Duchovny, Carvey Want to Be Millionaires
After recruiting quiz-show addict (and queen of all things trivial) Rosie O'Donnell, ABC confirmed five more stars for its shows, set to air during May sweeps. Songstress Williams, X-Files G-man Duchovny, former Saturday Night Live funnyguy Dana Carvey and CBS sitcom star Ray Romano have agreed to take the hot seat for Millionaire and donate their winnings to charity.
Regis Philbin also roped in his outgoing talk-show compatriot Kathie Lee Gifford (pick a lifeline--Frank or Cody?) to take a chance with the ratings Goliath. Network spokeswoman Pat Preblick says they're still working on getting Drew Carey and three more celebs to round out the lineup--all of whom will be announced in the coming weeks.
And no, one of them won't be Jeopardy!'s know-it-all host Alex Trebek, who's reportedly too busy this year to take a seat next to Regis and settle their ongoing feud over whose show is tougher.
Despite the usual dumbing-down of celebrity game shows, Preblick says the only probable changes to Millionaire will be that the money goes to charity, and all 10 celebrities will get their chance to stare down Regis.
But being celebrities, maybe those freaky spotlights and Regis' shiny black outfits won't be so nerve-racking. The current rundown also shows some real brainpower. Rosie already had a successful stint as a phone-a-friend lifeline. And while Duchovny once lost on Celebrity Jeopardy!, he's still got egghead credentials: a Bachelor's in English from Princeton University and a Master's from Yale.
Of course, it will just hurt even more if he loses over Millionaire brain-benders like: "What color are Post-It notes?"





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