Legendary “The Price Is Right” Host Bob Barker Dies

Bob Barker the longtime host of “The Price is Right” died at the age of 99.

Barker’s long-time publicist Roger Neal announced Barker died at his Los Angeles home on Saturday afternoon.

Neal in a public statement wrote, “It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us.”

Barker was the host of The Price is Right for over 35 years and in that span, he was America’s most recognizable game show host.

Bob Barker – Dead at 99
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If you only think of Bob Barker as a world famous game show host, you are missing his greatest contribution. He was a leading advocate for animal rights. His love of our furry friends inspired compassionate movements all over the world, and we humans were better for it. #RIP pic.twitter.com/12y0bEr5f3

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Here’s what NBC News reported:

Bob Barker, the longtime host of television’s “The Price Is Right” who used his combination of comfort-food charm and deadpan humor to become an American television staple, has died, according to his longtime publicist. He was 99.

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“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.

Neal served as Barker’s publicist from 1987 to 1994 and again from 2020.

To commemorate the icon, flowers were placed on his Hollywood Walk of Fame star.

“Bob Barker was a television legend who was very committed to the Hollywood community as well as being a huge proponent of animal welfare,” said Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez. “He will be missed.”

When producers hired Barker to host “The Price Is Right” in 1972, they hit the jackpot. The game show had faded significantly from its glory days in the late ‘50s and had been punted by two networks before it landed at CBS.

🚨#BREAKING: Bob Barker, the iconic host of ‘The Price Is Right’, has died at 99. pic.twitter.com/gLTXUt3lmS

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Per ABC News:

Legendary TV star Bob Barker, who hosted the famed game show “The Price Is Right” for 35 years, has died. He was 99.

Barker died at his home on Saturday morning, his longtime publicist Roger Neal told ABC News. He was a few months shy of his 100th birthday.

“He had a wonderful life,” Neal said.

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RIP Bob Barker. An absolute legend. Price Is Right with Bob Barker will forever be the GOAT game show pic.twitter.com/1rkBC9mAlo

— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) August 26, 2023