As of 2023, his network is around $240 million. A major portion of his network comes from his role in the hit TV show Everybody Loves Raymond.
As per Forbes, Romano was earning a whopping sum of $1.75 million per episode, making him one of the most paid TV actors of his time. Everybody Loves Raymond, the CBS show that aired from 1996-2005, plays the character of Raymond Barone, and at the peak of the show, he earned $1.75 million for each huge episode.
He earned more than $160 million from all the seasons of the show. Additionally, he made around $19 million per year on the reruns of the show.
Ray’s salary is comparable to other TV actors.
Ray’s salary for the show was groundbreaking at that time in 2005. He was among the first, if not the first, actor to get $1 million for each episode. But if we talk about recent years, his salary has been surpassed by many other TV actors.
In 2019, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston each got $2 million per episode for their characters in The Morning Show on Apple TV Plus. This made them the top-earning actors in TV history.
Home & Real Estate
Ray has been the owner of an expensive house located in Encino, California, since the early 2000s. It is a 12000 sq. Feet and spans over 1.50 acres of land. While filming the show Everybody Loves Raymond, this was his main home as it was very close to the studio. The worth of the house today is more than $20 million.
In 2005, Ray bought another beach house worth $8.3 million in Malibu at an exclusive location known as Broad Beach. Its worth today is more than $30 million. In 2023, he started renting the same home for $190,000 a month.
Net Worth: Bank Balance
According to the leaked Reddit documentation, it has been out there that Day has three bank accounts with his societal security number. His account is at Wells Fargo and has around $7.2 million.
Other than this, he also has a Bank of America checking account, which he uses to receive profits from his business, salary, and standup earnings. He has $13.5 million in this bank account.
Biography
He was born on 21 December 1957 in New York City. He grew up in a humble Italian household, and both of his parents were devout Catholics.
After High school, he went to Queens College and completed his major in accounting. After this, he quickly realized that this was not what he wanted to pursue in life. So, he dropped out of college and started to pursue his comedy career.
Stand-up Comedy
He began appearing in stand-ups in the early 1980s. Very quickly, he became famous for his observational style of comedy, which helped him to connect with his audience.
Later, in 1989, he won a city-level comedy contest, which added another level to his personality and profile. In 1990, he made his TV debut on MTV’s half-hour comedy hour.
He also began coming on late-night shows such as The Late Night Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
Everybody Loves Raymond
In 1995, he got his breakout role as Ray Barone in the sitcom at CBS. The show was based on his own life and showed many of his family members in recurring roles. It was premiered in 1996 and was a classic hit.
The show was lauded for its authentic portrayal, and he quickly became one of the most famous comedy celebrities on TV. The show ran for 9 seasons, and its finale was aired in 2005.
His net worth was at its peak. The show won many awards, such as Emmy Awards and seven prime-time awards.
Ray’s Wife and Kids
He got married to Anna in 1987, and they have four beautiful kids together: Joseph, Alexandra, Gregory, and Matthew.
Other than this, not much about his family is known. Ray has been a private person and doesn’t discuss much in public. However, he has been vocal about his struggles with depression and anxiety.
