"Everybody Loves Raymond" creator, writer and executive producer Philip Rosenthal, his wife, actress Monica Horan Rosenthal, and their children, Ben and Lily interview at the 20th Anniversary Inner-City Arts Imagine Gala & Auction at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Ca USA October 15, 2009 <br />Interview by Abbey Scott <br /> <br />Multi-award winning writer/director/producer, Philip Rosenthal is the creator, writer and executive producer of the hit sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond" which captured 15 Emmy Awards. Rosenthal directed President Bill Clinton in the <br />White House Correspondents Dinner video and co-wrote "America: A Tribute to Heroes," the 9/11 telethon, winning a Peabody Award and Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing. Rosenthal is at work on a screenplay for Universal <br />Pictures, a sitcom for the BBC and projects for HBO. Actress Monica Horan Rosenthal is co-founder of The Flourish Foundation and serves on the board of Inner-City Arts. <br />Inner-City Arts is a learning oasis in the heart of Los Angeles' Skid Row where professional artists teach students in a studio environment. ICA has served 150,000 of the city's most at-risk children and works in partnership with the LAUSD <br />to bring elementary and middle school students to the campus during the day for instruction in visual and performing arts. High school students participate in after-school and Saturday programs. National research proves students whoattend ICA classes show dramatic increases in statewide standardized test scores. They learn collaboration, creative and conceptual thinking skills and create a whole new vision of self, hope, accomplishment and belonging <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />© Ricomix Productions / /
