2023-08-27 03:44:27
Bob Barker, legendary host for having presented the program “Le Juste Prix” on American television for more than 35 years, has died at the age of 99. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that the greatest entertainer who ever lived, Bob Barker, has left us,” his agent said in a statement.
The presenter at the 19 Emmy Awards – the Oscars of American television – died “of natural causes” at his home in Hollywood Hills, California. Bob Barker rose to fame by first presenting the game “Truth or Consequences” between 1956 and 1975. He began presenting “The Price is Right” in 1972 on CBS.
The channel paid tribute to him on X (formerly Twitter): “Today we lost a beloved member of the CBS family with the passing of Bob Barker. In his 35 years as host of The Price is Right, Bob has fulfilled the dreams of countless people (…) Television has lost one of its most iconic stars,” CBS continues.
We lost a beloved member of the CBS family today with the passing of Bob Barker. During his 35 years as host of THE PRICE IS RIGHT, Bob made countless people’s dreams come true and everyone feel like a winner when they were called to ‘come on down.’ In addition to his legendary… pic.twitter.com/0Jvx7TdsJC
— CBS Tweet (@CBSTweet) August 26, 2023
His charisma and charm quickly made him one of the favorite hosts of American viewers and he remained the presenter of the game until 2007.
Also famous for his activism in favor of animal rights, he always ended “The Right Price” with the same sentence: “Have your pet sterilized!” “.
The former flagship of the NGO Sea Shepherd, which fights in particular against whaling, was named in honor of Bob Barker, after the facilitator had donated 5 million dollars to the organization.
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