Regis

Regis Philbin made good on his promise, and on a $10 bet with Katie Couric, that he wouldn’t cry as he bade farewell to Live! With Regis and Kelly in a star-packed studio in New York City on Friday. Philbin closed the show, and this chapter of his career, by thanking his fans for “these great years together” and telling them, “I hope I see you again real soon...

Regis Philbin has done some whacky things before, but nothing, as far as we recall, that resulted in him getting partially naked on national TV. Leave it to ‘Jersey Shore’ train-wreck Snooki for bringing out the wild man in The Reeg.

The hardest-working man in show business is about to lighten his workload. REGIS PHILBIN announced on Tuesday's edition of Live! with Regis and Kelly that he will retire from the morning show. The 79-year-old Philbin said he plans to step aside around the end of the summer, but he did not reveal a specific date.