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As always, the further we go back in Hollywood history,
the more that fact and legend become intertwined. It's hard to say where the truth really lies.
August
25, 1931
Regis Francis Xavier Philbin is born.
Media personality and occasional actor,
known for fronting various talk and game shows. Appearing on television since the late 1950s. Philbin
holds the Guinness World
Record for the most time spent in front of a television
camera.
His trademarks include his excited manner, his New York Bronx accent, his wit,
and irreverent ad-libs. He is most widely known for Live with
Regis and Kelly,
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Million Dollar
Password, and for hosting the first season of America's Got
Talent. He is the cousin of singer-songwriter and American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi.
To quote the Bicentennial Minute, "And that's the way it was". Stay Tuned Tony Figueroa |
I represent the first generation who, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson. Read the full "Pre-ramble"
Monday, August 22, 2016
This Week in Television History: August 2016 PART IV
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