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Phil Rosenthal has been the creator/executive producer of "Everybody Loves Raymond" since 1996. He was
nominated for a Best Writing Emmy with Ray Romano in 2000 for "Bad Moon Rising" and again in 2002 for his
script, "The Angry Family."
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"
telethon which aired on all four networks, won a Peabody Award and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding
Writing. Rosenthal won the 2002 Writers Guild Award for Excellence in Television Writing for his script, "Italy."
Rosenthal's early credits include series "Man In The Family" and "A Family For Joe." He was a supervising
producer on "Down the Shore" and on "Coach," where he also honed his directing chops. He recently had a
movie cameo appearance as Adam Sandler's sous chef, in "Spanglish".
Phil Rosenthal was born in Queens, raised in Rockland, N.Y., and attended Hofstra University on Long Island.
Starting out as an actor in New York, Rosenthal also wrote and directed before relocating to Los Angeles in
search of more acting opportunities.
Phil Rosenthal lives in Los Angeles, with his wife, actress Monica Horan (who plays Amy on "Everybody Loves
Raymond"), and their two children. His birthday is January 27.

With You're Lucky You're Funny, Phil Rosenthal takes us onstage and
inside the writer's room.
Rosenthal's meteoric ascent was preceded by odd jobs, including a stint
as a museum security guard, running a deli, and writing for a slew of
forgettable shows—including one starring Robert Mitchum as a
curmudgeonly homeless man taken in by two orphans. But when he met
comedian Ray Romano, they discovered a shared lifetime of family
dysfunction— and endless material for a sitcom.

Not only a chronicle of one man's rise to the peak of his profession,
Rosenthal's book is also an unprecedented look at the making of a hit
series: how shows are written and character developed, how comedy is
refined, how network executives are outsmarted, and most important,
how egos are massaged. You're Lucky You're Funny is an inspiration to
anyone involved in the creative process and a must read for the show's
millions of devoted fans.

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