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Ray Romano Says Starring on Everbody Loves Raymond with Peter Boyle Was 'Surreal': 'He Made Me Feel Welcome'

Ray Romano discusses his late costar Peter Boyle, who earned five Emmy nominations for his portrayal of Frank Barone on the CBS comedy 'Everybody Loves Raymond.' Boyle died in 2006 from multiple myeloma and heart disease. Their off-camera friendship was 'as surreal as can be,' Romano tells PEOPLE.

During a recent interview with PEOPLE, Romano, 66, discussed his early days with his former costar, who died on December 12, 2006 at 71 from multiple myeloma and heart disease. Everybody Loves Raymond ran from 1996 to 2005 for nine seasons, with a cast that included Romano, Boyle, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett and Doris Roberts. 'Everybody Loves Raymond' stars Brad Garrett, Ray Romano, Doris Roberts, Patricia Heaton and Peter Boyle.CBS “I was ready to pop,” Boyle later told PEOPLE in 1999.

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