Cameo Critic: Ray Romano likes this Super Bowl performer

February 6, 2016 at 8:00PM
Actor Ray Romano attends the premiere of HBO's new drama series "Vinyl", at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Actor Ray Romano attends the premiere of HBO’s new drama series “Vinyl”, at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Romano will show off his dramatic side in HBO's "Vinyl," a look at the music business in the 1970s (premiering Feb. 14). The former sitcom star had no problem tapping into the show's subject matter.

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"I'm not the most current guy. I still listen to the '70s. I do like Coldplay. I like the substance of their songs, the lyrics, everything. But I'm old. I like a good ballad every now and then."

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 file photo, Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater, in Los Angeles. Coldplay will perform at the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show on CBS Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, the NFL announced on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Chris Martin of Coldplay (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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