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Regis Philbin
Philbin in 2009
Born
Regis Francis Xavier Philbin
(1931-08-25)August 25, 1931
New York City, U.S.
Died
July 25, 2020(2020-07-25) (aged 88)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Burial place
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Notre Dame (BA)
Occupations
Television presenter
talk show host
game show host
actor
singer
Years active
1955–2020
Notable credits
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1988–2000)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1999–2002)
Live! with Regis and Kelly (2001–2011)
Spouses
Catherine Faylen
(m. 1955; div. 1968)
Joy Senese
(m. 1970)
Children
4, including J. J. Philbin
Military career
Branch
United States Navy
Years of service
1953–1955
Rank
Lieutenant (junior grade)
Unit
Navy Supply Corps
Regis Francis Xavier Philbin[1][2][3] (/ˈriːdʒɪsˈfɪlbɪn/REE-jis; August 25, 1931 – July 25, 2020)[4][5][6] was an American television presenter, talk show host, game show host, comedian, actor, and singer. Once called "the hardest-working man in show business",[7] he held the Guinness World Record for the most hours spent on US television (surpassing previous record holder Hugh Downs).[8]
After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Philbin served in the US Navy and got his television start serving as a page for The Tonight Show in the 1950s. He got his first network television exposure in 1967 as Joey Bishop's sidekick on The Joey Bishop Show. He is most widely known as the co-host of the New York City–based nationally syndicated talk show Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, starting in 1988, which became Live! with Regis and Kelly in 2001, and continued as Live! with Kelly after Philbin's departure in 2011.[9] He is also well known as the original host of the US version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, the most-watched prime-time series of the 1999–2000 US television season.[10]
Philbin also hosted Million Dollar Password[11] and the first season of America's Got Talent.[12]
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^"Jerry Springer Replacing Regis Philbin as 'America's Got Talent' Host".
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talk/variety show host, then later hosted a late-night talk show with RegisPhilbin as his young sidekick on ABC. He also was a member of the "Rat Pack"...
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the show. Sajak became a regular substitute host for RegisPhilbin on the syndicated Live with Regis and Kelly. Sajak also hosted Pat Sajak Weekend on Fox...
began their careers as NBC pages include Gregory Peck, Eva Marie Saint, RegisPhilbin, Michael Eisner, Ted Koppel, Trevor Moore and Aubrey Plaza. NBC began...
"Piers Morgan Tonight: Regis Talks to David Letterman". CNN. Retrieved August 22, 2012. Airdate June 2, 2012, RegisPhilbin, guest host. Letterman: "In...
well. In it, Danning "cinched her image as B-budget bad girl". Regis and Joy Philbin cameo as talk-show hosts. A wealthy playboy/private investigator...
commentary by Jim Duggan and "Lord" Alfred Hayes respectively. In addition, RegisPhilbin helped with commentary on the main event while Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek...
De Niro, Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Tracy Morgan, Brian Williams, RegisPhilbin, Amy Poehler, and Tina Fey. Recorded segments included bits from Bob...
baseball player Steve Garvey. Cyndy Garvey replaced Sarah Purcell as RegisPhilbin's co-host of the local news/talk show A.M. Los Angeles on KABC-TV from...
four-month-long transition to HDTV. The guests with the most appearances were RegisPhilbin (150 appearances), Marv Albert (126 appearances, 73 from Late Night)...
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