Hey, everyone. This past weekend, we lost an absolute legend. TV host and our good friend Regis Philbin passed away at 88 years old.
嘿,各位。上个周末,我们失去了一个绝对的传奇。电视主持人和我们的好朋友里吉斯·菲尔宾去世,享年88岁。
Regis got his start as an NBC page at The Tonight Show, right here, when Steve Allen was the host.
他的生涯是从NBC“今夜秀”的一名工作者开始的,就在这里,当时史蒂夫·艾伦是主持人。
But the big break for him was in 1967, when he became famous as the sidekick on The Joey Bishop Show.
但对他来说,最大的突破是在1967年,当时他在“乔伊·毕肖普秀”担任助手。
He could do everything. He could sing. He was funny. He was really funny. He was an entertainer.
他什么都能做。他会唱歌。他很有趣。他真的很有趣。他是个艺人。
He always was game to do a bit or dress up. He would do anything for a laugh. I loved him.
他总是会打扮一下自己,为了取笑他什么都愿意做。我爱他。
My grandparents loved him. They introduced me. My mom and dad loved him.
我的祖父母爱他。他们介绍我。我爸爸妈妈都爱他。
Between his early career and his time on Regis and Kathie Lee and Regis and Kelly, he was part of all of our lives.
从他早期的职业生涯到他在瑞吉斯、凯西李、瑞吉斯和凯利的那段时间,他是我们生活的一部分。
He would tell funny stories about his night out in Manhattan the night before and tell them with such humor and class and grace.
他会讲前晚他在曼哈顿的一个有趣的故事,并以这样的幽默、优雅和优雅来讲述。
And, personally, I loved that he never forgot his Irish roots, and as someone who grew up in an Irish family,
就我个人而言,我喜欢他是因为,他永远不会忘记他的爱尔兰血统,作为一个在爱尔兰家庭长大的人,
I could relate to all of those stories. When I started to become famous on Saturday Night Live and people would ask,
我能理解所有这些故事。当我在“周六夜现场”成名时,人们会问,
What's it like when people recognize you on the street?, I would be like, I feel like Regis.
当人们在街上认出你是什么感觉?,我想,我觉得自己像瑞吉斯。
And everyone understood that. There was no need for explanation, cause he was the king of New York.
每个人都明白。不需要解释,因为他是纽约的国王。
I was lucky enough to be on his show as a guest, and he was also on my show numerous times.
我有幸作为嘉宾参加了他的节目,他也多次出现在我的节目中。
We got to know each other pretty well. He'll be remembered as a genuinely nice person, a funny human, a good husband,
我们很了解对方。他会被铭记为一个真正的好人,一个有趣的人,一个好丈夫,
father, and grandfather. And he always had that smile, and when Irish eyes are smiling,
一个爸爸,还有爷爷。他总是微笑着,当爱尔兰人的眼睛在微笑时,
well, they'll steal your heart away. Regis, we'll miss you.
好吧,他们会偷走你的心。瑞吉斯,我们会想念你的。