- Despite being known as a children's entertainer, he never had any children of his own.
- Won the Order of Canada in 1983.
- Moved to Canada with his family in 1958. The family settled in Toronto.
- Was spoofed on The Simpsons (1989) as a guy named Roofi.
- He was named after Raffi (1835 - 1888), a leading figure in 19th-century Armenian literature whose real name is "Hakob Melik Hakobian".
- Won the Order of British Columbia in 2001.
- Turned down a film proposal for Baby Beluga because of the nature of the funding and exploitatives to child marketing.
- Founder of Troubadour Inc.
- Received the Fred Rogers Award by Susan Linn.
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