Regis Philbin (b. 1931) was the long time co-host of Live with Regis and Kelly (with both Kathie Lee Gifford and Kelly Ripa as co-hosts), of which the Muppets are frequent guests. He left the show in the fall of 2011.
Regis Philbin also made a cameo, with Kathie Lee Gifford, in Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday, and was actually in favor of Ronald Grump turning Sesame Street into a Grump tower.
Regis was also the host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, of which Kermit the Frog was a guest.