‘The Price Is Right’ Host Dies at 99 – TVLine

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Price Is Right Host, Dead at 99"/> <meta class="swiftype" name="body" data-type="text" content="Bob Barker, the longtime host of CBS' daytime game show The Price Is Right, died on Saturday. He was 99.

Barker died of natural causes at his home, his representative confirmed to TMZ.

For 35 years, Barker served as host of The Price Is Right, starting with the current version's premiere in 1972. Wielding his signature skinny microphone while taking bids from contestants, Barker was a beloved staple of daytime TV, helping make The Price Is Right a consistent ratings winner and the longest-running game show in TV history. He retired in 2007, handing the skinny mic over to current host Drew Carey.

After serving in World War II as a Navy fighter pilot, Barker kicked off his broadcasting career in radio in the 1950s. He hosted the stunt-heavy TV game show Truth or Consequences for nearly two decades, along with several other short-lived game shows, before taking the hosting job at The Price Is Right. He went on to win a total of 17 Emmys, including a lifetime-achievement award in 1999.

Barker's tenure as The Price Is Right host was marred by a number of lawsuits filed against him, including an infamous 1994 sexual harassment suit filed by TPIR model Dian Parkinson, alleging a three-year affair with Barker. Several other models and employees sued Barker for wrongful termination and gender discrimination, and were awarded financial settlements out of court.

A passionate animal-rights activist, Barker became a vegetarian in 1979 and donated millions to animal-advocacy charities. After the 1981 death of his wife Dorothy Jo, who inspired his love of animals, he ended each Price Is Right broadcast with the sign-off line: "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered." He hosted the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants from 1967 to 1987, but stepped down when organizers refused to remove fur prizes from the pageants.

Along with his work on The Price Is Right, Barker appeared as himself on a number of TV shows, including How I Met Your Mother, The Nanny and Family Guy. He also had a memorable cameo in Adam Sandler's 1996 comedy Happy Gilmore, getting into a fistfight with Sandler's character on the golf course."/>