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‘C’mon Down!’: Former ‘The Price is Right’ host Bob Barker celebrates 99 years around the sun

Barker hosted the game show from 1972 through 2007

Elizabeth Washington, Digital News Editor

Published: December 12, 2022 at 1:33 PM

Legendary “The Price is Right” host Bob Barker celebrates his 99th birthday on Monday.

Barker hosted the game show from 1972 through 2007. Comedian Drew Carey took Barker’s place after he retired and has been the host since June 2007.

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Below is a mural dedicated to the former game show host on the wall of Studio 46!

Happy 99th birthday to #BobBarker!

This mural is on the wall of Studio 46 at Television City. #ThePriceIsRight #spayandneuteryourpets pic.twitter.com/PcJ5Fuqqtq
— The Price Is Right: The Barker Era (@TPIRBarker) December 12, 2022

Nancy Burnet, a longtime friend of Barker, wrote in a birthday press release that Barker is doing great and is aware of all the birthday love he will be receiving on his birthday.

Before being “The Price is Right” game show host, Barker hosted “The New Truth and Consequences” from 1956 through 1975.

Barker has also made an appearance on the TV series “How I Met Your Mother” and in the movie “Happy Gilmore.”

Emmy Award winner Bob Barker's final daytime episode of THE PRICE IS RIGHT aired Friday, June 15 (11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT) and then again that night in primetime (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), leading directly into the 34th Annual Daytime Entertainment Awards (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) broadcast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on the CBS Television Network. Pictured here: Bob with contestant Philip Barrett. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Neal Public Relations)

Emmy Award winner Bob Barker's final daytime episode of THE PRICE IS RIGHT aired Friday, June 15 (11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT) and then again that night in primetime (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), leading directly into the 34th Annual Daytime Entertainment Awards (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) broadcast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Neal Public Relations)