Romano still makes a massive amount of money from his lead role in the sitcom.
At the time, Vanity Fair ranked Romano as one of TV’s highest-paid actors despite “ Everybody Loves Raymond ” no longer being on the air. The other male actors on the list included Ashton Kutcher, Tim Allen, Patrick Dempsey, Hugh Laurie and Mark Harmon, who were all starring in popular shows at that point.
The 68-year-old actor played sportswriter Ray Barone on all nine seasons of the CBS sitcom, starring alongside Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts and Peter Doyle. Vanity Fair also reported in 2012 that Romano was one of the highest-paid actors on TV. For the final season of the show, Romano set a Guinness World Record as the highest-paid TV actor per episode, pulling in nearly $2 million for each episode.
Romano’s salary sparked behind-the-scenes drama as Garrett led the rest of the cast to negotiate raises once they learned Romano was making so much more money than them. The Emmy winner admitted that he would’ve done “the same thing” as his co-stars, who got their pay raises for the final season.
For the final season of the show, Romano made history as the highest-paid TV actor per episode, making $2 million per episode.
“I don’t hold anything against anyone, not the cast or CBS. I’m loyal to both of them,” Romano said.
“I wanted it to get resolved, but I knew it had to play its course. ”Romano previously said he didn’t blame his co-stars for fighting for their pay raises. Last year, Romano told The Post there won’t be a reboot of “Everybody Loves Raymond. ”Romano said that since Roberts and Boyle are both dead, a revival of the series wouldn’t make sense.
Romano added, “Without them, I don’t know what the dynamic is. We love the show too much, we respect it too much to even try to do it. ”©CBS/Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection Vanity Fair also reported in 2012 that Romano was one of the highest-paid actors on TV.
For the final season of the show, Romano made history as the highest-paid TV actor per episode, making $2 million per episode. ©CBS/Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection Romano previously said he didn't blame his co-stars for fighting for their pay raises.
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