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Regis Philbin

1931 - 2020

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Regis Francis Xavier Philbin ( REE-jis; August 25, 1931 – July 25, 2020) was an American television presenter, comedian, actor, and singer. Once called "the hardest-working man in show business", he held the Guinness World Record for the most hours spent on US television. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Philbin served in the US Navy and got his television start serving as a page for The Tonight Show in the 1950s. He got his first network television exposure in 1967 as Joey Bishop's sidekick on The Joey Bishop Show. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Regis Philbin is the 48th most popular presenter (down from 45th in 2019), the 7,607th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,098th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Presenter.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Regis Philbin ranks 48 out of 143. Before him are Helga Vlahović, Yoo Jae-suk, Joey Bishop, Jon Stewart, Stefan Raab, and Bob Barker. After him are Jô Soares, Casey Kasem, Jimmy Kimmel, Steve Allen, Andy Cohen, and Rush Limbaugh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Regis Philbin ranks 408. Before him are Ángel Atienza, Luciano Tesi, Mordecai Richler, Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Fay Weldon, and Giovanni Zucchi. After him are David Cherkassky, Thorvald Strömberg, Paul Halla, Mirja Hietamies, Lev Durov, and D. M. Jayaratne. Among people deceased in 2020, Regis Philbin ranks 475. Before him are Yehoshua Kenaz, Kansai Yamamoto, Birol Ünel, Rudi Hoffmann, Tomisaku Kawasaki, and Helen Reddy. After him are Dieter Krause, Nikolai Gubenko, Nina Andreyeva, Ephrem M'Bom, Tilo Prückner, and Hawa Abdi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Regis Philbin ranks 7,609 out of 20,380. Before him are Rod Serling (1924), Janis Paige (1922), Francis Spellman (1889), Ruby Bridges (1954), Daniel J. Boorstin (1914), and Forest Ray Moulton (1872). After him are Edmund Wilson (1895), Margaret Harwood (1885), George Kennan (1845), Gary Hall Jr. (1974), Margaret Avery (1944), and Leighton Meester (1986).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Regis Philbin ranks 27. Before him are Huell Howser (1945), Jesse James (1969), Phil McGraw (1950), Joey Bishop (1918), Jon Stewart (1962), and Bob Barker (1923). After him are Casey Kasem (1932), Jimmy Kimmel (1967), Steve Allen (1921), Andy Cohen (1968), Rush Limbaugh (1951), and Stephen Colbert (1964).

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