In 2011, married for 41 years at the time, Parade asked Joy and Regis their secret to a long and happy marriage. Regis, always quick with a joke, replied, "What is the secret, Joy? My fear of you?"
Joy's response? "There's just something about Regis. There's always something new on the horizon and it keeps our lives active and fun. I'd rather be with Regis than any other person in the world." Aw... now that's a true Hollywood love story.
Together with Regis, Joy raised two daughters who are successful writers. (Regis also had two children from his first marriage to Catherine "Kay" Faylen, according to The Washington Post.) Their oldest, 46-year-old Joanna Philbin, is the author of four novels geared at teenage readers, while J.J. Philbin, age 45, has been a writer and producer for New Girl, Single Parents, and The O.C., and is married to writer and producer Michael Schur of Parks & Recreation fame (via Just About Write).
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