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==Game Show Hosting Career==

==Game Show Hosting Career==

Philbin started his hosting career in a show called ''The Neighbors'', a short-lived 1975-1976 show where a woman had to guess which of her three female neighbors was [[gossip]]ing about her. Philbin would have much more success in 1999 by hosting the American version of the popular British game show ''Who Wants to be a Millionaire'', where contestants answer fifteen multiple-choice questions with the amount of money escalating after every question with only two safe havens to one million dollars. The show went into syndication after Philbin's primetime show was canceled with new host Merideth Viera. Philbin also hosted the first season of ''America's Got Talent'', where a contestant would have to impress three judges with an act in hopes to win a million dollars and a [[Las Vegas]]

Philbin started his hosting career in a show called ''The Neighbors'', a short-lived 1975-1976 show where a woman had to guess which of her three female neighbors was [[gossip]]ing about her. Philbin would have much more success in 1999 by hosting the American version of the popular British game show ''Who Wants to be a Millionaire'', where contestants answer fifteen multiple-choice questions with the amount of money escalating after every question with only two safe havens to one million dollars. The show went into syndication after Philbin's primetime show was canceled with new host Meredith Viera. Philbin also hosted the first season of ''America's Got Talent'', where a contestant would have to impress three judges with an act in hopes to win a million dollars and a [[Las Vegas]]

headline show, beofre being replaced by [[Jerry Springer]] and later [[Nick Cannon]]. He also hosted ''Million Dollar Password'', where a contestant would pair up with a celebrity guessing word clues against another contestant/celebrity pair, revivng a series of older ''Password'' shows.

headline show, before being replaced by [[Jerry Springer]] and later [[Nick Cannon]]. He also hosted ''Million Dollar Password'', where a contestant would pair up with a celebrity guessing word clues against another contestant/celebrity pair, reviving a series of older ''Password'' shows.

 

==Musical Works==

==Musical Works==

Philbin released a total of three albums, with none of them gaining any real popularity. He singing style can be considered crooning, as in the style of his favorite singers like [[Frank Sinatra]]. His first album was released in 1968. His two other albums came years later, in 2004 and 2005.

Philbin released a total of three albums, with none of them gaining any real popularity. He singing style can be considered crooning, as in the style of his favorite singers like [[Frank Sinatra]]. His first album was released in 1968. His two other albums came years later, in 2004 and 2005.