Joy Philbin | |
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 Philbin at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Born | Bette Joy Senese February 1, 1941 New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Joy Senese Philbin |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Bette Joy Philbin (née Senese; born February 1, 1941) is an American television personality, and the widow of television personality Regis Philbin.[1]
In the late 1960s, Senese worked as an assistant to comedian and talk show host Joey Bishop.[2] Regis Philbin was Bishop's on-air sidekick. Many years later, after raising children, Philbin hosted HGTV's At Home With... and the syndicated home show, Haven. She occasionally co-hosted with her husband on his show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1988–2001), and she also occasionally co-hosted with him on Live with Regis and Kelly in Kelly Ripa's absence, until he retired. She also guest-starred with her husband on Ripa's situation-comedy television series Hope & Faith (2003–2006).
Joy and Regis Philbin were married on March 1, 1970, and together the couple had two daughters, Joanna and J. J.[3]
In August 2007, Regis and Joy Philbin announced that their daughter J. J. and her husband, television producer Michael Schur, were expecting their first child in 2008, a boy named William Xavier Schur. He was nicknamed "Mr. Trouble" by Regis, and was often referred to as such on Live. In 2010, J. J. gave birth to another child, a girl named Ivy Elizabeth Schur.
The couple split their time between their apartment in New York City and condo in Beverly Hills, California.
Regis Philbin died on July 25, 2020.[4][5] The couple had been married for fifty years.[6]
