Regis Philbin
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| Regis Philbin | |
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 Philbin at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival |
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| Born | Regis Francis Xavier Philbin[1][2] August 25, 1931 Bronx, New York, United States |
| Education | Cardinal Hayes High School |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
| Occupation | TV presenter Talk show host Game show host Actor Singer |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Political party | Democrat[3] |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Spouse | Catherine "Kay" Faylen (1955–1968) Joy Senese (1970–present) |
| Children | Amy, Joanna, J. J., Daniel |
| Parents | Francis Philbin, Filomena (née Boscia) |
Regis Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an American television personality. He was the first host of the American version of the popular game show, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". For nearly 30 years, he hosted the daytime talk show "Live with Regis and Kelly".[4]
He is often called "the hardest working man in show business" and holds the world record for the most time spent in front of a television camera.[5]
On December 1, 2009, he had hip replacement surgery.[4] On November 18, 2011, Philbin aired his final episode on Live with Regis and Kelly because Philbin's contract on the show had not been renewed.
References [change]
- ↑ "Regis Philbin". CityFile New York. 2011. http://cityfile.com/profiles/regis-philbin. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Regis Philbin at chacha.com". http://www.chacha.com/question/how-old-is-regis-philbin. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/40-celebrities-who-are-democrats
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Regis Philbin has hip replacement surgery". http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091201/ap_on_en_tv/us_people_philbin;_ylt=As.JafJoXWKuOByYKmYkt_kEtbAF. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ↑ Associated Press (2008-05-30). "The happiest man in television". CNN.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080602033906/http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/30/apontv.irrepressible.regis.ap/index.html. Retrieved 2008-06-01. "With each TV appearance, he adds to his record for most hours logged (15,662, as certified by Guinness World Records in 2006)."
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