12:09 PM PT — CBS simply spoke on Bob’s passing, pronouncing … “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 50-year career in broadcasting, Bob will be remembered as a dedicated animal rights activist. Daytime television has lost one of its most iconic stars.”

10:42 AM PT — PETA — with whom Barker have been concerned for years in an advocacy position — simply sang his praises within the wake of the gruesome information, telling TMZ, “Bob’s influence on the entertainment industry is indisputable, but what mattered to him most was using his voice and prominent position to protect animals. Of course, everyone is familiar with his “spay and neuter your pets” sign-off on The Value Is Proper—a display the place he refused to permit fur prizes—however he was once additionally one of the most first stars to exit vegetarian, greater than 30 years in the past.

“He joined PETA in urging households to avoid SeaWorld, demanded the closure of mean undergo pits masquerading as vacationer points of interest, implored Hollywood to do so to give protection to animals worn in movie and TV, and, as a Army veteran, known as for the tip of army clinical drills on are living animals.

“His generous donation allowed PETA to open its West Coast headquarters, the Bob Barker Building, in 2012, and it stands as a testament to his legacy and profound commitment to making the world a kinder place. To us—and to so many animals around the world—Bob will always be a national animal rights treasure.”

Bob Barker, the enduring American recreation display host and animal rights activist, has died … TMZ has discovered.

Barker died peacefully at his house Saturday morning in L.A. His rep tells TMZ Bob died of herbal reasons.

The longtime host of “The Price Is Right” in fact were given his get started in recreation presentations then mythical manufacturer Ralph Edwards came upon him hour taking note of Bob’s radio display and rented him for TV.

Barker began off website hosting the enduring crash, “Truth or Consequences” again in 1956, on which he starred till 1975. He additionally hosted quite a lot of alternative recreation presentations and methods over time, together with “Dream Girl of ’67,” “Tattletales,” ‘Pass over Universe,’ and maximum famously … “The Price is Right,” which he produced and hosted till 2007.

Drew Carey took over as host, and the display remains to be extraordinarily prevalent to this time.

Barker has gave the impression in quite a lot of alternative TV presentations and flicks over time, oftentimes starring as himself. He were given right into a struggle with Adam Sandler in “Happy Gilmore,” stand in as Neil Patrick Harris‘ would-be organic father in “How I Met Your Mother,” and performed himself in quite a lot of alternative presentations like “Futurama,” “Spongebob,” “The Nanny,” “Martial Law” and lots of others.

He had a number of minor bouts of pores and skin most cancers over time, and suffered an unpleasant fall in in 2015 and 2017 that despatched him to the ER. He fell again in 2019, and was once handled yet again on the health center. On govern of that, he was transported through ambulance twice in 2018 for again problems.

Barricade to mention, he’s had a accumulation of condition scares over time, particularly of past due. After all, when the pandemic crash in 2020 … we took a peek with him to peer how we was once dealing — and had been pleasantly shocked to be told he was once taking it in stride. Self-isolating wasn’t a weakness.

We latter noticed him out within the streets of Hollywood again in 2016, when he was once complaining to us a few evil base he was once coping with. We chopped it up with him about TV, residuals, his basketball-playing days, and … a possible Sandler rematch. He was once this kind of excellent recreation and a candy man.

Bob’s spouse, Dorothy Jos, died of lung most cancers in 1981. They’d negative kids, and he by no means remarried. Bob does, then again, have prolonged community that experience helped handle him in his after years.

Bob was once 99. RIP.