The cause of Regis Philbin’s death has been revealed.
The beloved television presenter died of myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease and hypertension, a spokesman for the Office of the Medical Examiner in Farmington, Connecticut confirmed on page six. Philbin died on Friday, July 24 at the age of 88.
The “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” Family The host issued a statement of mourning for his death after his death.
“We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night from natural causes, a month before his 89th birthday,” his family wrote.
Her former co-host Kathie Lee Gifford also spoke about the last time she saw her good friend.
“We just had the best time,” he said of his lunch with Philbin and his wife, Joy. “I thought to myself, ‘Sir, is that the last time I go to see my friend?’ Because he was failing, I realized.
Philbin’s other on-screen partner Kelly Ripa also paid tribute to the legend of the game show.
“As people get older, you always know that certain things are inevitable, and dying is one of those things, but Regis is one of the people we all believed in, I think, that somehow he would discover a way to avoid it. inevitable”. Ripa, who worked alongside Philbin for 11 years, said on “Live!”
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