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 United States by Michael Davies. The show features a quiz competition with contestants attempting to win a top prize of $1,000,000 by answering a series of multiple-choice questions, usually of increasing difficulty. The program has endured as one of the longest-running and most successful international variants in the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? franchise.
Screenshot illustrating how question text and answer choices appear on-screen
Regis Philbin, host of the original network version
The building that housed the Californian version, shown here after its 2004 closure
Jimmy Kimmel
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James Christian Kimmel is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show, since 2003. Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012, 2016 and 2020. He also hosted the Academy Awards in 2017, 2018, 2023, and 2024.
Kimmel at the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 4, 2012
Kimmel at Citi Field with his cousin, Sal Iacono, in 2015.
Kimmel at the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 25, 2013