Brad Garrett desires “Everybody Loves Raymond” to remain a factor of the previous.
The actor, 65, shut down the potential for a reboot of the Ray Romano sitcom on the premiere of Disney Pixar’s “Elio” in Los Angeles on June 10.
“There won’t be,” Garrett informed Individuals. “And I’m just saying that because that’s something that Ray and Phil [Rosenthal, the show’s creator] have always said.”
Garrett defined {that a} reboot can’t occur with out late stars Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts, who performed Ray’s mother and father.
“There is no show without the parents. They were the catalyst, and to do anything that would resemble that wouldn’t be right to the audiences or to the loyal fan base,” Garrett stated.
“And it was about those two families, and you can’t get around that,” he added.
Regardless of not wanting a reboot, Garrett stated he’s nonetheless “very grateful” for attending to star within the iconic sitcom.
“30 years later, I got very lucky to get on that bus. I’m very grateful,” he stated.
“Everybody Loves Raymond” aired on CBS for 9 seasons from 1996 to 2005.
The present, which gained 15 Emmy Awards, centered on Italian American sports activities author Ray Barone (Romano) and his household together with spouse Debra (Patricia Heaton), brother Robert (Garrett), mother Marie (Roberts) and pa Frank (Boyle).
Roberts died on April 17, 2016, at age 90, whereas Boyle handed away on December 12, 2006, at age 71.
Final 12 months, Romano, 67, informed Yahoo! Leisure that he’s not eager on an “Everybody Loves Raymond” reboot.
“I’m just a little protective of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ just because it was very personal to me,” he defined. “I mean, it was based on my life and I was such a part of the creative side of it and all.”
However Romano famous that he doesn’t thoughts that different nations like India have tailored his hit collection.
“I actually like that it’s rebooted there because it just shows how other cultures — we’re all the same,” he shared. “So it’s good to see them appreciate it.”
In a separate Dec. 2024 interview, Romano revealed that he efficiently “forced” himself to rewatch “Everybody Loves Raymond.”
“Back then, 20 years ago, I was quite critical of it, close to it,” he stated. “I did it. I was there. I saw how the butter was made or whatever the saying is. Being removed from it now, I appreciated it.”
“I was able to say, ‘You know what, we did something pretty good,’” Romano added.
