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Retired TV Show Host Bob Barker's Net Worth 2019: His Career Highlights And Achievements

by Azen,

Everyone probably watched the Television game show The Price Is Right. And chances are you already have been familiar about Bob Barker. Well, if haven't watched the show or realized who he is then we are gonna let you know all about him.          

Let's begin, as of 2019, Bob Barker, 95 is a retired illustrious television host famed from hosting CBS's The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007. He has hosted the show for 35 years, making it the longest-running game show in North America. With over such long career as a TV host, we are now gonna be sharing about net worth he acc u mulated.  

Bob Barker's Net Worth 2019

The retired television game show host, Barker ama s sed a net worth of $70 million from his outstanding career. There is doubt about his net worth with such a long career as a TV host and 19 Emmy awards he gathered such plenty amount of opulence.

Moreover, he not only earned such wealth from the game show The Price Is Right he also hosted NBC's game show Truth or Consequences(1956-1974), Miss Universe and Miss USA(1967-1987), End of the Rainbow(1957-1958), The Family Game(1967), Simon Says(1971), That's My Line(1980-1981). 

Bob Barkers's Career Highlights  

Bob was employed at KTTS-FM radio while he was in his college days. In California,1950 he hosted his own radio show The BoBarkerer Show for six years.

From 1957 to 1958 he co-hosted End of the Rainbow along with co-host Art Baker. He and Baker would visit places and bring pleasant surprises who were in desperate need of help.

In 1967 he hosted ABC's The Family Game where children as contestants would question on their families in order to guess the answer.

From 1978 to 1986 he hosted as well as produced The Bob Barker Fun and Game Show.

In 1996 he appeared in the film Happy Gilmore starring Adam Sandler. In the movie, he portrayed as himself where he had a scene where he fights with Sandler. The film won an MTV Movie Award for best fight.

Following his retirement from the game show, The Price Is Right he made two guest appearances to celebrate his 90th birthday and to promote his autobiography Priceless Memories.

Furthermore, he also appeared with a minor role in the TV series How I Met Your Mother, The Nanny, The Bold and the Beautiful as well as sitcom Something So Right.

He also has been numerous talk show which is The Ellen DeGeneres Show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, Larry King Live hosted by Larry King, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Wayne Brady Show hosted by Wayne Brady, The Rosie O'Donnell Show hosted by Rosie O'Donnell, and Dinah hosted by Dinah Shore.

Awards And Achievements

Throughout the 50 years career in the Television show of Barker, he won several prestigious awards and has outstanding achievements.  

  • Barker is 19 time Emmy Award Winner in which he has 14 individual awards for Outstanding Game Show Host and other five for Outstanding Game show awards as host/executive producer of The Price Is Right.  
  • Barker won Lifetime Achievement for Daytime Television in 1999 and GSN Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • Barker is cla s s of 2004 television Hall of Famer, cla s s of 2007 Hall of Famous Missourians and cla s s of 2008 NAB Broadcasting Hall of Famer.  
  • Barker has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • Barker is the Greatest Game Show Host of All-Time by Time Magazine.
  • In 2009 Barker won WWE Slammy Award for Best Raw Guest Host.

Bob Barker's Quick Facts

  • There is also a rumor that Bob Barker is a black belt in Karate.
  • Barker grew up in  Rosebud Indian Reservation in south Dokato.
  • Barker is a vegetarian and animal rights activists.
  • Barker has a lot of donations to animal rights advocacy groups.
  • Barker stopped hosting the game show The Price Is Right when the show started giving out fur coats as prizes.
  • In each show of Barker, he ended with the line: "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered."
  • Bob returned to the show The Price Is Right in order to celebrate his 90th birthday.