In the before time, hosts of television entertainment were just supposed to guide us from commercial break to commercial break. Now, we want them to help us make sense of the world.
In his journey from reality TV producer to A-list interrogator, Andy Cohen discovered a gift for breaching the barriers of fame in our era’s celebrity circus.
Exclusives
TV icon Regis Philbin, 79, said five months ago that he wanted to leave Live With Regis and Kelly in November. While a decision on Philbin’s successor isn’t imminent, Disney has been considering a range of candidates, say people close to Disney-ABC Domestic Television, which distributes the show. Radio-TV personality Ryan Seacrest, 36; TV host and former Bravo executive Andy Cohen, 43; and TV host and actor Mark Consuelos, 40, are all said to be possible contenders. Consuelos is married to Philbin’s co-host, Kelly Ripa.
