Bob Barker, the longtime host of 'The Price Is Right,' died from complications of Alzheimer's disease, a diagnosis he had not revealed publicly.
Bob Barker hosted ‘The Price Is Right’ for more than three decades and became one of the country’s most prominent animal-rights activists.On Aug. 26, publicist Roger Neal — who spoke on behalf of Barker’s longtime friend Nancy Burnet — said that Barker died of natural causes but did not reveal additional details.
After news of Barker’s death spread last month, his Hollywood peers paid tribute on social media. TV personality Drew Carey, who succeeded Barker in 2007 as the host of “Price Is Right,”“There hasn’t been a day on set that I don’t think of Bob Barker and thank him,” Carey tweeted. “I will carry his memory in my heart forever. #RIPBobBarker We love you ❤️.”
Very sad day for the Price Is Right family, and animal lovers all over the world. There hasn’t been a day on set that I didn’t think of Bob Barker and thank him. I will carry his memory in my heart forever.
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