Philip Rosenthal

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This article is about the television producer. For the columnist, see Phil Rosenthal

Philip Rosenthal (born 1960 ^[1]) is a television writer and producer who is best known as the creator, writer (179 episodes out of 210 ^[2]) and executive producer for the long-running 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 in Raymond.

It was Rosenthal and Romano who decided to retire the series over the objections or reservations of the other cast members.

Rosenthal graduated from Hofstra University in 1981 and was actually 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 evident by a role in James L. Brooks' Spanglish as a business colleague of Adam Sandler's character.

Phil is now 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 also ventured into the restaurant business in Los Angeles, co-owning Jar with Suzanne Tracht and his wife Monica, and an investment stake in Pizzeria Mozza with Nancy Silverton and Mario Batali.