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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Regis Philbin will be taking a leave of absence from his long-running ABC daytime talk show to undergo a hip replacement surgery. Philbin, 78, made the announcement Monday on "Live with Regis and Kelly," which is broadcasting from Las Vegas this week. "I've been limping around here; it really is painful," Regis said at the end of the show's opening segment. His surgery is scheduled for December 1, after the show's crew returns to New York. Philbin didn't give a firm date for his return to the show, saying only, "I'll be back next year." The show later issued ... Read Full Story

Talk show icon Regis Philbin will be taking a leave-of-absence from his long-running ABC daytime talk show, Live with Regis and Kelly , to undergo a hip replacement surgery . The 78-year-old Philbin made the announcement Monday on his show that he’ll go under the knife on December 1st, after the show’s crew returns to New York. The show is currently broadcasting from Las Vegas this week. “I’ve been limping around here; it really is painful,” Regis said at the end of the show’s opening segment. “I’ll be back next year,” said Philbin who didn’t give a firm date for his return to the ... Read Full Story

  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Regis Philbin will be taking a leave of absence from his long-running ABC daytime talk show to undergo a hip replacement surgery . Philbin, 78, made the announcement Monday on " Live with Regis and Kelly ," which is broadcasting from Las Vegas this week. "I've been limping around here; it really is painful," Regis said at the end of the show's opening segment. His surgery is scheduled for December 1, after the show's crew returns to New York. Philbin didn't give a firm date for his return to the show, saying only, "I'll be back next year." ... Read Full Story

Regis Philbin announced today that he would be taking a break from his show, Live With Regis & Kelly . Regis will be off for a little over a month while he recuperates from hip surgery. I wish Regis a speedy recovery! Usually they have a variety of co-host fill-ins when one of them is off. I’m curious to see if they’ll have several celebrities filling in or just one person the entire time? Who would you love to see co-hosting with Kelly Ripa? I think Peter Facinelli would be someone fun to have on there! He’s so personable and down-to-earth, and has a ... Read Full Story

Regis Philbin will take a leave of absence from his popular New York talk show to have a hip replacement. “I’ve been limping around here. It really is painful,” said Regis, who made the announcement during a Las Vegas taping of the ABC daytime talk show, Live! With Regis And Kelly. Philbin, 78, is scheduled to undergo the surgery next Tuesday when the show returns to New York. He would only promise: “I’ll be back next year.” Philbin’s deadpan act with perky sidekick Kelly Ripa has kept viewers entertained for many years. Neither Regis nor Kelly would comment on who [ Read More ] ... Read Full Story