The former “The Price is Right” host Barker died peacefully at home of natural causes on Saturday morning in L.A. his rep told TMZ.
FILE - Television host Bob Barker appears on the set of his show, 'The Price is Right' in Los Angeles on July 25, 1985. Actor-comedian Drew Carey replaced Barker on “The Price is Right” in 2007. The former “The Price is Right” host Barker died peacefully at home of natural causes on Saturday morning in L.A. his rep toldFor 35 years, Barker invited studio audience guests to “Come on down!” for a chance to win items ranging from automobiles to vacation packages.
Barker was born in Washington state and raised on a South Dakota reservation. He married Dorothy Jo Gideon in 1945. They stayed together until her death in 1981. They married while Barker was on leave from the U.S. Navy in 1945. Barker, a vegetarian, will be remembered for his animal activism, which PETA thanked him for in 2018 by naming a rescued horse in his honor.
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