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“The big fear, when I agreed to direct, was that I didn’t really know technically a lot about what a director should know about lenses and apertures,” admits Ray Romano about his initial trepidation about stepping behind the camera on his film “Somewhere in Queens.” The multi-hyphenate talent directed, co-wrote, produced, and starred in the film, b...

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Everybody loves Raymond, but there's no one in the world who loves him more than his wife Anna. For nearly 40 years, she has been the one cheering him on from just behind the scenes — and comedian Ray Romano truly has no idea what he would do without her. "If aliens came and took her away and didn't hurt her and kept her in a safe place and was gon...

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Filmmakers enjoy setting essential scenes at Italian weddings, whether they’re the centerpiece of a delightful romantic comedy like “Lovers and Other Strangers” or showcased in a classic crime drama like “The Godfather.” At the Versailles Palace, a neighborhood banquet hall in Queens, weddings share the spotlight with parties celebrating birthdays,...

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Ray Romano has entertained millions over the course of his career, but he jokes that his wife Anna, is no longer impressed. "She's over it," he quips in the new issue of PEOPLE. Romano, 65, best known as affable everyman Ray Barone on his 1996-2005 CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, made his directorial debut with the new movie Somewhere in Queens...

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The Embassy of Italy and the Middleburg Film Festival organized an evening in Washington celebrating the Italian-American community’s success in film, with a reception and the screening of producer and director Ray Romano’s feature film Somewhere in Queens, a comedy about a family at the heart of the Italian-American community in Queens, New York....

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Ray Romano is getting personal with his latest project “Somewhere in Queens.” The upcoming slice-of-life dramedy, which Romano directed and co-wrote, is partly inspired by his upbringing as well as his real-life family relationships, the actor shared with People. In the film, which hits theaters April 21, Romano and “Lady Bird” star Laurie Metcalf...

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Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have picked up Ray Romano’s feature directorial debut Somewhere in Queens, which previously had a world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. The three-time Emmy winner also co-wrote, stars and produced the film. Roadside plans to give Somewhere in Queens a theatrical release next year. The pic currently stands a...

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Although Ray Romano has dabbled in writing quite a bit, including a series he created called Men of a Certain Age, the star (best known for the Emmy winning sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, which certainly contained lots of material drawn from his own life and family experiences) is now moving to the big screen with perhaps his most ambitious projec...

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Ray Romano will star and produce a new film about the extraordinary life of American basketball coach and broadcaster Jim Valvano. The script will be written by Jim Strouse, whose credits include Grace Is Gone and The Winning Season. Romano will produce with game1’s Basil Iwanyk, Greg Economou and Mark Ciardi (The Rookie). The Valvano family will p...

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Ray Romano, best known for his "Everybody Loves Raymond" series, has appeared in an array of films and series, from "The Irishman," with Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci to "Bad Education," to voicing the character of Manny in the animated "Ice Age" films. On Tuesday, fans saw an entirely different side of Romano: director. He and film crews were at the...

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