Exclusive | Ray Romano and Patricia Heaton weigh in on an Everybody Loves Raymond reboot: Were all heartbroken

Everybody still loves Raymond — but when it comes to a revival, the Barone household just wouldn’t be the same.Stars Ray Romano and Patricia Heaton are putting “Everybody Loves Raymond” reboot rumors to rest.The pair weighed in on the topic while celebrating 30 years of the beloved sitcom at The Paley Museum in New York City on June 16.The series’ creator Phil Rosenthal and Maggie Wheeler (who had a guest role as Linda Gruenfelder) were also among those in attendance.“No, there won’t be a reboot,” Romano, 67, exclusively told The Post on the red carpet of the anniversary event.The actor noted that while there are a couple of reasons a revival isn’t possible, one stands out. “The obvious is Peter [Boyle] and Doris [Roberts] and one of the kids — they’re no longer with us,” Romano said.“We’re all heartbroken.

They’re a big part of the show, the dynamic.”Boyle, who played Frank Barone, Romano’s on-screen father, died from multiple myeloma and heart disease in 2006 at the age of 71.Roberts, Boyle’s TV wife and Romano’s mother, Marie Barone, died in 2016 at the age of 90.Sawyer Sweeten, who portrayed one of Romano’s twin sons (Geoffrey Barone), died by suicide in 2015.He was 19.“Without them, I don’t know what the dynamic is,” Romano added.

“We love the show too much, we respect it too much to even try to do it.”The ensemble also included Sullivan Sweeten (Michael Barone), Madylin Sweeten (Ally Barone), Brad Garrett (Robert Barone) and Monica Horan (Amy MacDougall-Barone).“To try to do it again without the cast members that we’ve lost would be a disservice to the show,” Heaton, 67, told The Post, agreeing with Romano.“You shouldn’t try to go back and redo something that is pretty much perfect,” Heaton went on.“We need to just leave it there and let people enjoy it for what it was.”The actress explained that Romano and Rosenthal, 65, chose to end the series when they did because “they felt like they...

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