FULL BOYLE 'RAYMOND' CO-STAR DITCHED MONK'S ROBE FOR ACTING.Byline: Valerie Kuklenski Staff Writer IT'S EASY - maybe too easy - to picture Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006)[1][2] was an Emmy Award-winning American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. as an unapologetic bigot bigot - A person who is religiously attached to a particular computer, language, operating system, editor, or other tool (see religious issues). Usually found with a specifier; thus, "Cray bigot", "ITS bigot", "APL bigot", "VMS bigot", "Berkeley bigot". , the kind he embodied in ``Joe,'' ``Tailgunner Joe'' and last year's ``Monster's Ball.'' Recalling the outrageous slapstick slapstick Comedy characterized by broad humour, absurd situations, and vigorous, often violent action. It took its name from a paddlelike device, probably introduced by 16th-century commedia dell'arte troupes, that produced a resounding whack when one comic actor used it to of his monster role in ``Young Frankenstein,'' it's easy to see him as a member of Chicago's improv-driven Second City troupe. It might be harder, though, to envision the acclaimed character actor as a Christian brother Christian Brother n. Roman Catholic Church A member of the order of Brothers of the Christian Schools that was founded in France in 1684 by Saint Jean Baptiste de la Salle (1651-1719) and is dedicated primarily to education. . Boyle attended a Catholic high school in Philadelphia and so admired his teachers that he entered the monastery himself. ``Going into it was easier than leaving it,'' the 66-year-old Boyle said. ``I left because I wanted to lead, I thought, a normal life. But I really wanted to run away and join the circus.'' The circus these days is the Burbank set of CBS' top comedy, ``Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS from 1996 to 2005. It is one of the most critically acclaimed American sitcoms of its time. ,'' where Boyle gave an interview from the green leather chair he makes his own whenever Frank Barone Francis "Frank" Oscar Barone is a fictional character from the American TV sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. He was played by the late actor Peter Boyle (1935-2006). drops in on his son and daughter-in-law. This week, that circus has felt a little like someone took away the safety net because Boyle, Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts and Brad Garrett are all up for Emmys on Sunday. ``We're a little edgy, but everything's fine,'' Boyle said of the collective mood. ``We're very mature people - for actors.'' Performers' superstitions about winning a role and playing it well apparently extend to awards hopes as well. ``There is one actor (on 'Raymond') who is superstitious, but I can't tell you who that is because that would be superstitious,'' Boyle said. ``I, personally, am more worried about the football pool.'' Boyle comes across as very easygoing eas·y·go·ing also eas·y-go·ing adj. 1. a. Living without undue worry or concern; calm. b. Lax or negligent; careless. c. and contented with his career at this time. That wasn't always the case. ``In my early 20s I sort of returned to civilian life,'' he said. ``I started studying acting and went away to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and studied and starved. My background in poverty came in handy because I went from poverty by choice to real poverty. I was truly a starving actor.'' After years of the New York stage, touring productions and his Second City stint, his first major film role was the title character in the 1970 drama ``Joe.'' The working-class racist's views clashed with his own political leanings, which he first blurted out as ``commie'' and then tailored back to lifelong Democrat. ``That was hard, because I was an unknown actor, and I was identified with those opinions,'' he said. ``And that was a very volatile time during the Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. .'' He nearly turned down the patriarch prison guard role in ``Monster's Ball,'' a small independent that scored critical praise, box-office success and an Oscar for Halle Berry. ``It was the same heavy racist character,'' Boyle said. ``But then I learned about the cast and the director, and I thought it was worth the risk of playing yet another politically incorrect character.'' That's one thing he likes very much about playing Frank on ``Raymond,'' which makes its sixth-season debut Monday. Yeah, he's gruff, he's argumentative Controversial; subject to argument. Pleading in which a point relied upon is not set out, but merely implied, is often labeled argumentative. Pleading that contains arguments that should be saved for trial, in addition to allegations establishing a Cause of Action or , he's sometimes thoughtless. But the show's politics are strictly all in the family, unlike, well, ``All in the Family.'' Boyle will play another father in an upcoming CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. miniseries, convicted spy Robert Hanssen's dad who, as he describes it slightly mockingly, ``didn't help his son build a positive selmage.'' Boyle, whose daughters Lucy, 21, and Amy, 18, attend Brown University, wouldn't mind playing the kind of nice guy his girls know and love. ``They don't seem to be coming my way at this point,'' he said of those scripts. ``But it will all work out. Whatever I do, I go for a certain kind of truth and do it with a certain kind of integrity.'' His health, he says, is fine in the three years since he suffered a heart attack on the sitcom's set. ``I gave up skydiving skydiving Sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate altitude (e.g., 6,000 ft [1,800 m]) and executing various body maneuvers before pulling the rip cord of a parachute. Competitive events include jumping for style, landing with accuracy, and performing in teams (e.g. and skateboarding. No bungee-jumping. I take care of myself. I'll work as long as I'm healthy enough.'' What would he like to play? ``A different kind of Santa Claus. Prehistoric. The original Santa Claus,'' Boyle said. ``Shaman Claus.'' We can picture that. CAPTION(S): 8 photos Photo: (1 -- 8) no caption (Peter Boyle) David Sprague/Staff Photographer |
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