Ray Romano

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Ray Romano
From Everybody Loves Raymond to Men of a Certain Age, Ray Romano's television shows have been inspired by funny situations in his real life, like a scene in the latter when his character tells friends that even his butt is looking old!

"That's when I knew middle age was hitting," Ray told Oprah in 2009. "I caught my ass in the mirror ... and I'm like, 'That's not my ass.'"

The cast of Everybody Loves Raymond looks back at nine successful seasons