'Live with Regis and Kelly' and Guinness World Records(TM) Present 'Guinness World Record Breaker Week' 2007 August 6-10, 2007 on 'Live'

'Live with Regis and Kelly' and Guinness World Records(TM) Present 'Guinness World Record Breaker Week' 2007 August 6-10, 2007 on 'Live'

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Once again, "Live with Regis and Kelly" and Guinness World Records will bring remarkable record-setting accomplishments to live television as they kick off the 2007 edition of "Live's Guinness World Record Breaker Week," August 6-10, 2007.

For eleven years, "Live with Regis and Kelly" and Guinness World Records have showcased record-breaking, history-making moments. In 2004, Philbin was honored with the Guinness World Record for Most Hours on Camera. And last year, the ever-competitive Ripa made Guinness World Record history herself as she literally smashed the record for Most Custard Pies Thrown in One Minute. This year, a new group of record holders and hopeful record breakers will display their unique talents, competing to hang on to their current records or setting new marks.

The week will kick off with Hall of Famer Suresh Joachim of Toronto, Canada who will take a shot at setting the record for Longest Karaoke Marathon (current record: 25 hours, 45 minutes) in "Live's" very own studio lobby. Joachim, who already has broken an unbelievable 35 Guinness World Records, appeared on "Live" back in 2005 when he broke the record for Longest TV Watching Marathon in an astounding 69 hours, 48 minutes.

On Tuesday, bubble artist-scientist Fan Yang, star of the Off-Broadway "Gazillion Bubble Show" will include Regis and Kelly in his quest to set a new mark for Most People Inside a Soap Bubble (current record: 35).

On Wednesday an impressive canine, Sweet Pea of Grayslake, IL, will attempt to break her own record of Most Steps Walked By a Dog Balancing a Glass of Water (current record: 15). The Australian Shepherd/Border Collie mix will climb a flight of stairs while balancing a 5 oz. glass of water on her snout. Sweet Pea, owned by Alex Rothacker, also will attempt to skip her way into beating another one of her existing records, Most Jump Rope Skips by a Dog in One Minute (current record: 65).

On Thursday, the record-breaking festivities continue as Tom Sietas travels from Germany to NY in an attempt to shatter his own amazing 2006 record of Longest Time Breath Held Voluntarily (current record: 14 minutes, 12 seconds). As part of this breathtaking challenge, Sietas will be lowered into a clear, plexiglass tank and will try to hold his breath longer than his already unbelievable existing record.

And finally, on Friday, Regis and Kelly will attempt to break the record for Fastest Time to Duct Tape a Person to a Wall for One Minute (current record: 4 minutes, 22 seconds).

"Live" has become one of the premier venues in which Guinness World Records are broken. Such titles as Most Watermelons Broken Using Head, Most Apples Cut In the Air by a Sword in One Minute, and Most Powdered Donuts Eaten in Three Minutes are just a few of the exotic records that all have been attempted or surpassed on "Live."

Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness World Records book is published in more than 100 countries and 20 languages and is one of the highest-selling books under copyright of all time with more than 3 million copies sold annually across the globe. Guinness World Records celebrated its 50th anniversary edition in 2004, a year after the sale of its 100 millionth copy. The Guinness Word Records website (http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/) receives more than 11 million visitors a year. Guinness World Records is published by HIT Entertainment Limited, a fully integrated global studio with divisions in the U.K., U.S., Canada and Japan, including broadcast production and distribution, video and audio sales, consumer products licensing and marketing.

"Live with Regis and Kelly" is executive produced by Michael Gelman and distributed in national syndication by Disney - ABC Domestic Television. Produced by WABC-TV in New York, "Live with Regis and Kelly" airs in more than 200 markets across the country.

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