Ray Romano Still Waits for His Kids to Go to Sleep Before Putting Christmas Presents Out — Despite Being in Their 30s

Mar. 15, 2025

Ray Romano and his family.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Ray Romanostill does this Christmas tradition — even though his kids are all grown up.

TheNo Good Deedactor, 66, appeared on the Wednesday, Dec. 11 episode ofLive with Kelly and Markand spoke about the traditions his family does during the holiday season. Romano, who shares his daughter Alexandra, 34, and sons Matthew and Gregory, 31, and Joseph, 26, with longtime wife Anna, said there’s one in particular he still loves to do.

“I’m a traditionalist. My wife kind of gets on my case, but the tree, the presents — I have two kids who are out of the house, two kids who are still in,” Romano tells hostsKelly RipaandMark Consuelos. “The other kids come over, I make them go to bed. Well, I don’tmakethem go to bed.”

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Ray Romano.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

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“I mean, they’re adults, right?” Ripa asks.

“They’re adults. They’re in their 30s, three of them,” Romano responds.

“Wait, wait, wait. No presents on Christmas Eve?” Consuelos asks.

“No! We don’t open on Christmas Eve,” the actor says.

Ray Romano and family.Tibrina Hobson/Getty

“Well, I won’t make them go to bed. But I won’t put the gifts out until they’re in bed. And they’re crazy, they stay up late,” Romano shares. “So at 1 in the morning, I’m going into the closet and I’m grabbing gifts that my wife bought.”

“And I lay them out. And then when they come down, ‘Santa came!’ And Santa has more money now,” he jokes.

“I was going to say, what’s Santa’s budget now?” Ripa jokes back.

“I mean, the problem now for Santa is just finding something that they need or that they want. And I don’t know,” Romano says. “But I have help.”

source: people.com