All people Loves Raymond Creator Claims CBS Wanted “Hotter” Actress to Play Ray’s Accomplice
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No longer each person cherished the thought of Patricia Heaton playing the wife of Ray Romano‘s lead character on All people Loves Raymond.
In an interview with Yahoo! Leisure, the creator of the ’90’s and ’00’s sitcom, Phil Rosenthal, mentioned the imprint’s network envisioned a favorable vogue of actress for the role, even before the celebrity had the probability to audition.
“CBS wished someone hotter to play Debra,” he mentioned in comments posted on Wednesday, Sept. 15. “I almost stop the imprint over it.”
Reps for CBS has no immediate comment about Rosenthal’s remarks when reached by E! News.
Rosenthal told Yahoo! Leisure that CBS initially wished a favorable actress to play the role of Debra and that he agreed to meet alongside with her. He did now not dispute her title.
“They insisted on this actress,” he mentioned. “She wasn’t going to be taught for the role, however within the course of the meeting I convinced her to be taught a minute bit bit with me, and he or she became 10 instances worse for the phase than I thought she would be!”
Rosenthal mentioned he later met with CBS executives and told then-CEO Les Moonves, regarding the network’s initial take for the phase of Debra, “I the truth is like her and I’ve cherished everything she’s been in. I deem she’s terrific and shapely, however then she be taught for me and I the truth is want to repeat you or now not it is correct now not what I wrote. I correct don’t note them as a couple. I deem she would possibly well presumably attain it, however I also deem that presumably shall we attain greater.”
“Two weeks later, Patty walked in and interior five minutes, she had the phase,” Rosenthal mentioned. “When or now not it is correct, or now not it is correct, and you comprehend it straight.”
Heaton obtained two Emmys for Excellent Lead Actress in a Comedy Sequence for her role on All people Loves Raymond, which aired for 9 seasons till 2005 and eminent its 25th anniversary on Monday, Sept. 13.
“Contented 25th Anniversary to #EverybodyLovesRaymond!” Heaton tweeted that day. “To my on-mask family, everyone within the abet of-the-scenes making the imprint a actuality, and naturally to the followers and Tweatons, for following alongside and aloof loving Debra right this moment!”
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