Meet Ray Romano's Wife Anna
When "Everybody Loves Raymond" started up its first season, it was a big gamble for the Romano family. They had no idea if the world would love it. For fear that the sitcom could get canceled at any time, Anna Romano stayed back at their home in New York while her husband lived out in an apartment in Los Angeles during production. "He became the Hollywood star," Anna described on the podcast "Double Date with Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue." "And I really was the stay-at-home mom. I didn't have a career. I was not in this business."
When his sitcom started seeing success, they were ecstatic. "Now, he's a celebrity," Anna described. However, "I don't know what that's like."
Because of that, she was worried about Ray being roommates with a friend who was single — and one who was constantly wanting to bring female friends back to their apartment. While she wasn't worried about Ray's loyalty, she was worried about all the women who were constantly around her special someone who was now considered celebrity status.
Eventually, Anna did move out to Los Angeles to live with him as he worked on eight more seasons of "Everybody Loves Raymond," and the two still reside on the west coast to this day.
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