Brent Lang Executive Editor As Matt and Greg Romano entered their mid-20s, they began to feel stuck. The identical twins, who are the sons of “Everybody Loves Raymond” star Ray Romano, had dropped out of college after barely giving it a try, then worked as production assistants on late night programs like “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The James Corden Show,” but none of their gigs seemed to be leading to a meaningful career.
Plus, they still lived at home, in rooms filled with Yankees and Jets memorabilia and “Simpsons” figurines that had clearly been collected when they were teenagers.
They knew they needed to shake things up, but they felt stuck. That’s when Matt started a lengthy audition process for “Survivor,” only to get anxious about living that far off the grid.
He decided to pull out at the last minute just when he was very close to becoming a contestant. As Matt struggled with feelings of failure, Ray Romano told his friend Mark Duplass about his twin sons’ failure to launch.
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