You'll Never Guess Which Rock Icon Was Best Man to This 'Everybody Loves Raymond' Staroriginally appeared onParade. The classic sitcomEverybody Loves Raymonddoesn't seem like it would be connected to The Beatles, but it is — particularly for late starPeter Boyle, who his costars recently confirmed had none other thanJohn Lennonas the best man at his wedding. During a recent retrospective panel for the show with starsRay Romano,Patricia Heaton, andMaggie Wheeler, creatorPhil Rosenthalmade it a point to remember Boyle, who died at age 71 in 2006, with some fun anecdotes. "Two interesting things about Peter Boyle,"he said. "He studied to be a monk when he was younger. I asked him, 'Why'd you give it up?' And he says, 'There weren't enough girls there.' " "And the other thing is, I wonder if you know this. You know who the best man at his wedding was? John Lennon," Rosenthal confirmed. "He was cool, Peter Boyle." Now, how did these two even end up knowing one another? It's more simple than you'd think. Boyle, who played Ray's dad Frank on the long running series, was married toLoraine Alterman, aRolling Stonewriter he met on the set ofMel Brooks' filmYoung Frankenstein. Alterman was friends withYoko Onoat the time and Boyle became friends with Lennon as a result. Back in 2005, Boyle opened up about having the famous musician, who was killed in New York City at age 40 in 1980, as part of his big day. "My wife and I had a very low-key wedding," Boyle toldPhiladelphiamagazine at the time. "At the last minute, I asked John to stand in as my best man. And he said yes. The rest is history." He added that Lennon did not sing at the event. Regardless, his presence was still larger than life. "He is John Lennon," Boyle gushed to the outlet. "And everything he does is memorable." Everybody Loves Raymondaired from 1996 to 2005. You'll Never Guess Which Rock Icon Was Best Man to This 'Everybody Loves Raymond' Starfirst appeared on Parade on Jun 19, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.