

In this June 27, 2010, photo, host Regis Philbin arrives at the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, in Las Vegas. Philbin announced on Jan. 18 that he would be leaving the show, 'Live with Regis and Kelly.' Chris Pizzello/AP/File
Then-republican presidential candidate and Texas Governor George Bush. Bush clowns with talk show host Regis Philbin (c.) and guest cohost Susan Hawk from the CBS hit television series 'Survivor' during the television broadcast 'Live with Regis' in New York, on Sept. 21, 2000. Jeff Mitchell/Reuters/File
Regis Philbin hosts 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire,' a quiz show which aired on the ABC television network that offers contestants the opportunity to become an instant millionaire. Hillary Daw (l.) from Kennesaw, Ga., was a contestant on the series' premiere on Aug. 16. Maria Melovin/ABC/AP/File
Then-Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore works to hypnotize Regis Philbin during an appearance on the television show 'Live with Regis' on Oct. 19, 2000, in New York. The hypnotism occurred after Philbin inquired about the veracity of reports that Gore had been able to hypnotize chickens as a boy in Tennessee. Cohost Ronda Jamgotchian looks on at right. Andy Nelson/The Christian Science Monitor/File
Television personalities Kelly Ripa (l.) and Regis Philbin tape a segment at the ABC Lincoln Center Studios in New York on Aug. 12, 2010. Ray Tamarra/Sipa Press/Newscom
Regis Philbin and Kathy Lee Gifford host the 1994 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. Newscom
Dolly Parton is seen with Regis Philbin on the television show 'Live with Regis and Kathie Lee,' in this 1989 photo. Newscom
Regis Philbin, dressed as Shrek, arrives at the Late Show with David Letterman in New York in this April 22, 2009, photo. Newscom
Joy and Regis Philbin arrive at the 2010 Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas, on June 27, 2010. Newscom
Regis Philbin is shown at the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Hollywood, Ca., on June 20, 2008. Giulio Marcocchi/Sipa Press/Newscom
Kelly Ripa and Regis Philbin are seen on the set of 'Live with Regis and Kelly,' on Feb. 19, 2001. Frances M. Roberts/Newscom
Regis Philbin kisses Msgr. Victor Parvis on the forehead during a dedication. Archbishop Dolan dedicated the Bronx's Cardinal Hayes HS auditorium in name of its most famous alumnus, Regis Philbin on Oct. 20, 2010, in Bronx, N.Y. Newcom
Actor Jack Nicholson (l.) and talk show host Regis Philbin share a laugh as they sit courtside during the Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Hornets NBA game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on April 19, 2006. Jim Ruymen/UPI/Newscom