Bob Barker, who hosted "The Price Is Right" from 1972 to 2007, died on Aug. 26 at the age of 99. His death was confirmed by his spokesperson, per the New York Times.
Barker was born in Washington state in 1923. The host, who was an enrolled member of the Sioux tribe, spent most of his youth on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Mission, South Dakota. He began his broadcasting career on the radio and even hosted his own show, "The Bob Barker Show." In 1956 he took over the game show "Truth or Consequences," and in 1972 he became the host of the new version of "The Price Is Right." He became beloved for his role of the show, a perennial favorite of daytime TV watchers (and kids home sick from school). He retired from the program in 2007. Over his tenure, he won 14 Daytime Emmy Awards for outstanding talk show host for the show.
Barker married Dorothy Jo Gideon in 1945; she died in 1981. Barker, a vegetarian, was a strong advocate of animal rights and famously finished every episode of "The Price Is Right" by reminding viewers to get their pets "spayed or neutered." Barker also memorably played himself in Adam Sandler's 1996 movie "Happy Gilmore."
