It happens time and again... A comedian becomes famous for some perceived authenticity, some deep truth only they can tell. Then, as their careers build momentum, you sense that genuine quality disappearing. Money changes people, and even the realest of the real can't help but wear that shift on their sleeves. When your conditions change, so does your outlook. It's only a matter of time.

One pretty solid exception, though, is Ray Romano. His comedy has always been about family, and being famous didn't strip those relatives away from him. If anything, the success of Everybody Loves Raymond just affirmed that Romano's family was more important than ever to his act and the way audiences perceived him.

The biggest change to Ray and his family might just be the nation-spanning move they made after the show's first few seasons. By 1998, the New York brood had planted roots in Los Angeles, according to an interview Romano did with the Reno Gazette-Journal.

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The move went smoothly, but not without trepidation.

"The first year of the show, I rented an apartment," said Romano, "and my family stayed in Queens. I went back and forth. We didn't know how long the show was going to be on the air. After the first year we saw the show had a little bit of a future, so we moved everybody out. We're just renting now, and we're looking to buy a house."

While the weather was a bit nicer year-round in LA, the West Coast did come as a bit of a culture shock, especially for the other members of Romano's family. Specifically, his wife found a bit of whiplash leaving New York.

"First of all, she didn't know anybody," said Romano. "The neighborhood was different. We're used to having a neighborhood, with neighbors next door. There's none of that here. But she's a captain, she gets used to it. She has some friends now."

Obviously, though, it was Romano's East Coast sensibilities that brought about the show's success. Family might be universal, but the Barrone family, as seen on Everybody Loves Raymond, is about as New York as you can get!