Here, in "Reege's" inimitable voice, are his marvelous memories--of growing up in the Bronx--his years on the Joey Bishop Show, including for the first time of why he walked out, his life with his wife Joy and their daughters, teaming up with costar Kathie Lee, and hosting the Miss America Beauty Pageant, plus hundreds of other memorable moments that will surprise and delight fans. HC: Hyperion.
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The irrepressible talk-show host here gives an account of his whirlwind activities over the course of a year in a diarylike format. Although at times it seems Philbin would have been better served by a more straightforward autobiography, since some of his best anecdotes are sandwiched in between his kvetching about his stomach troubles and his tennis game, there are still some great stories here. He talks about his idols Perry Como and Dean Martin, his ritual dinners with Charles Grodin and Jack Paar, why he walked off The Joey Bishop Show, and the origins of his mock feud with Gelman, his baby-faced producer. He also takes more than a few hilarious, merciless digs at cohost Kathie Lee Gifford. Walter Winchell once described Philbin as "show biz from head to toenails," and is he ever--brimming with sentiment and painfully sincere, he's also a hardworking trouper and a shameless name-dropper (it seems he's kept every friend he's ever made and mentions each and every one of them here). But hey, if Kathie Lee can make the best-seller list (I Can't Believe I Said That! [1992]), it'll be a cinch for Reege. Joanne Wilkinson
Morning TV host Philbin's "anecdotography" was a PW bestseller for six weeks.
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