Regis Philbin’s Cause of Death Is Revealed: Officials

Regis Philbin’s Cause of Death Is Revealed: Officials
Host Regis Philbin on stage at the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas, Nev., on June 27, 2010. Eric Jamison/AP photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Former TV host Regis Philbin’s cause of death was officially revealed after he died on July 24.

The “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” star died from myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease and hypertension, said a spokesperson for the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Farmington, Connecticut, according to the New York Post. He was 88 years old.
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