Regis Philbin has been gone from 'Live!' for less than a month and he's already plotting his return to TV.
According to the New York Post's Page Six, Philbin's next TV project could be a family talent show. The 80-year-old TV mainstay has formed RAF Productions with former 'Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee' director Barry Glazer, Edward Walson and Cort Cassidy.
"We're contemplating a show that is sort of a talent show, but it involves the whole family," Philbin told Page Six. Philbin said the show will be on primetime once it comes to fruition.
Another possibility is a variety-esque show.
"In our business you don't want to say variety because it's frowned upon now, but something with people who are performing," he said.
After weeks of insisting he's not retiring -- just moving on --Philbin confirmed to Page Six that his departure from 'Live!' all came down to business. "It wasn't that ABC didn't try to negotiate with me," he said. "As it happens in this business, sometimes you don't really like the terms so you just walk away with that in mind."
Philbin first hinted at contract disputes in a radio interview. "The contractual issue just never worked out," he said, "but I was going to leave before that anyway."
Following his announcement that he was 'Live!' after 28 years, rumors swirled that Philbin would star in his own reality show. He filmed a pilot, but the project isn't going forward.
While his next projects continue to be in early planning stages, Philbin has ruled one potential gig out: Being a contestant on ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars.'
"Oh, no, no. That's too much for me! I thought about that, though, back when I was kidding myself," he told AOL TV. "It's a good show, but it's not for Regis."
