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Ray Romano is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter and his current net worth is $140 million.

Born in Queens, New York as the son of Lucie, a piano teacher, and Albert Romano, a real estate agent and engineer, he grew up in Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens.

He has an older brother, Richard, a sergeant with the NYPD, and a younger brother, Robert, a second grade teacher in NYC.

Growing up he attended elementary and middle school at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Forest Hills. Before attending Archbishop Molloy High School, he transferred and graduated from Hillcrest High School.

For a short period of time he attended Queens College in Flushing, New York where he studied accounting.

How did Ray Romano start his career?

Upon competing in the Johnnie Walker Comedy Search in 1989, he appeared on The Comedy Central.

After the first appearance many other followed including on Comedy Central, where he borrowed his voice for the show Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.

During that same period he competed on Star Search in the stand-up comedy category.

First cast as Joe on the American television sitcom NewsRadio, he was fired and replaced by Joe Rogan.

Then he went on and appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, where he performed his stand-up routine, which made him started his collaboration with CBS.

How did Ray get famous?

After he formed connections with CBS he became the star of his own show, Everybody Loves Raymond. The show included a cast and format best fit for his brand of humor.

For his performance on the show he received six Emmy nominations, and a winning in 2002. He also earned five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and two Golden Globe Award nominations.

Alongside his comedian best friend, Kevin James he starred in the salesman comedy, Grilled.

How does Ray make his money?

In 2004, he became the highest-paid television actor in history thanks to his role in Everybody Loves Raymond.

Nine seasons and 210 episodes later, the show earned him a lot of critical acclaim as well as commercial success.

For his role in the film he earned $19 million per year.

Throughout his career he has starred and guest starred in many TV shows and films, including The Nanny, The King of Queens, The Simpsons, among others.

He has also lent his voice for the 2002 film Ice Age, which grossed $383 million worldwide.

In 1987 he married Anna Scarpulla, whom he met while working at a bank together. The two have four children.

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