Regis Philbin

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Regis Philbin (2009)

Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931 in New York City , † July 24, 2020 in Greenwich , Connecticut ) was an American television presenter . He was in business from the 1950s and one of the most recognizable faces on American television. His best-known shows include Live with Regis and Kelly , Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and the casting show America’s Got Talent . Philbin holds the Guinness Record for most of the time a person has spent in front of a television camera (he was awarded 15,662 hours in 2006, after which he was still active).

Early life

Philbin grew up with his parents Francis "Frank" and Filomena "Florence" (née Boscia) Philbin in the Bronx, New York . His father was of Irish descent while his mother was of Albanian descent. Although always considered an only child, he announced on February 1, 2007 that he had a brother, Frank M. Philbin. He had died of an illness a few days earlier. Philbin said his brother asked him not to speak of him in the media.

After his school career at Our Lady of Solace Grammar School and Cardinal Hayes High School in New York, he studied sociology at the University of Notre Dame from 1949 . After serving in the United States Navy , Philbin got his first television experience doing some minor temporary jobs.

Talk show career

Philbin had his first talk show on the Californian regional broadcaster KGTV. Since he did not have a large editorial team behind him for financial reasons, he began each program with a short conversation between him and the viewers about the topics of the day. This “host chat” later became his trademark. As Joey Bishop's sidekick on The Joey Bishop Show , Philbin had his first major role in 1967.

Between 1975 and 1983 Philbin co-hosted Sarah Purcell and later Cyndy Garvey on the AM Los Angeles morning show on KABC-TV. The program then experienced a significant increase in ratings. In 1981 he also hosted a morning show on NBC for 18 weeks with Mary Hart .

Also in the 1980s Philbin hosted Lifestyles with Regis Philbin on Lifetime Television.

Game show career

In addition to his talk shows, Philbin also moderated more or less successful game shows. The first was The Neighbors , which ABC discontinued after a short time in 1975. The show was about a candidate having to guess which of her neighbors were spreading rumors about her. In the same year he co-hosted the ABC show Almost anything goes , the American adaptation of the British quiz show It's A Knockout . However, this show was also canceled due to poor ratings.

Philbin was more successful with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? , the American version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? . After initially great successes in 1999, the quotas also fell over time. In 2001 Philbin won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Game Show Host". After the broadcast of ABC was already discontinued due to the high costs, it was revived in 2002 with Meredith Vieira as presenter. Philbin hosted Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire in 2004 . This was a modified version of the original concept, in which the candidates could win up to 10 million US dollars .

In November 2005, ABC announced that Philbin would be hosting This is our Life . In August 2006, however, it was announced that his contract option had expired and he did not want to extend it.

The first season of America's Got Talent talent show was also hosted by Philbin in the summer of 2006. However, since he had to commute between New York and Los Angeles in the meantime (he had another show at the same time), he handed over the moderation of the second season to Jerry Springer .

Private life

Philbin was married for the second time from 1970. From his first marriage (1955–1968) had two children, as did his second marriage. Philbin died in July 2020 at the age of 88.

Television broadcasts

  • That Regis Philbin Show (1964-1965)
  • The Joey Bishop Show (1967-1969)
  • The People's Lawyer (1975)
  • The Neighbors (1975-1976)
  • AM Los Angeles (presenter 1975–1983)
  • Almost Anything Goes (co-host 1976)
  • SST: Death Flight (1977)
  • Mad Bull (1977)
  • Mirror, Mirror (1979)
  • Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty (1980)
  • California Girls (1985)
  • Ryan's Hope (1987-1988)
  • Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1988-2000)
  • Mother Goose: A Rappin 'and Rhymin' Special (1997, dubbing)
  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Moderator 1999-2002)
  • Live with Regis (2000-2001)
  • Live with Regis and Kelly (2001 to November 18, 2011)
  • Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire (2004, limited to twelve programs)
  • This Is Your Life (2006)
  • America's Got Talent (host 2006)
  • How I Met Your Mother (cameo 2008)

Filmography

Discography

Albums

  • 1968: It's Time for Regis!
  • 2004: When You're Smiling
  • 2005: The Regis Philbin Christmas Album (US: # 74, UK: # 163)

Singles

  • 2005: Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (with Donald Trump ) “Rudolph, you're hired! Blitzen, you're fired! "
  • 2005: Frosty the Snowman

Awards

  • May 2001: Daytime Emmy Award “Outstanding Game Show Host” for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
  • May 2001: Daytime Emmy Award “Outstanding Talk Show Host” for Live with Regis (with Rosie O'Donnell )
  • 2001: TV Guide "Personality of the Year"
  • January 1, 2002: "Grand Marshal of Tournament of Roses Parade"
  • February 2003: "Distinguished American Award"
  • April 10, 2003: Philbin gets a star on the Walk of Fame
  • August 20, 2004: Guinness World Record for "most of the time in front of the camera" (15,188 hours)
  • July 2005: PR.com "Best Celebrity Nickname"
  • April 2006: Daytime Emmy Award winner "Outstanding Special Class Special" for the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (together with Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest )
  • April 2006: Admission to the "National Association of Broadcasters Television Hall of Fame"
  • September 2006: new Guinness World Record for "most of the time in front of the camera" (15,662 hours)

Web links

Commons : Regis Philbin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-regis-philbin-idUSKCN24Q0R7
  2. ↑ cnn.com
  3. ↑ broadcastingcable.com
personal data
SURNAME Philbin, Regis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Philbin, Regis Francis Xavier (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American television presenter
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 2020
Place of death Greenwich , Connecticut