Bob Barker, a host of the Emmy Award-winning game show "The Price Is Right" for 50 years, went suddenly at the age of 99, according to Variety. It is with great regret that we announce the passing of Bob Barker, the greatest MC in history, according to his spokesman, Roger Neal, on Saturday.

Before alex Trebek overtook him, Barker was recognised for his continuous game show hosting and awarding of hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and prizes in the Guinness Book of World Records. After 35 years of hosting "The Price Is Right," the longest-running game show in television history, Barker announced his retirement in june 2007. In "The Price Is Right," the deep-voiced announcer commands the enthusiastic contestants to "Come on down" and play mini-games based on predicting the price of things.

According to Variety, Barker was a fervent supporter of animal rights and gave millions of dollars to organisations that neuter animals. "And remember folks, always spay or neuter your pets!" was a common phrase he used to finish his presentations. 'The Price Is Right' was the only game show still airing in the afternoon at the time, having replaced its predecessor 12 years earlier. Later, in 2009, CBS would resume daytime gaming. Drew Carey continued to anchor 'The Price Is Right' on the network.

For 51 years, Barker worked on a daily tv show, including his time on "Truth or Consequences." More than any other performer, he received 19 Emmy Awards in total, including 14 as a gameshow presenter. In addition, he got a lifetime achievement Emmy for daytime television in 1999 and four additional awards as executive producer of "The Price Is Right," according to Variety.

He occasionally played himself, such as in the Adam Sandler movie "Happy Gilmore" from 1996, although he never worked as an actor, which he credited to his success. His presentations were a family affair that were produced by his first wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, his high school sweetheart, until her death from cancer in 1981. He regularly brought his dogs to the studio.

He opted to pursue a career in radio after graduation because of his rich speaking voice and attempted a variety of jobs before deciding on audience-participation programmes. After working in Florida, he relocated to California, where he presented "The Bob Barker Show" from 1950 to 1956. Ralph Edwards hired him because he needed a daytime presenter for his programme "Truth or Consequences," which had previously shown on radio and was now airing in primetime.

According to Variety, he began filming his first episode in late 1956 and kept doing so until 1966 on NBC and for an additional eight years in syndication.
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28/08/2023 09:43 AM