I'm Only One Man! [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Regis Philbin (Author), Bill Zehme (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1996

Regis Philbin talks about life, his 31-year television career, and his famous co-star Kathie Lee Gifford. From one of America's favorite TV personalities, Regis Philbin's hilarious anecdotes will surprise and delight the more than 13 million fans of his show. Simultaneous hardcover release from Hyperion. 2 cassettes.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The morning talk show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee has been so successful in building a huge base of loyal fans that it requires no crystal ball to predict that Regis's account of the year 1994 in his life will sell very well. With gentle, self-deprecating humor, the performer, assisted by freelancer Zehme, recalls his youth in the Bronx, his education at Notre Dame, his early years on TV in San Diego and Los Angeles, his stint as second banana to comic Joey Bishop and his eventual triumph in New York. He relates many anecdotes about his friends among the famous and the lesser-known and about working with co-star Kathie Lee Gifford and producer Michael Gelman, who serves as his mock whipping boy on camera. And he describes the almost incredibly frantic pace of his daily existence, aptly referring to himself as a "commercial machine." Still, as he notes, after a long climb, his life is "pretty darn good." Photos not seen by PW.
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From Booklist

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 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 460 pages
• Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568952775
• ISBN-13: 978-1568952772
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,590,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What can I say, this IS my Dad., April 18, 1998

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Daniel J. Philbin (Alexandria, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I'm Only One Man! (Hardcover)

I watched my father write this -- longhand, in a spiral notebook, no less. (Dad can barely find the "on" switch for the computer.) I learned things about my family that I never knew. Anyone familiar with him, even if only through his work on television, can absolutely tell that the words are his. Poor Bill Zehme had the unenviable task of keeping him focused. And, he did a great job! It's a good, quick read. Get it. Read it. Pass it on.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great, fun read!, October 11, 1999

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Patrice McInaw (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I'm Only One Man! (Hardcover)

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I learned things about Regis that you won't learn by watching him on TV. I enjoyed reading about his trials and tribulations of his career, from his early days to the present. I have recommended this books to others. Whoever has my copy, please return it! This is one book you can read again.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and enlightening, May 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: I'm Only One Man! (Hardcover)

Reading this book is like sitting down with Regis and listening to him tell you stories. You will be able to look deeper into the man that engages in Host Chat with Kathie Lee everyday. This book is an example of how far Regis really came in life and how hard he had to work for it. This can almost be a self-help book in a way because it portrays the commitment to excellence put forth by Regis to achieve his dream....and did he ever!