NEW YORK -- Regis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and some fans strike it rich with the game show "Who Wants to ...

REGIS PHILBIN, TALK SHOW HOST: After Notre Dame, I went in the Navy. On the coast, I was discharged, West Coast, went up to Hollywood, went around to everybody, tried to get a job -- stagehand, ...