Posted Dec 13th 2006 11:59AM by TMZ Staff Filed under: TV Peter BoyleActor Peter Boyle, most recently seen as the father on "Everybody Loves Raymond, died at New York Presbyterian Hospital, his publicist said today. He had been suffering from multiple myeloma and heart disease.
Boyle was nominated for seven Emmys for his work as Frank Barone on the hit CBS show, but never won. He won an Emmy in 1996 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for an appearance on "The X Files." He most recently appeared in the Christmas comedy "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause" playing Father Time.
According to IMDB, John Lennon was the best man at his wedding back in 1977. He is survived by his wife Loraine and two daughters, Lucy and Amy.
asf wrote: that's sad. and how random that john lennon was his best man!?
I think the connection has to do with opposition to the Vietnam war...he was STRONGLY opposed to it and was very very vocal about it...I believe he even turned down Gene Hackman's roll in "The French Connection" because of his views...(I haven't seen the movie, so I can't quite link the reasoning together)
I didn't really enjoy ELR very much, but I do know that his character was probably one of my all time favorite TV characters...just straight comedy genious...
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It's pronounced "Johnny," like the boys name....but spelled like an Indian Zuchini.