Meanwhile, Ray pointed out that Doris, who died in 2016 at the age of 90, also “took acting classes” and Patricia spent time “directing plays” in addition to that.
As for Peter, Ray says his on-screen father (who died in 2006 at the age of 71) was “the exact opposite” and was more of “a kind of Renaissance guy.”
Is there one detail they can all agree on? There will be no “Everybody Loves Raymond” reboot.
“We’re missing three cast members and three family members, so we’re definitely not going to do it,” Ray explained. “So we never tried to do the show without them.”
Series creator Phil Rosenthal agreed that the reboot wouldn’t be the same, adding that the show would continue to live on in reruns.
“We have too much respect for the show itself and our beautiful audience to leave it as it is,” he said.
After all, the original “Everybody Loves Raymond” is also a tribute to the entire cast.
“Ninety percent of what you saw on the show happened to me, Ray, or other writers,” Phil said. “What I didn’t realize, and what we learned in doing that, was, ‘Oh, wait, your parents are all crazy, too.’
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