Editing Ray Romano (section)

==Personal life==
Romano married his wife, Anna Scarpulla, in 1987.<ref name=people/> They met while working at the same bank.<ref name=people>{{cite web|url= https://people.com/archive/home-truths-vol-46-no-16/|title=Home Truths|last=Gliatto|first=Tom|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=October 14, 1996|access-date=February 15, 2017}}</ref> They have four children.<ref name=people/><ref>{{cite web |title=Ray Romano Poses with Wife Anna and Their 4 Kids in Rare Red Carpet Appearance at Premiere of 'No Good Deed' |url=https://people.com/ray-romano-poses-with-wife-anna-and-their-four-kids-on-the-red-carpet-8756594 |website=People.com |date=December 5, 2024}}</ref> Romano's character's daughter on ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' was named after his real life daughter, Alexandra "Ally" Romano. Also, in the series pilot, Ray and Debra's twin boys were named Gregory and Matthew, after Romano's real life twin sons, but Romano felt it was inconvenient to have all his television children have the same names as his real children and changed the twins' names to Geoffrey and Michael onscreen. He also said his brother was not pleased with [[Ray Barone]]'s television brother.<ref name=Heldenfels>{{cite news|url=http://www.ohio.com/the330entertainment/heldenfels/mailbag-unforgettable-to-return-for-third-season-in-summer-2014-1.433679|title=Mailbag: 'Unforgettable' to return for third season in summer 2014|last=Heldenfels|first=Rich|work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]]|date=October 2, 2013|access-date=March 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015035459/http://www.ohio.com/the330entertainment/heldenfels/mailbag-unforgettable-to-return-for-third-season-in-summer-2014-1.433679|archive-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref>

Romano's family has made various appearances in the show. Romano's daughter made several appearances on ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' as Molly, the best friend of his on screen daughter, Ally, and the daughter of Ray Barone's nemesis, Peggy the Cookie Lady. Romano's father, Albert Romano, has made various appearances as Albert, one of Frank Barone's lodge buddies in various episodes, such as "Debra at the Lodge", and "Boys' Therapy". Romano's brother, Richard Romano, appeared in the episodes "Golf For It", "Just a Formality", and "The Toaster". Romano's wife, Anna, appeared as one of the moms in the background at Geoffrey and Michael's school in season 6's episode titled "The Angry Family".{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

In February 2012, Romano revealed that his wife, Anna, had successfully battled stage one [[breast cancer]] in 2010. Romano told ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine that "the reason we're going public is to share our experience, yeah, but to have an effect. Our goal is to help people."<ref>{{cite web |last=Messer |first=Lesley |date=February 8, 2012 |title=Ray Romano: My Wife Beat Breast Cancer |url=http://m.people.com/bb/newsitem.rbml?item=20568358&feed=2%5Burl%3DdlUrl%5D&dlUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.people.com%2Fpeople%2Fmediarss%2Fmobile%2Farticle%2F0%252C%252C20568358%252C00.xml |work=People |access-date=February 8, 2012}}</ref>

Romano was close friends with [[Doris Roberts]], who played [[Marie Barone]], Ray Barone's mother, on ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. At the time of her death, Romano said he was inspired by her desire to continue learning throughout her life. She also served as a mentor, helping him to feel more comfortable on set.<ref>{{cite web |title="She Made Me": Ray Romano Credits Late Doris Roberts for Turning Him Into the Actor He is Today |url=http://www.closerweekly.com/posts/ray-romano-doris-roberts-exclusive-100208 |website=Closer Weekly |date=April 27, 2016 |access-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref>