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Regis Philbin, American TV host who spent 17,000 hours in front of camera, dies of natural causes at age of 88 – ABC News

Philbin, one-time host of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, put in more time on camera than anyone else in the history of US television — about 17,000 hours — according to Guinness World Records.

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American TV host Regis Philbin, who logged more hours in front of the camera than anyone else in the history of US television on shows like Who Wants to be a Millionaire, has died aged 88.

  • Philbin died of natural causes, according to his family, one month before his 89th birthday
  • Guinness World Records listed Philbin as having put in about 17,000 hours on television
  • He was paid $28 million a year in 2000, the most ever for a game-show host

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