Philip Rosenthal (born 1960)IMDb.com Philip Rosenthal is an American television writer and producer who is best known as the creator, writerIMDb.com Everybody Loves Raymond - Full cast & crew and executive producer for the 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 was born in Queens, New York, but spent most of his childhood living in New City, New York located in Rockland County. He attended Clarkstown North High School where he became very active in the school's drama club, Cue 'N Curtain. During his four years at Clarkstown, Rosenthal acted in many high school plays. Among his fellow schoolmates were future television producer Alan Kirschenbaum ("Yes, Dear") and New York cabaret singer Richard Holbrook. Rosenthal graduated from Clarkstown North in 1977. From there, he attended Hofstra University, where he graduated in 1981. In the early 1980's, he was 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 evidenced by a role in James L. Brooks' Spanglish as a business colleague of Adam Sandler's character. Coincidentally (or perhaps not), Rosenthal had a minor role in 2007's "The Simpsons Movie", a big screen adaption of the long running TV Series which was also produced by James L. Brooks and his company, Gracie Films. Rosenthal contributed the line "Here we are kids... the Grand Canyon", in fake TV Ads Tom Hanks was filming for the United States Government in support of the "new" Grand Canyon. Producers liked the line and Rosenthal asked if he could perform the part.