Ray Romano, who went to high school with Drescher in Queens, also showed up at Fran Fine’s high school reunion as Ray Barone from Everybody Loves Raymond. They were often the butt of the joke, like when Marvin Hamlisch played Fran’s old teacher who looked a lot like Marvin Hamlisch. The roster included some of the most famous actors at the time, but also singers like Patti LaBelle, Eartha Kitt and Eydie Gormé. Across six hysterical seasons, The Nanny made room for an enormous number of celebrity guests - some with a personal connection to star Fran Drescher but even more who were just willing to become a part of the warm, funny world Nanny Fine created when she took up a room at the Sheffields’.
