John Lennon was best man at his wedding on October 21, 1977. Boyle's wife was friends with Yoko Ono.
1957 graduate of La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
After seeing people cheer at his role in Joe (1970), he refused the lead role in The French Connection (1971) and other roles that glamorized violence.
Before deciding to pursue a career in acting, he was a monk in the Christian Brothers order.
Commuted between Los Angeles, California, and his home in New York City for the filming of "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996).
During the entire nine season run of "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996), the New York-based Boyle commuted to L.A. His children, Lucy Boyle and Amy Boyle, attended school in New York.
Father hosted a popular children's lunchtime cartoon show in Philadelphia in the 1950s titled "Lunch with Uncle Pete."
He studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
In 1999, he suffered a heart attack on the set of "Everybody Loves Raymond". He quickly recovered health, and returned to the series.
Is Irish-American.
Peter's wife Loraine Alterman Boyle was a reporter for "Rolling Stone" magazine when they first met - he was in his full make-up for Young Frankenstein (1974). Through her friendship with Yoko Ono, Peter met and became best friends with ex-Beatle John Lennon. Lennon served as best man at their wedding. Their first child Lucy was born two days after Lennon's murder in 1980.
Portrayed his own father, Philadelphia TV personality Pete Boyle, in the movie The In Crowd (1988).
Received a special tribute as part of the Annual Memorial tribute at The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV).
Suffered a stroke in 1990 and couldn't talk for 6 months.
Was the only member of the ensemble cast of "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996) who didn't win an Emmy award for acting in a comedy series.
When he hosted "Saturday Night Live" (1975) in the 1970s, he demonstrated his fine singing voice.