Bob Barker

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Bob Barker

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Bob Barker

Date of Birth

Date of Birth: December 02, 1923
Date of Passing: August 26, 2023
Birthplace: Darrington, Washington
Obituary: NBC News

Bob Barker was an American television game show host.

He is known for hosting CBS's The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007, making it the longest-running daytime game show in North American television history, and for hosting Truth or Consequences from 1956 to 1974.

Bob Barker was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2004.

Barker died August 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. He was 99.

Bob Barker was an American television game show host.

He is known for hosting CBS's The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007, making it the longest-running daytime game show in North American television history, and for hosting Truth or Consequences from 1956 to 1974.

Bob Barker was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2004.

Barker died August 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. He was 99.

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Awards & Nominations

No Nominations | 1 Honor
Hall of Fame - 2004
  • Winner
  • Bob Barker, as Honoree

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Bob Barker at the 16th Hall of Fame Ceremony in June 2004 at the Television Academy campus in North Hollywood

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Bust of Bob Barker in the Hall of Fame Garden. Sculpture by Angie Whitson.

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