He was 99 and died at his home a few months short of his 100th birthday.
No cause was given.
Drew Carey has hosted the program since 2007.
Bob BarkerSonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images
The game show had already been canceled by two networks before finding a home at CBS in 1972.
Barkers charm helped revive the sagging show, and it continues to air to this day.
AtThe Price Is Rightshows50th anniversary specialin 2021, Barker paid tribute to the game.
Bob Barker with a contestant and guest on ‘Truth or Consequences’
The show has the most enthusiastic and fun audience that one could ever ask for, said Barker.
They truly were and are the heart and soul of the show ….
It was an incredibly memorable ride.
Congratulations toThe Price is Righton 50 historic years.
Heres to 50 more!
Robert William Barker was born in Darrington, Washington, on December 12, 1923.
His mother, Matilda, a schoolteacher, remarried and moved again to Missouri.
From there, Barker landed a job at a radio station in Florida.
His smooth delivery soon caught the eye of television producers.
Beyond game shows, Barker also applied his emcee skills to pageants.
Barker was given an Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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Barkers wife, his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Jo Gideon, died in 1981.
They married in 1945.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued a statement on Barkers passing.
To usand to so many animals around the worldBob will always be a national animal rights treasure.
