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    'Parenthood' Adds Ray Romano for Multiepisode Arc

    Everybody Loves Raymond star Ray Romano is heading for a different kind of family drama.

    The former Men of a Certain Age star has booked a multiple-episode arc on the upcoming fourth season of  NBC's Parenthod, the network announced Tuesday.

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    Romano will play a photographer and former photo journalist who befriends Sarah (Lauren Graham) and complicates her relationship with Mark (Jason Ritter). He'll first appear in Jason Katims drama's Season 4 premiere on Sept. 11.

    The ensemble bubble series, which revolves around the Braverman family, was renewed last month for a fourth season.

    Romano, repped by ICM Partners, the Conversation Co. and Del Shaw, most recently starred on TNT's short-lived Men of a Certain Age. His recent credits include a stint opposite his former Raymond co-star Patricia Heaton on ABC's The Middle. On the big screen, he's among the voice cast in the Ice Age features.

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    Parenthood returns Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 10 p.m.on NBC.

    Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit