For nearly 10 years no TV comedy was as popular or beloved as Everybody Loves Raymond. In You're Lucky You're Funny, Phil Rosenthal, the creator and executive producer of the show, tells the behind-the-scenes story of the making of a number one smash-hit sitcom. Based on ay Romano's actual life, the show also took much of its material from Phil's equally, and hysterically, dysfunctional family characters and experiences. Besides being one of the funniest books ever written about television, You're Lucky You're Funny is one of the most illuminating. Phil offers an unprecedented look at the making of a hit show, considering everything from casting to writing to production to managing egos to keeping a series fresh after it has comfortably settled in for the long haul.

PHIL ROSENTHAL was born in Queens, grew up in Rockland, New York, and attended Hofstra University on Long Island. He was the creator/executive producer of the hit CBS comedy Everybody Loves Raymond, for its entire nine-season run, beginning in 1996. Everybody Loves Raymond was nominated for more than seventy Emmy Awards, and won fifteen times. He returned to his roots as an actor in the James L. Brooks feature film Spanglish and has also appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm. Rosenthal lives in los Angeles with wife, the actress Monica Horan (who played Amy on Everybody Loves Raymond), and their two children.