The host and animal rights activist presided over the longest-running game show in television history
Truth or Consequences“It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,” Barker’s publicist Roger Neal said in a statementWith an amiable personality and a winning smile, Barker began hosting an adaptation of the popular radio game showThe Price Is RightBorn Dec. 12, 1923, in Darrington, Washington, Barker served in the Navy in World War II, though he never participated in combat, and later worked in radio.
The show set a number of television history firsts. In 1975, it became the first one-hour game show on TV, and in 1990 it became the longest-running daytime game show in history. Barker beathost Johnny Carson’s record for continuous performances on the same network TV program when he achieved 29 years, seven months and 22 days. Barker also served as the executive producer of the show beginning in 1988.
for 18 years. She claimed she had been forced to have sex with Barker to keep her job. Barker claimed the sex was consensual; Parkinson eventually dropped the lawsuit. In 1996, fellow model Holly Hallstrom sued Barker alleging weight discrimination. That suit was settled in 2005, as
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