Bob Barker Dies: ‘The Price Is Right’ Host And Animal Activist Was 99
deadline.comBob Barker, the longtime host of television game show The Price Is Right, has died, according to his publicist. He was 99 and died at his home a few months short of his 100th birthday. “It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,” publicist Roger Neal said in a statement Saturday.
No cause was given. The Price Is Right franchise began in 1956 as a television game show hosted by Bill Cullen and was revamped in 1972, when Barker became host.
Drew Carey has hosted the program since 2007. The game show had already been canceled by two networks before finding a home at CBS in 1972.
Barker’s charm helped revive the sagging show, and it continues to air to this day. RELATED: Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries Barker spent more than half a century on TV, taking over as host of the popular game show Truth or Consequences in 1956 and retiring from The Price Is Right in 2007.
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