{"id":489705,"date":"2022-09-02T12:53:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T09:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/regis-philbin-had-free-mcdonalds-for-life-card\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T12:53:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T09:53:28","slug":"regis-philbin-had-free-mcdonalds-for-life-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/regis-philbin-had-free-mcdonalds-for-life-card\/","title":{"rendered":"#Regis Philbin had &#8216;Free McDonalds For Life&#8217; card"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35c0d2428db\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35c0d2428db\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/regis-philbin-had-free-mcdonalds-for-life-card\/#%E2%80%9CRegis_Philbin_had_%E2%80%98Free_McDonalds_For_Life_card%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Regis Philbin had &#8216;Free McDonalds For Life&#8217; card&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRegis_Philbin_had_%E2%80%98Free_McDonalds_For_Life_card%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Regis Philbin had &#8216;Free McDonalds For Life&#8217; card&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Regis Philbin really must\u2019ve been \u201cLovin\u2019 it.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The late talk show host, who died in July 2020 aged 88, was the proud holder of a \u201cFree McDonalds for life\u201d card, according to his son-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Schur, who played Mose on \u201cThe Office\u201d and was co-creator of\u00a0\u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine,\u201d and\u00a0\u201cParks and Recreation,\u201d has been married to Philbin\u2019s daughter, J. J. Philbin, since 2005.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, while <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cW1M1vxhU0w\">co-hosting \u201cThe Dan LeBatard Show\u201d<\/a> with Stugotz, Shur revealed the little-known tasty fact about Philbin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, he did an ad, I think, sometime in the early \u201990s for McDonald\u2019s,\u201d Shur said on the show. \u201cAnd as part of the thanks for this, he was given like a gold \u2014 not real gold \u2014 like gold-colored credit card thing that said \u2018This card entitles Regis Philbin free McDonald\u2019s for life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWho Wants to be a Millionaire\u201d host wasn\u2019t afraid to flash it, according to Shur. <\/p>\n<p>When his wife was a child and was on road <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s with her dad, the old man would get so excited when seeing the Golden Arches. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Obviously, not many people, even those working for one of the largest fast food chains in the world, knew about this life of free Mcdonald\u2019s cards \u2013 often looking at the famed talk show host with confusion, Shur explains.<\/p>\n<p>The confusion would lead to employees calling upper management to verify, but \u201cwho do you even call for that?\u201d Shur jokingly asked. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018What is this? Why is Regis Philbin in this random McDonald\u2019s demanding free $3 hamburgers?&#8217;\u201d Shur said, describing the fast food staffers\u2019 reactions. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Regis-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"McDonald's sign.\" class=\"wp-image-23713965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Regis-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Regis-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Regis-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>It\u2019s not know if a gold card that allows a person to get free McDonald\u2019s actually exist.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Gett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But being the standup guy he is, Philbin would just pay for the food instead of causing a hassle for the workers. <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Shur said it never worked for his beloved father-in-law before his death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Canseco, Regis and Unlimited McDonald&#039;s | 08\/31\/22 | The Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cW1M1vxhU0w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But Philbin never stopped trying when given the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to believe that the card itself was more of a symbolic gesture,\u201d Shur said. \u201cBut he was just like, \u2018No, this is great. I get free McDonald\u2019s.\u2019 But no one ever informed the thousands of employees around the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Philbin died as a result of a fatal heart attack due to coronary artery disease in 2020.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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