16 Things You Never Knew About ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’

7. The Finale Got Delayed Over a Sickness

The finale of the show had to be delayed because Patricia Heaton was sick and lost her voice. But they didn’t know this until the day of the shoot, so they literally kept pushing back filming hours at a time. Theyended up having to send everyone home to come back the next week, including the live audience that had been there to watch.

8. Ray’s Brother Was Supposed To Be Short

The role for Ray’s brother was written as a short guy (like his real-life brother is), but Brad Garrett won the role at the height of 6’8″. He has said he only got in the door of the casting room because his management pushed hard based on the fact that he just done a guest spot on Seinfeld. Ray is actually a few years older than Brad, even though Brad plays his older brother.

9. Garrett Didn’t Think Ray Was the Guy for the Job

When Garrett first met Ray he thought the show was destined to fail. “I met Raymond and promptly felt that we were doomed. He looked like the teenager you would see at Whole Foods spraying down the produce…I wanted to flee like a hooker in church.”