Bob Barker: See Photos Of The Television Icon

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August 26, 2023 12:53PM EDT

If you love the man who hosted ‘The Price Is Right’ for its first 35 years, then come on down! Bob Barker will forever be a television icon, so take a look at some of his legendary moments.

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Bob Barker — Though he retired from hosting ‘The Price Is Right’ in 2007, Bob Barker will forever be associated with the beloved game show. Born in Washington State – while spending his youth in South Dakota – Barker began his broadcasting career while attending college at Drury University. He landed the role of hosting the television version of Jack Bailey’s ‘Truth or Consequences,’ a gig Bob would hold onto from 1956 to 1975. In 1972, however, Bob secured a job that would make him a television legend. He was picked to host a modernized version of ‘The Price Is Right,’ which first debuted in 1956 and ended in 1963. For 35 years, Bob was the face of the program, greeting contestants as they participated in numerous games over the decades. In 2007, Bob handed the mic over to his replacement, Drew Carey, and retired from show business. Since the death of his wife Dorothy Joe Gideon in 1981, Bob has been an advocate for animal rights.

Bob sadly passed away at his Los Angeles home in August 2023. Click through the gallery to see more photos from his life.

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Bob Barker — Bob Barker Miss U.S.A. pageant host Bob Barker talks with Miss Mississippi, Katherine Clare Manning during the dress rehearsal for Miss U.S.A. pageant in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Bob Barker — Bob Barker wows in a tux in 1995.

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Bob Barker — Bob Barker arrives at the 1999 Daytime Emmy Awards at New York’s Madison Square Garden on May 21, 1999.

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Bob Barker — Bob Barker at the ceremony where Milt and Bill Larsen Jr. received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006.

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Bob Barker — Bob Barker at a ‘Priceless Memories’ book signing at Borders on Park Avenue in 2009.

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Bob Barker — Bob Barker, and Drew Carey pose for a photo on the set of “The Price is Right” after a special appearance that will celebrate Barker’s 90th birthday at CBS Studios on in Los Angeles in 2013.

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Bob Barker — Bob Barker holds his 8-year-old rabbit Mr. Rabbit at his home in Los Angeles.

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Bob Barker — Bob Barker poses after filming of a special prime-time episode of “The Price Is Right,” in Los Angeles.

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Bob Barker — Bob Barker waves during filming of a special prime-time episode of “The Price Is Right,” in Los Angeles.

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