Was Regis Philbin originally considered for the voice of The Beast in Beauty And The Beast?

[DodgerGirl]

I was listening to the commentary of the Beauty And The Beast Special Edition DVD and I learned that when they were auditioning for The Beast Regis Philbin was originally gonna provide the voice of The Beast but they ultimately chose Robby Benson instead. I never knew that Regis Philbin would audition to play The Beast and I wonder how Beauty And The Beast would have been with Regis Philbin providing The Beast's voice? Probably funny in my eyes