I missed so many opportunities along the way to do what I wanted to do because I didn't have the confidence to tell myself, much less anybody else, 'Yes, this is the business I wanted to be a part of, and not feeling that I had the talent... and letting it go all the way through Notre Dame and then through two years of Navy service.

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.