Ray Barone is a fictional character from the American sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. He is played by Ray Romano, whose standup comedy provides the comedic themes and general style of the show.
Ray Barone lives on Long Island, just outside New York City. He is a sportswriter for Newsday. He lives with his wife Debra Barone (Patricia Heaton) and their children (played by Sawyer Sweeten, Sullivan Sweeten and Madylin Sweeten).
Other members of Ray's family live across the street from him, including his brother Robert (Brad Garrett), his mother Marie (Doris Roberts) and father Frank (Peter Boyle).
The fictional Ray Barone is based loosely on the real-life Romano. For example, Barone is a father of twins on the show, and Romano also has a pair of twins of his own. (However, Romano and his actual wife, Anna Scarpula, have a total of four children, while the fictional Ray and Debra have only three.) And Robert Barone is based on Romano's real-life brother, who is a sergeant with the NYPD.
