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    Philip Rosenthal

    1960-06-27 (63 years old) in Queens, New York City, New York, USA

    Philip Rosenthal (born 1960) is an American television writer and producer who is best known as the creator, writer and executive producer for the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005). The show was co-produced by Ray Romano, and based in part on Romano's comedy material. Rosenthal's wife, actress Monica Horan, played the role of Amy MacDougall-Barone, the off and on girlfriend (wife after season 7) of Robert Barone (Brad Garrett) in Raymond. It was Rosenthal and Romano who decided to retire the series over the objections or reservations of the other cast members. Rosenthal was born in Queens, New York, but spent most of his childhood living in New City, New York located in Rockland County. He attended Clarkstown North High School where he became very active in the school's drama club, Cue 'N Curtain. During his four years at Clarkstown, Rosenthal acted in many high school plays. Among his fellow schoolmates were future television producer Alan Kirschenbaum (Yes, Dear) and New York politician Richard Holbrook. Rosenthal graduated from Clarkstown North in 1977. From there, he attended Hofstra University, where he graduated in 1981. In the early 1980s, he was an actor based out of New York City before shifting his focus to production work, becoming the writer and producer of such shows as Coach with Craig T. Nelson and the short-lived Baby Talk. However, Rosenthal occasionally appears in acting roles as evidenced by a role in James L. Brooks' Spanglish as a business colleague of Adam Sandler's character. Rosenthal also had a minor role in 2007's The Simpsons Movie, a big screen adaption of the long running TV series which was also produced by Brooks and his company, Gracie Films. Rosenthal voiced the line "Here we are kids... the Grand Canyon," in the fake TV ad that Tom Hanks was filming for the United States Government in support of the "new" Grand Canyon in the film. Producers liked the line and Rosenthal asked if he could perform the part. He has also appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock, and Jake Kasdan’s feature, The TV Set. Phil is the author of the book You're Lucky You're Funny: How Life Becomes a Sitcom which was released on October 21, 2006. Phil recounts how his hilarious life led to one of the most successful shows in history. Rosenthal has the distinction of having directed President Bill Clinton in the White House Correspondents' Dinner video, which was shown to wide acclaim at the April 2000 event. He co-wrote the “America: A Tribute to Heroes”, the 9/11 telethon which aired on all four networks, won a Peabody Award and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing. He has completed his first feature for Sony Pictures: Exporting Raymond, which he wrote and directed, the true story about the attempt to turn Everybody Loves Raymond into a successful Russian sitcom, where he served as a consultant. Much of the documentary centers on his struggle with the country's unusual cultural aspects and developing relationships with the show's cast and crew, despite little to no knowledge with the Russians' sense of humor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Philip Rosenthal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Movies

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    Filmworker
    70.07 %|May 11, 2018
    Documentary
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    Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
    70 %|Jan 21, 2016
    Documentary
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    Exporting Raymond
    69 %|Apr 29, 2011
    Comedy, Documentary
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    Shades of Ray
    68 %|Oct 18, 2008
    Comedy, Romance
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    Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
    65.86 %|Dec 21, 2007
    Comedy, Music, Drama
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    The Simpsons Movie
    70.08 %|Jul 25, 2007
    Animation, Comedy, Family
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    The TV Set
    59 %|Apr 6, 2007
    Comedy
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    Spanglish
    60 %|Dec 17, 2004
    Comedy
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    Who Shot Patakango?
    49 %|Aug 1, 1989
    Comedy

    Series

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    Sherri
    48 %|Sep 12, 2022
    Talk
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    Inventions That Changed History
    70 %|Mar 31, 2022
    Documentary, Comedy
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    The Kelly Clarkson Show
    63 %|Sep 9, 2019
    Talk
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    Somebody Feed Phil
    75 %|Jan 12, 2018
    Documentary
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    Better Things
    72 %|Sep 8, 2016
    Comedy, Drama
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    I'll Have What Phil's Having
    80 %|Sep 28, 2015
    Documentary
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    65.54 %|Sep 8, 2015
    Comedy, Talk
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    BoJack Horseman
    85.55 %|Aug 22, 2014
    Animation, Comedy, Drama
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    30 Rock
    74.07 %|Oct 11, 2006
    Comedy
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    Help Me Help You
    45 %|Sep 26, 2006
    Comedy
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    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    80.22999999999999 %|Oct 15, 2000
    Comedy
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    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    80.22999999999999 %|Oct 15, 2000
    Comedy
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    The View
    45 %|Aug 11, 1997
    Talk
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    Everybody Loves Raymond
    67.93 %|Sep 13, 1996
    Comedy
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    The Simpsons
    80.13 %|Dec 17, 1989
    Family, Animation, Comedy