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Longtime 'Price Is Right' host Bob Barker dies at 99

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  • Legendary game show host Bob Barker at the last taping of
    Legendary game show host Bob Barker at the last taping of "The Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular," in 2007. Barker died at XX.
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  • Barker spent 18 years hosting TV's Truth or Consequences. That quiz show incorporated stunts — like this one from 1963.
    Barker spent 18 years hosting TV's Truth or Consequences. That quiz show incorporated stunts — like this one from 1963.
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  • Barker promotes the Tournament of Roses Parade on October 17, 1972.
    Barker promotes the Tournament of Roses Parade on October 17, 1972.
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  • Barker started hosting The Price is Right in 1972. A photo from that year shows that contestants were as excited then as they are today.
    Barker started hosting The Price is Right in 1972. A photo from that year shows that contestants were as excited then as they are today.
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  • Barker, shown at home with his wife, Dorothy Jo Barker, in 1977, was a fighter pilot in the Navy before he started his broadcasting career.
    Barker, shown at home with his wife, Dorothy Jo Barker, in 1977, was a fighter pilot in the Navy before he started his broadcasting career.
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  • The simple format of The Price Is Right — ordinary people try to guess the price of ordinary objects — remained essentially unchanged for more than 40 years.
    The simple format of The Price Is Right — ordinary people try to guess the price of ordinary objects — remained essentially unchanged for more than 40 years.
    CBS /Landov
  • Miss Universe Deborah Carthy-Deu, of San Juan, smiles as she is crowned by Barker after the end of the 1985 pageant. Barker, a committed animal rights advocate, hosted Miss USA and Miss Universe for over two decades, resigning when producers refused to stop handing out fur coats as part of prize packages.
    Miss Universe Deborah Carthy-Deu, of San Juan, smiles as she is crowned by Barker after the end of the 1985 pageant. Barker, a committed animal rights advocate, hosted Miss USA and Miss Universe for over two decades, resigning when producers refused to stop handing out fur coats as part of prize packages.
    Raul de Molina/AP
  • The Price Is Right celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1991, but Barker was just getting started. Clockwise from top: Rod Roddy, Janice Pennington, Holly Hallstrom, Barker, Dian Parkinson and Kathleen Bradley.
    The Price Is Right celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1991, but Barker was just getting started. Clockwise from top: Rod Roddy, Janice Pennington, Holly Hallstrom, Barker, Dian Parkinson and Kathleen Bradley.
    CBS /Landov
  • Barker waves to the audience during the taping of his final episode of The Price Is Right. He spent 35 years hosting the show that secured his fame.
    Barker waves to the audience during the taping of his final episode of The Price Is Right. He spent 35 years hosting the show that secured his fame.
    Damian Dovarganes/AP

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Game show host Bob Barker has died at the age of 99.

"It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World's Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us," publicist Roger Neal said in a statement.

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