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| Bob Barker | |
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| Born | Robert William Barker December 12 1923 Darrington, Washington, USA |
| Occupation | Retired TV Presenter and Game Show Host |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy Jo Gideon (1945–1981) |
Robert William "Bob" Barker (born December 12 1923)At 80, Bob Barker is still in the game is a nineteen-time Emmy Award-winning former American television game show host. He is best known for hosting CBS\'s The Price Is Right since September 4 1972, making it the longest-running daytime game show in North American television history. After holding the job for nearly 35 years and having been in television for 50 years, Barker retired in June 2007.Rosie O\'Donnell To Replace Bob Barker?
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Barker was born in Darrington, Washington, and spent most of his youth on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. His mother, Matilda ("Tillie") Valandra (nee Matilda Kent Tarletonhttp://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-1991220391&tid=1130100), was a school teacher; his father, Byron John Barker, was the foreman on the electrical high line through the state of Washington. While in Washington, his father fell from a tower and sustained an injury which resulted in his death in 1929. Barker has a half-brother, Kent Valandra, from Matilda\'s subsequent re-marriage. In the 1930s the family moved to Springfield, Missouri, where Barker graduated from Central High School.
Barker attended Drury College (now Drury University) in Springfield, on a basketball scholarship. He was a member of the Epsilon Beta Chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity at Drury. His education was interrupted by World War II. Barker served in the Navy as a fighter pilot. However, the war ended before he was assigned to a seagoing squadron. After the war, he returned to Drury to finish his education, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in economics. While attending Drury, Barker worked his first "media job", at KTTS-FM Radio, in Springfield.
Barker left Springfield and worked at a radio station in Florida before landing another radio job in California. He was hosting an audience-participation radio show on KNX (AM) in Los Angeles when game show producer Ralph Edwards happened to be listening and liked Barker\'s voice and style.
Barker married his high school sweetheart Dorothy Jo Gideon in 1945 and the couple remained married for 36 years up until her death in 1981 from lung cancer. The couple have no children. Barker never remarried after her death.
Barker started hosting on December 31, 1956, and would continue with the program until 1975. The idea was to mix the original quiz element of game shows with wacky stunts. On the show, people had to answer a trivia question correctly (usually an off-the-wall question that no one would be able to answer correctly) before "Beulah the Buzzer" was sounded. If the contestant could not complete the "Truth" portion, there would be "Consequences," usually a zany and embarrassing stunt. In addition, during Barker\'s run as host, "Barker\'s Box" was played. Barker\'s Box was a box with four drawers in it. If a contestant was able to pick all three drawers with money inside before picking the empty drawer, he or she won a bonus prize.
In many broadcasts, the stunts on Truth or Consequences included a popular, but emotional, heart-rending surprise for a contestant, that being the reunion with a long-lost relative or with an enlisted son or daughter returning from military duty overseas, particularly Vietnam.
It was on Truth Or Consequences that the salute became his trademark sign-off; he ended each episode with "Bob Barker saying good-bye, hoping all your consequences are happy ones!"
In 1967, Barker hosted the short-lived game show The Family Game for Chuck Barris, where he would ask children contestants questions about their families\' lives, and the parents had to guess how they answered in a Newlywed Game-esque fashion.
On September 4 1972, Barker began his most famous assignment hosting the CBS revival of The Price Is Right. In the four decades of the CBS version, he has become far more strongly associated with the show than first host Bill Cullen was with the 1950s–1960s original.
On October 15 1987, Barker did what other MCs almost never did: he renounced hair dye and allowed his hair to go gray. Fellow hosts Monty Hall and Alex Trebek would follow Barker\'s decision to go to gray hair in the late 1980s.
In 2006, The Price Is Right celebrated 35 consecutive years on the air. It is the longest-running game show of all time in North America. Overall, in daytime programming (excluding Saturday and Sunday), The Price Is Right is ranked sixth among the longest-continuing television programs (NBC\'s Today ranks the longest, followed by four daytime soap operas: Guiding Light, As the World Turns, General Hospital, and Days of our Lives). It has won its time slot (11:00 a.m. Eastern) for the past 25 years with its closest competitor (currently ABC\'s The View) normally getting about half of TPIR\'s ratings.
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Bob Barker to retire as host of U.S. gameshow The Price Is Right
Barker has revealed that Fremantle Media, the company that owns the show, has been looking for a successor in the last two to three years, and also that he had considered retirement for a while, but he had so much fun that he continued to do the show. On October 31, 2006, Bob made his announcement that he would retire from The Price Is Right in June 2007.USA Today Article He taped his final episode on June 6, 2007, with the show airing twice on June 15, 2007. The first airing was in the show\'s normal daytime slot and the second airing was in primetime as the lead-in to the Daytime Emmy Awards. Repeat episodes from Barker\'s final season continued to air until October 12, 2007, ending with a repeat of his final episode. On July 23 2007, it was announced that comedian Drew Carey would take Barker\'s place as the new host for the show beginning in Fall 2007.
Bob Barker is well known for his work in animal rights. He became a vegetarian in 1979. That same year, he began promoting animal rights. Barker began ending each episode of The Price Is Right with the phrase: "Help control the pet population; have your pet spayed or neutered" in 1985, and was named national spokesman for "Be Kind to Animals Week" in May of that year. On A&E\'s Biography program, he credited his wife, Dorothy Jo, with causing him to become more aware of animal rights and becoming a vegetarian, because she had done so. Bob remarked that Dorothy Jo was way ahead of her time as far as animal rights were concerned and that shortly after her death in October, 1981, he took up animal rights in order to keep doing something that she had done. Fellow game show hosts Jack Barry and Bert Convy eventually followed Barker\'s lead in promoting animal rights on the air.CBS Biography for Bob Barker
Barker hosted the Miss USA/Universe Pageants from 1967 to 1987. In 1987, he requested the removal of fur prizes and stepped down as host when those in charge of the pageant refused.CBS Biography for Bob Barker
Bob Barker\'s DJ&T Foundation has contributed millions of dollars to fund animal rescue and park facilities all over the country. He works closely with Betty White as an advocate for animal rights.CBS Biography for Bob BarkerBob Barker host of “Price Is Right” retires after 50 years
Barker has set a longevity record as holding a weekday T.V. job continuously for 50 years as of 2006, which includes his years on Truth or Consequences. Only sportscaster Vin Scully, who is four years younger than Barker, has held a job longer than Barker in the American entertainment industry, albeit a seasonal job and not a daily one.
At age 84, Barker holds the record of being the oldest man ever to host a television game show and the oldest man ever to host a weekday television program since the inception of American network television. Barker also has hosted/appeared on a five-days-a-week television program longer than anyone else in the history of television.
Barker has won 19 Emmy Awards in total. Fourteen were for Outstanding Game Show Host, more than any other performer. He has also won four for Executive Producer of The Price Is Right and received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Daytime Television in 1999.The Pet Press
On March 11, 1998, on the occasion of the ceremonial five thousandth episode of The Price Is Right, CBS dedicated the sound stage where the show has been produced since 1972 in honor of Barker.Biography for Bob Barker
In 2004, Barker was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.16th Annual Hall of Fame Honors Television Giants
Barker\'s health problems started in 1991 after he complained of having vision problems while exercising. After a visit to the doctors, they sent him to see a neurologist, where the doctors told Barker he had a mild stroke. He soon recovered and went back to work.
On September 16, 1999, Barker was in Washington, D.C., to speak about HR 2929, the proposed legislation that would ban elephants from traveling shows. While preparing for the presentation, Barker experienced what he called "clumsiness" in his right hand. He was admitted to George Washington University Hospital and diagnosed with a partially blocked left carotid artery. Barker underwent carotid endarterectomy to remove the blockage, and the procedure went well enough that he was able to return to work within the month.
On July 11 2002, he underwent a prostate procedure at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. "Rod Roddy Medical Update"
In July 2006, Barker suffered a minor injury to his right hand. On the July 15 2006 episode of The Late Late Show, he jokingly stated that he broke it by karate chopping "countless desks" (something he later proceeded to do to host Craig Ferguson\'s desk).
In 1991, Barker was sued by former model Dian Parkinson following a bitter breakup after the two of them engaged in a three year sexual relationship while working on The Price is Right. Parkinson later dropped her lawsuit, claiming the stress from the ordeal was damaging her health.Dian Parkinson Bio
In 1995, model Holly Hallstrom exited The Price is Right. Hallstrom later filed suit against Barker for wrongful termination and malicious prosecution claiming Barker had launched a media attack against her, allegedly saying that she was disruptive to the working atmosphere of The Price is Right. Barker dropped his case, while Hallstrom did not, finally ending in settlement in 2005.Biography of Holly Hallstrom
Price is Right employees Sherrell Paris, Linda Reigert, Sharon Friem, and models Janice Pennington and Kathleen Bradley were all released from the show in 2000. Reigert and Friem filed lawsuits against Barker, CBS, and FremantleMedia as a result. Friem additionally charged Barker and The Price is Right with sexual harassment. Pearson Television, which took over the show\'s production in October 2000, made changes as CBS needed to cut costs.
In 2002, announcer Rod Roddy\'s on-air camera time on The Price is Right was suddenly eliminated upon the start of the 31st season. Rod Roddy didn\'t speak to whether it was his choice or not. Officially, FremantleMedia claims that it is their official policy for announcers not to appear on camera on any of their shows, however, during Roddy\'s cancer-related absences during the 31st season, substitute announcers Paul Boland and Burton Richardson were both shown on camera on occasion. Following Roddy\'s death in 2003, replacement announcer Rich Fields has appeared on camera numerous times.
In October 2007, Deborah Curling, a long-time employee of The Price Is Right, filed a lawsuit against Bob Barker and The Price Is Right producers, claiming that she was forced to quit her job after testifying against Barker in a wrongful termination lawsuit brought on by a previous show producer. Curling claimed that she was demoted to "intolerable work environment" on the back stage of the show which caused her to leave the job. Curling, who is black, also alleged that The Price Is Right producers (including Barker) created a hostile work environment in which black employees and black contestants were discriminated against.\'Price Is Right\' Employee Sues Bob Barker, Producers. Associated Press (2007-10-05). Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
| Preceded by Bill Cullen | The Price Is Right Host (daytime) September 4, 1972 – October 12, 2007 | Succeeded by Drew Carey |
| Preceded by Dennis James | The Price Is Right Host (syndicated) 1977 – 1980 | Succeeded by Tom Kennedy |
| Preceded by Art Linkletter | Miss USA Host 1967 – 1987 | Succeeded by Alan Thicke |
| Preceded by Art Linkletter | Miss Universe Host 1967 – 1987 | Succeeded by Alan Thicke |
| Preceded by Jack Bailey | Truth or Consequences Host December 31, 1956 – 1975 | Succeeded by Bob Hilton |
| Preceded by Frank Wayne | Executive Producer of The Price Is Right 1987 – 2007 | Succeeded by Syd Vinnedge |
| Preceded by Peter Marshall | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host 1982 | Succeeded by Betty White |
| Preceded by Betty White | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host 1984 | Succeeded by Dick Clark |
| Preceded by Dick Clark | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host 1987 – 1988 | Succeeded by Alex Trebek |
| Preceded by Alex Trebek | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host 1990 – 1992 tie with Alex Trebek in 1990 | Succeeded by Pat Sajak |
| Preceded by Pat Sajak | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host 1994 – 1996 | Succeeded by Pat Sajak |
| Preceded by Ben Stein and Jimmy Kimmel | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host 2000 tie with Tom Bergeron | Succeeded by Regis Philbin |
| Preceded by Regis Philbin | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host 2002 | Succeeded by Alex Trebek |
| Preceded by Alex Trebek | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host 2004 | Succeeded by Meredith Vieira |
| Preceded by Alex Trebek | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host 2007 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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| NAME | Barker, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barker, Robert William (full name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American game show host |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darrington, Washington, USA |
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