| rdfs:comment | - Ray Barone is the main protagonist on Everybody Loves Raymond. Ray is the sports columinst for Newsday, where he is an instant celebrity. Ray knows a lot of great sports stars and sports commentators. He can get in and out of any stadium since he is in the press. Ray is very successful columnist. Ray is married Debra, he used to live at all the way up to 29. Like his brother Robert. He lived in an apartment in Manhattan, but move back to Queens when Debra was pregnant with the twins. Ray is a nice and easy going guy, who loves to help people when they can. His brother Robert is jealous of Ray, because his mother loved him. Marie loves Robert too. Both of them are loyal to their mother. Mostly Ray has an estranged relationship with his father Frank. Ray spent most of his time, arguing with
- Born in 1959, Raymond Albert "Ray" Barone is the title character of Everybody Loves Raymond and the show thus focuses with centrality on Ray. He's the husband of Debra, the brother of Robert, the father of Ally, Michael, and Geoffrey, and the obedient son of Frank and Marie. Ray Romano plays the part of Ray. He also fears being disliked, as seen in the episode "Somebody Hates Raymond", when he discovers radio station manager Jerry Musso hates him, and is subsequently perplexed by it.
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| abstract | - Ray Barone is the main protagonist on Everybody Loves Raymond. Ray is the sports columinst for Newsday, where he is an instant celebrity. Ray knows a lot of great sports stars and sports commentators. He can get in and out of any stadium since he is in the press. Ray is very successful columnist. Ray is married Debra, he used to live at all the way up to 29. Like his brother Robert. He lived in an apartment in Manhattan, but move back to Queens when Debra was pregnant with the twins. Ray is a nice and easy going guy, who loves to help people when they can. His brother Robert is jealous of Ray, because his mother loved him. Marie loves Robert too. Both of them are loyal to their mother. Mostly Ray has an estranged relationship with his father Frank. Ray spent most of his time, arguing with his wife Debra or his parents and his brother Robert all the time. But they usually made up. Ray is usually coddled and treated like a child to Marie. In high school he was an outsider and a geek.
- Born in 1959, Raymond Albert "Ray" Barone is the title character of Everybody Loves Raymond and the show thus focuses with centrality on Ray. He's the husband of Debra, the brother of Robert, the father of Ally, Michael, and Geoffrey, and the obedient son of Frank and Marie. Ray Romano plays the part of Ray. Ray lives in Lynbrook, Long Island, New York, with his exasperated wife, Debra, and children, Ally, Michael, and Geoffrey. Ray is a sports columnist for the local newspaper Newsday. Particularly in the first season, he is seen interviewing a famous sportsperson, (although this subsides in subsequent seasons), and he often uses his profession as sportswriter as an excuse to watch sports in the living room or go play golf rather than assist Debra with chores. Ray was pampered and spoiled by his over indulgent, passive-aggressive mother. This makes Raymond a lot like an overgrown child, which makes him a bit of a lazy husband. He doesn't know how to discipline his children or how to do anything around the house. He is never seen trying to do anything around the house other than sitting around watching TV or trying to get Debra to have sex with him. He is constantly trying to get his mom to help him avoid all of his adult responsibilities around the house and with the kids. Ray does occasionally show Debra that he does love her and care about her, which is probably the only reason she hasn't kicked him out or killed him yet. Although he and Debra cope with the everyday struggles, as mentioned by Ray in the title sequence of the first season, "it is not really about the kids." Ray and Debra's major problem comes in the form of the rest of the Barone family, who live across the street: his horrible parents Frank and Marie, and his miserable brother Robert. As well as acting somewhat infantile, (complaining with a nasally, whiny voice), Ray also has a weak, timid, and even neurotic personality, and is reluctant to assume any responsibility, and lives in abject fear of his mother, Marie. These traits are explained in stories from parts of Ray's childhood, which revealed that Marie spoiled him and was overbearing and over-nurturing, to the point of obtaining the job of school lunch lady to ensure Ray ate his greens. She also read his diary (journal) when he was a child and continues to be a nosey busy-body. She constantly tells him to go play with his friends while she takes care of the kids and helps him avoid his adult responsibilities. Frank showed no love or affection for either boy. He often belittled them calling them "Nancy-boys" if he didn't think they were acting "manly enough". Ray has ironically replicated with his own reluctance to participate with his own children. His poor attempts at disciplining his children often result in him telling his kids, "If you don't stop, you'll be grounded from TV for a month!" and other ridiculous empty threats. This obviously irritates Debra, as he isn't helping her with the kids at all. Ray's success in his work and family life, as well as his status as a "mama's boy," have generated envious feelings with his brother, Robert, who often quotes sayings such as: "It never ends for Raymond," and "Everybody loves Raymond." He also fears being disliked, as seen in the episode "Somebody Hates Raymond", when he discovers radio station manager Jerry Musso hates him, and is subsequently perplexed by it.
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