He died last week at the age of 88.
More information (https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/25/entertainment/regis-philbin-dies/index.html)
Quite the celebrity.
He seems to have been a relatively decent man who was good at what he did. According to the Guinness book, he's got the "most hours" on American television, though I admit I've probably seen only an hour or two of his performances in total.