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Article: Drew Carey is game to get back to work
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- August 1, 2007
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NEW YORK - Drew Carey has been living a comfortable life of semi-
retirement, but in a couple of months, he could be the next Regis
Philbin.
Carey was just selected as Bob Barker's replacement on "The Price
Is Right," and next week he will debut as the host of "Power of 10,"
a prime-time game show that CBS has high hopes for.
A daytime hit and commanding presence in prime time - sounds just
like Philbin in the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" days. And that
wouldn't even count the endless reruns of "The Drew Carey Show" in
syndication.
To hear Carey tell it, he'd be fine either way.
"I didn't want to do TV in the first place," he said over lunch
last week. "I'd be happy going to soccer games, ...