You know, I never knew if I had any talent when I started in this business. My first job was being a page at The Tonight Show. I saw Jack Paar come out one night and sit on the edge of his desk and talk about what he'd done the night before. I thought, 'I can do that!' I used to do that on a street corner in the Bronx with all my buddies.

His trademarks include his excited manner his New York Bronx accent his wit and irreverent ad-libs. Trouble" by Regis and often referred to as such on Live. Louis on KMOX-TV (now KMOV).

After Philbin's contract with Live! with Regis and Kelly was not renewed his final episode of Live aired on November 18 2011. Philbin is often called (somewhat tongue-in-cheek and alternately attributed to James Brown) "the hardest working man in show business" and holds the Guinness World Record for the most time spent in front of a television camera. He is most widely known for Live! with Regis and Kelly (which rose to fame as Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee)Who Wants to Be a MillionaireMillion Dollar Password and for hosting the first season of America's Got Talent.