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  • NAME: Regis Philbin
  • OCCUPATION: Television Personality
  • BIRTH DATE: August 25, 1931 (Age: 81)
  • EDUCATION: Our Lady of Solace grammar school in the Bronx, Cardinal Hayes High School, University of Notre Dame
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City, New York
  • Full Name: Regis Francis Xavier Philbin
  • AKA: Regis Philbin
  • ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo

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Regis Philbin is a well-known TV personality who co-hosted his own daytime talk show for almost three decades, also working in prime time and writing several books.


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Philbin was married to Kay Faylan from 1955-68; the couple had two children, Amy (b. 1961) and Daniel (b. 1967). He has referred to his son, born with serious birth defects, as his hero. Philbin married Joy Senese in 1970, and they had two daughters, Joanna (b. 1973) and Jennifer (b. 1974). Joy, is a frequent guest co-host on Live and is the host of her own interior-decorating show, Haven.

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