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Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor, best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', and as a comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof ''Young Frankenstein'' (1974). Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996 for a guest-starring role on the science-fiction drama ''The X-Files'', won praise in both comedic and dramatic parts following his breakthrough performance in the 1970 film ''Joe''. ==Early life and career== Boyle was born on October 18, 1935, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, the son of Alice (née Lewis) and Francis Xavier Boyle. He moved with his family to nearby Philadelphia. His father was a Philadelphia TV personality from 1951–1963 who, among many other things, played the Western-show host ''Chuck Wagon Pete'', and hosted the afterschool children's program ''Uncle Pete Presents the Little Rascals'', which showed vintage ''Little Rascals'', ''Three Stooges'' comedy shorts and ''Popeye'' cartoons.〔(includes 1953 photo)〕 He had Irish ancestry and was raised Roman Catholic. He attended St. Francis de Sales School and West Philadelphia Catholic High School For Boys. After graduating high school in 1953, Boyle spent three years as a novice of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, or De La Salle Brothers, a Catholic teaching order. He lived in a house of studies with other novices and earned a BA from La Salle University in Philadelphia in 1957, but left the order because he did not feel called to religious life.〔 〕 While in Philadelphia, he worked as a cameraman on the cooking show ''Television Kitchen'', hosted by Florence Hanford.〔 〕 After graduating from Officer Candidate School in 1959, he was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy, but his military career was shortened by a nervous breakdown. In New York City, Boyle studied with acting coach Uta Hagen while working as a postal clerk and a maitre d'.〔 〕 He went on to play Murray the cop in a touring company of Neil Simon's ''The Odd Couple'',〔 leaving the tour in Chicago, Illinois and joining The Second City improv comedy ensemble there.〔 He had a brief scene as the manager of an indoor shooting range in the critically acclaimed 1969 film ''Medium Cool'', filmed in Chicago. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Boyle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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