey are really triplets.(They have a sister.)

4. Brad Garrett can do a dead on impersonation of Rodney Dangerfield.
Brad can do alot of impressions. His Cosby is really good.
Patrica came to CA to be an actress at 32 which is old and no agent. Just goes to show you what perseverance and determination will do. Her and her husband were poor before Raymond and she had already done several shows that didn't make it.

Did you know...


4. Brad Garrett can do a dead on impersonation of Rodney Dangerfield.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM1i-SreL1Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XItKz-kWZ2w

John Lennon was the best man at Peter Boyle's wedding?
Wow! May they both rest in peace.

God bless you and their families always!!!

Holly

Brad can impersonate a number of celebrities. He does a real good Cosby.

Brad Garrett was a semi-regular on the 1990 revival of The Match Game. He once took Charles Nelson Reilly's normal spot and impersonated him for an entire show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxxZYE1ygqE

The series was originally intended to be only eight seasons long, but Ray Romano and Phil Rosenthal decided to give one last season to the fans. As a result, the final season was a bit shorter than the previous ones.

The season 4 opening episode was titled "Boob Job". However, before filming began for the season, Patricia Heaton actually got breast implants. So for the scene where Debra plans to show her new breasts to Ray but reveals socks instead, the costume designers had to pad Patricia's stomach, since her breasts would look too overproportioned even after pulling out the socks.