The well-known US television presenter Bob Barker, who has been featured on the hit quiz show for decades The Price Is Right led, is dead. Barker died of natural causes at his home in Hollywood, his spokesman Roger Neal said on Saturday. The show host was 99 years old. Over the course of his long TV career, Barker has been recognized with 19 Emmy awards. In 1976 he was immortalized with a star on Hollywood’s “Walk of Fame”.
US comedian Adam Sandler wrote on Instagram that he was such a “lovely and funny” man. Together they had comedy Happy Gilmore (1996) filmed.
Barker, who initially worked in radio, became the host of the TV show in 1956 Truth or Consequences. From 1972 he led the popular quiz show for 35 years The Price Is Right. Candidates must estimate the price of the products presented as accurately as possible. Based on the model from the USA, the game show ran under the name the price is hot also in Germany on RTL from 1989 to 1997 and was relaunched in 2022. Barker made his last appearance as The Price Is Rightpresenter in 2007 at the age of 83. Then the US comedian Drew Carey continued the show. This is a “very sad day” for fans of the show and animal lovers, Carey wrote on Platform X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday.
The show master was also known as a committed animal rights activist. A longtime host of Miss America pageants, he refused to host a show in around 1987 if the contestants wore real furs. The organizers of the competition then gave in, the contenders for the title of Miss USA ran across the stage with artificial furs. The animal welfare organization Peta recognized Barker’s commitment on Saturday. He has always used his voice and fame to help animals.