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Everybody Loves Raymond went on for nine seasons and was quick to become one of the most iconic sitcoms on television. Permanently stitched into TV culture, tyhe show has managed to enthrall audiences even after the years it ended, and all of that charm came from it's brilliant cast.
Ray Romano built Ray Barone out of stand up honesty and awkward family chaos. Patricia Heaton gave Debra a sharp, exhausted warmth that still feels real. Brad Garrett’s Robert became the surprise scene stealer. Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle defined TV parenthood with Marie’s intrusive love and Frank’s grumpy commentary. The kids, played by the Sweeten siblings, rounded out the Barone mess.
For today, we will take you through who played whom, why each character clicked with viewers, and where the stars are now in 2025. Some moved deeper into comedy, some into drama, and some left lasting legacies. If you love revisiting classic sitcoms or want to know what the Raymond cast has been up to since the finale, you’re in the right place. Here's who rounded up the cast of Everybody Loves Raymond, and where they are now.
Ray Romano as Ray Barone
Raymond Albert Barone is the centre of the Barone circus in Everybody Loves Raymond, and Ray Romano plays him with that perfect mix of whiny charm and soft panic. Ray lives on Long Island with Debra and their three kids, Ally, Michael and Geoffrey, right across the street from Marie and Frank, which explains most of his emotional damage. He graduated from St. John’s University in Queens and built a community reputation as a popular sportswriter for Newsday before becoming its chief sports writer. Early episodes even show him interviewing real athletes, something the series slowly dialled down.
Romano had already been grinding for twelve years as a comedian when his five minute Late Show with David Letterman set in 1995 kicked off development calls from networks. Everybody Loves Raymond pulled directly from his stand up and personal life and won him three Primetime Emmy Awards. Since the series ended in 2005, he has created and starred in Men of a Certain Age, appeared on Parenthood, played Rick Moreweather on Get Shorty, and co starred in HBO Max’s Made for Love. His film credits include voicing Manny in Ice Age, returning for the 2027 sequel Ice Age: Boiling Point, acting in The Big Sick and The Irishman, and writing, directing and starring in Somewhere in Queens.
Patricia Heaton as Debra Barone
Patricia Heaton stepped into Debra Barone’s chaos for nine seasonsof Everybody Loves Raymond, playing the exhausted but loving wife who grew up wealthy, worked in PR for the New York Rangers, and somehow ended up living across from the most overwhelming in laws on television. Debra’s sensitivity, buried frustration, private outbursts, rare flashes of rage and complicated bond with Marie shaped some of the show’s sharpest moments.
Heaton, now 67, earned nine Emmy nominations and two wins, led TV movies, starred in The Middle, hosted Patricia Heaton Parties, wrote Your Second Act, acted in Mending the Line and The Ritual, and received her Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2012.
Doris Roberts as Marie Barone
Marie Barone rules her household with perfect cooking, constant criticism and an expert guilt trip, keeping Frank, Raymond and even Robert under her thumb. She adores her younger son, distrusts Debra from the start, hides thousands of dollars in secret savings and quietly manages the family finances. Her favoritism, manipulations and fierce pride in her Italian roots fuel most of the Barone drama in Everybody Loves Raymond.
Doris Roberts, who portrayed Marie, died peacefully in 2016 at 90 after a massive stroke. She earned four Emmys for the role and built a career spanning more than 150 credits, from St. Elsewhere and Remington Steele to The Middle, Grandma’s Boy, The Honeymoon Killers and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
Peter Boyle as Frank Barone
Frank Barone is the loud, unapologetic centre of every family blow up, a retired bookkeeper and veteran who hides a rare soft streak under layers of bluster. Born in 1932, he storms through life with sports, complaints, handyman projects, conservative takes and his signature “holy crap,” yet still treats Debra like a daughter and occasionally surprises everyone with real kindness.
Peter Boyle brought that fire to life in Everybody Loves Raymond after decades in films like Young Frankenstein, Taxi Driver, The Candidate and Joe. He earned seven Emmy nominations for Frank and had already won one for The X Files. Boyle died in 2006 at 71 after a four year battle with multiple myeloma, leaving castmates praising his warmth, talent and razor sharp comedy.
Brad Garrett as Robert Barone
Robert Barone is the towering, anxious older brother in Everybody Loves Raymond, who hides vulnerability behind dry humor, police work and that odd habit of touching food to his chin. He spends years in the NYPD, reaches Lieutenant, survives being gored by a bull, reunites with Amy MacDougall and even buys his parents’ house before they move back in.
Brad Garrett turned Robert into a career defining role. He won three Emmys, built a huge voice acting catalogue from A Bug’s Life to Tangled, starred in ’Til Death and Single Parents, reunited with Ray Romano at the 2025 Emmys and still performs at his Las Vegas comedy club.
Monica Horan as Amy Barone
Amy MacDougall brings a bright, awkward sweetness to the Barone world in Everybody Loves Raymond, drifting in and out of Robert’s life before marrying him in Season 7. A Pennsylvania raised Protestant with parents so calm they “wouldn’t yell if they were on fire,” she dates Robert through countless breakups, gets attached to him and occasionally stands up to Marie when pushed too far.
Monica Horan turned Amy into a fan favourite after first recurring, then joining the main cast. Married to show creator Phil Rosenthal since 1990, she later appeared in Hot in Cleveland, The Middle, Better Things, earned a 2017 Daytime Emmy nod and continues popping up on Somebody Feed Phil.
Madylin, Sawyer and Sullivan Sweeten as Ally, Geoffrey and Michael Barone
Ray and Debra’s kids on Everybody Loves Raymond were played by real life siblings Madylin, Sawyer and Sullivan Sweeten, who joined the show as a five year old and two toddlers and basically grew up on set. By the finale, Madylin was thirteen and the twins were nine. Their story took a heartbreaking turn when Sawyer died by suicide in 2015 at nineteen, a loss Madylin later addressed with a tribute urging people to check on their loved ones.
After Raymond, Sullivan stepped away from acting except for a 2017 short and reunited with the cast for the 2025 anniversary special. Madylin kept working with appearances on Grey’s Anatomy, Lucifer and Dirty John and now balances occasional acting with interior design work in Los Angeles, where she lives with her husband Sean Durrie and their son, born in April 2025.
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