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How Ray Barone became a freak, according to Ray Romano
"I want to keep it real, keep it organic. But little by little, Ray Barone is becoming his own freak.”
Despite what those guys told you before they shoved you into a locker when you were in high school, it’s actually pretty cool to be a little freaky. Just ask Ray Romano, who made a career off of growing progressively freakier during his tenure on the hit show, Everybody Loves Raymond.
“We originally had a contest of who was stupider, Ray Romano or Ray Barone,” Romano said during an interview with the Associated Press. “Ray Barone is winning now…I want to keep it real, keep it organic. But little by little, Ray Barone is becoming his own freak.”
Living as a sitcom anti-hero didn’t bother Romano. In fact, he found he performed best when he took on the role of the underdog.
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The turbulent relationship with award season was exactly what Romano needed. “What happened at the Emmys is just perfect for me,” said the actor. “I need, especially as like a comic, to be recognized, which I think I was there…But I also need to be a loser…To have both those things going on at the same time.”
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