Regis Philbin
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Regis Francis Xavier Philbin was an American television presenter, comedian, actor, and singer. Once called "the hardest-working man in show business", he continues to hold the Guinness World Record f
Philbin in 2009
Philbin (left) with Joey Bishop and Johnny Mann on The Joey Bishop Show in 1969
Philbin in 1982
Philbin in Washington, D.C., in 2000
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is an American television game show based on the format of the same-titled British program created by David Briggs, Steven Knight and Mike Whitehill and developed in the
Regis Philbin
…in 2001, and continued as Live! with Kelly after Philbin's departure in 2011. He is also well known as the original host of the American version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, the most-watched prime-time series of the 1999–2000 US television season. Philbin also hosted Million Dollar Password and the first season of America's…
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The building that housed the Californian version, shown here after its 2004 closure