Ray Romano Explains Why He Never Wants “Everybody Loves Raymond” to Be

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Everybody Loves Raymond, which ran from 1996 until 2005, is still regarded as one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time. Since reboots are all the rage in Hollywood right now, many have wondered if Everybody Loves Raymond would ever be brought back.

The sitcom’s creator and star Ray Romano, however, isn’t having any of that.

Romano Shoots Down Reboot

His reasoning makes perfect sense – especially if you’ve been as underwhelmed by reboots as we have.

“I’m just a little protective of Everybody Loves Raymond,” Romano, 66, told Yahoo News while promoting his new series No Good Deed. “Just because it was very personal to me.”

“Well, yeah. You can’t do that,” agreed his co-star Lisa Kudrow of Friends fame.

“I mean, it was based on my life and I was such a part of the creative side of it and all,” he continued.

Romano went on to say that while he doesn’t mind when foreign countries like India adapt Everybody Loves Raymond, he doesn’t “want it rebooted in America.”

“I actually like that it’s rebooted there because it just shows how other cultures — we’re all the same,” Romano added. “So it’s good to see them appreciate it.”

Romano Gave Up On His Dreams Twice

Everybody Loves Raymond was indeed based on Romano’s life. He’s been married to his wife Anna since 1987. They are parents to four children: daughter Alexandra, twin sons Matthew and Gregory, and son Joseph.

Last month, Romano’s 31 year-old twin sons released a documentary called The Romano Twins. In this documentary, Romano opened up about the advice that he’s given his children about their careers. He also revealed that he quit standup comedy twice before he finally achieved Hollywood success.

“He goes on a little stand-up trip, and he goes to these little dives, and he tries stand-up for the first time, and the people aren’t even facing the stage,” Romano said of his youngest son Joseph. “There aren’t even people in there. And of course, it doesn’t go well, and he takes it very personal.”

“So, I had to almost grab him and go, ‘You don’t understand. First of all, you can’t do well in a place like that, and you can’t do well when… it’s your first time onstage,” he continued. “So, I understand you’re hurt, but you really have no right to be upset right now.’”

That’s when Romano revealed that he gave up on his dreams not once, but twice.

“Stand-up takes a long time,” Romano said. “That’s all I told him was, ‘Please don’t get that way, because that’s the way I was.’ I gave it up twice. You know, I got beat down my first time. I gave it up, and I got beat down the second time again. But luckily, I tried a third time.”

No Good Deed

Thankfully, Romano kept trying, and he finally made his dreams come true.

These days, Romano is focused on his new show No Good Deed. The comedy’s description states that “it tells the story of three very different families vying to buy the very same 1920s Spanish style villa that they think will solve all their problems.”

Check out a trailer for No Good Deed below.