Ray Romano
Birth Name: Raymond Albert Romano
Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 21, 1957
Ethnicity:
*87.5% Italian
*12.5% French
Ray Romano is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He is known for his show Everybody Loves Raymond, and for his roles in the Ice Age films, as well as Welcome to Mooseport, The Big Sick, and The Irishman.
Seven of Ray’s great-grandparents were Italian, and one of his great-grandparents was French. A picture of Ray with his parents can be seen here.
Ray is married to Anna Scarpulla, with whom he has four children.
Ray’s paternal grandfather was Mario C. Romano (the son of Rocco Michele Romano and Concetta Blasi). Mario was born in New York, to Italian parents, from Province of Potenza, Basilicata. Rocco was the son of Pasquale Romano and Rose Pavese. Concetta was the daughter of Ceasare Antonio Blasi and Maria Carmela Pellettieri, who was born in Laurenzana, Province of Potenza. Actor and model Nico Tortorella also has Pavese ancestors from the area.
Ray’s paternal grandmother was Augusta Blache (the daughter of August Blache and Adelaide/Adele Manassa/Manasso). Ray’s grandmother Augusta was born in Italy, to a French father and an Italian mother.
Ray’s maternal grandfather was named Fernando Fortini. Fernando was Italian.
Ray’s maternal grandmother was named Marie Canudo (the daughter of Anna Disanto). Marie were born in Italy. Anna was from Rome.
Sources: Marriage record of Ray’s paternal grandparents, Mario C. Romano and Augusta Blache – https://www.familysearch.org
Ray’s paternal grandmother, Augusta Blache, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Ray’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Passenger record of Ray’s maternal great-grandmother, Anna (Disanto) Canudo – https://familysearch.org
he looks a little arab. kinda mexican too
he does not look arab and you can’t look mexican, mexican is a nationality not a bloodline
Ray Romano looks like he could ethnically be from a Roma/Romany gypsy clan that settled in Italy. These people originally came from the area which is now Pakistan. Ray looks quite dark to be European and his features — large eyes, shape of nose, etc — resembles what Pakistanis/North Indian look like. And the Romano name sounds like a descendent of Roma anyhow.
Isn’t he Sicilian?
damm this guy looks just like jon lovitz
Lovitz is more Belushi look-alike
He could pass for Mexican.
Yeah you’re right..he could pass for a mexican.. of italian decent
He looks Italian to me, especially facially. If I saw him on the streets, I would assume he was Italian.
yep you’re right, sadie.
yeah because mexicans totally have a look, just like how john travolta and angelina jolie could pass for canadian
…they obviously mean that he looks mestizo and thats what the majority of mexicans are, mestizo. When most ppl think of a mexican person they think of mestizo features not full spaniard not full indigenous but mestizo
it doesn’t get more italian then this dude