9 TV Stars Who Horribly Botched Their Big Leap Into Films

3. Ray Romano

Ray Romano was on top of the world during his nine-season run on his sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Not only was Romano the star of the show, but he also produced the show and wrote many episodes. During the series Romano also voiced Manny the woolly mammoth in Ice Age, a role he has reprised in three more movies and a television special. However, live action film success has been elusive for Romano. The first film he starred in, 2004's Welcome to Mooseport, didn't even make half of its budget back at the box office and earned a 13% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It even soured co-star Gene Hackman so much with acting that he retired four years later without making another movie. Romano's following movies Grilled (which co-starred fellow sitcom star Kevin James) and The Last Word were released direct-to-video in the U.S. Romano obviously got the hint and has stuck with television ever since with only a handful of small movie roles in between.