Career: James began doing stand-up and it was on the comedy circuit that he met comedian and actor Ray Romano. He made guest appearances on Ray's sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond, and this led to the development of his own sitcom, The King of Queens, which ran from 1998 to 2007. James made his big-screen debut in 2005 romantic comedy Hitch, alongside Will Smith. Since then he has appeared in a number of comedy films, including I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012) and Grown Ups 2 (2013).

Career: Remini's big break came in 1998 when she was cast alongside Kevin James and Jerry Stiller in long-running sitcom The King of Queens. It ran for nine seasons until 2007. Since it ended, she has had recurring roles on In the Motherhood, Family Tools and The Exes. Away from acting, she was a co-host on daytime talk show The Talk and was a participant in season 17 of Dancing with the Stars. In 2014, she began starring with her husband Angelo Pagan in the reality series Leah Remini: It's All Relative.

Career: In 1989, Romano won a talent contest run by a local radio station, which landed him a manager. He made his TV debut that year in The Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search. Appearances on The MTV Comedy Half-Hour and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson helped boost his profile. Guest roles in animated sitcom Dr Katz, Professional Therapist, proved he could act. He won a regular role in NewsRadio in 1996, but turned it down to launch Everybody Loves Raymond. It proved a wise move. The show ran for nine years, was hugely popular and made Romano a major US star. He's since appeared in the movie Welcome to Mooseport and lent his voice to animated film Ice Age and its sequels. He was last seen in the comedy drama Men of a Certain Age and the sitcom Parenthood.

Career: In 1980, Heaton moved to New York and made her Broadway debut in the musical Don't Get God Started, before joining together with fellow acting students to start the theatre company Stage Three. It was in one of their productions that she first caught the eye of a Los Angeles casting director. She subsequently won roles in TV series including thirtysomething, Room for Two, Women of the House and Party of Five, and the movies Memoirs of an Invisible Man and Beethoven. However, her big break came in 1996 when she was cast as Debra in Everybody Loves Raymond - the sitcom ran for nine years and won her two Emmy awards. Since it ended, she's also starred in the comedy Back to You. Away from acting, she has written a memoir and more controversially, has spoken out on behalf of pro-life and anti-euthanasia groups. She is currently starring as Frankie Heck in popular US sitcom The Middle.