Ray Laska graduated from Indiana University in 1971 with a degree in Theatre. He appeared in the Indiana University production of "The Three Penny Opera" in 1970 with Kevin Kline and Jonathan Banks. His parents are Frances Paszkiewicz Laska and Gene Laska, and his sister Lucy Laska is married to Ray Lobodzinski. Ray has two daughters, Dominica Jones and Staci Cravens, and five grandchildren,Julia Hart Jones (born 19 January 2003), Benjamin Michael Cravens (born 12 May 2005), Griffin Clark Jones (born 12 February 2007), Alexander Joseph Cravens (born 11 July 2007) and Lucas Ray Cravens (born October 26, 2009).