 At the national level, Regis Philbin replaced Steve Allen on
Westinghouse's syndicated late-night talk show, marking his first time as a
national host. He served as Joey Bishop's sidekick on "The Joey Bishop Show" and
helmed "The Regis Philbin Show," a daily 30-minute program which received an
Emmy for Outstanding Daytime Variety Series. Regis Philbin also spent three
years as host of the three-hour morning show, "Tempo," on KHJ-TV (Los Angeles).
Regis Philbin has worked on two ABC game shows, hosting "The Neighbors" and as a
field reporter for "Almost Anything Goes." He also hosted a magazine show for
Lifetime, "Regis Philbin Lifestyles," and when the show moved to primetime as
"The Regis Philbin Show," it became the highest-rated program in the history of
Lifetime.
In 1983, Regis Philbin returned to his native Manhattan and
created "The Morning Show" on WABC-TV. Kathie Lee Gifford joined him in June
1985, and their chemistry sent the ratings soaring, making the show the
long-time number one program in the New York market. In September 1988, the
program debuted in national syndication, the title was changed to "LIVE with
Regis & Kathie Lee," and it matched its local success by becoming a national
ratings powerhouse.
Regis Philbin also has a news background, having worked as a
news and sports writer at KCOP-TV (Los Angeles), a news reporter for KSON Radio
and as a reporter, substitute anchor and sportscaster at Channel 8 in San Diego.
He also served as a feature reporter and a permanent anchor at Channel 10 in San
Diego. Regis Philbin has also branched into areas other than broadcasting: he
has written three bestsellers including a memoir "I'm Only One Man"; his second
memoir, "Who Wants To Be Me?" will hit bookstores in September 2000; and he
recently launched a new line of shirts and ties, "The Regis Collection" by
Phillips-Van Heusen, inspired by his sartorial look on "Who Wants to be a
Millionaire."
A native of New York City, Regis Philbin is a graduate of the
University of Notre Dame and received an honorary doctor of laws degree for his
contributions to Notre Dame and South Bend. Regis Philbin and his wife, Joy (a
frequent "LIVE" co-host and host of her own interior decorating show, "Haven"),
live in Manhattan and Connecticut. They have two grown daughters, Joanna and
Jennifer. Regis Philbin seems to have it all. He's the host of "Who Wants to Be
a Millionaire," the most popular game show in television history. He already has
a large fan base from his daytime talk show, "LIVE with Regis." Thanks to these
successes, he now has his own fashion line. And, he has two national bestsellers
to his credit. So what could he have to complain about? Well, plenty. Now Regis
Philbin, the king of curmudgeonly humor, has written an all-new book of
side-splitting rants -- "Who Wants to Be Me?" Regis provides the inside scoop on
his ridiculously difficult life, with cantankerous takes on everything -- and
everyone -- that drives him crazy. In addition, he reveals some of the funnier
moments behind the scenes of his television shows, and his takes on travel,
sports, and his legions of fans. Whether it's skewering the producers of his
morning talk show, or describing the travails of celebrity life today, in "Who
Wants to Be Me?" you can be sure that Regis Philbin will tell it like it is.
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