Bob Barker Net Worth

Bob Barker's Quotes

• Don't go to them, do not go to movies in which there are animals, because if you do, you are subsidizing animal cruelty.
• I'm a vegetarian - I think there's a strong possibility, had I not become a vegetarian, I would not be working now. I became a vegetarian about 25 years ago, and I did it out of concern for animals. But I immediately began having more energy and feeling better.
• You cannot accept that . . . when you see animals in pictures, you are putting them at risk.
• [about his decision to stop coloring his hair during the 1987-1988 season] The producers and executives at CBS were very hesitant about it initially, but I knew that a change had to be made. Once my hair was starting to look more red and yellow than brown, I knew that the days of getting my hair to have its natural color were long gone and it was time to face the facts that I was getting older. Though it surprised and shocked fans initially when I let my hair go gray, they stuck behind me and the show stayed strong.
• [about how he would do if he was a contestant instead of the host on The New Price Is Right (1972)] I don't do my own shopping, my housekeeper does that for me, so I'd be doomed if I was a contestant on the show.

Interesting Facts about Bob Barker

1. Underwent surgery at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC, to clear a severe blockage in his left carotid artery, which carries blood to the brain. (September 20, 1999).
2. Barker was in Washington, D.C. to meet with congressmen to try to get elephants banned from circuses and traveling shows.
3. In 1994, he was sued for sexual harassment by one of the models on The New Price Is Right (1972).
4. From 1967 to 1988, Barker was the long-time host of Miss USA Beauty Pageant.
5. Graduated from Springfield Central High School in Springfield, Missouri, in 1941.
6. Hosted two of the longest-running game shows in television history. He hosted Truth or Consequences (1950) for 18 years, followed by The New Price Is Right (1972) for 35 years, surpassing What's My Line? (1950), which had a 17-year run.
7. Barker and Syd Vinnedge, a senior executive with FremantleMedia (formerly Pearson Television) presented $500,000 to the Harvard Law School to fund courses on animal rights law. The gift is being given by FremantleMedia in honor of Barker's 30 years as host of The New Price Is Right (1972) and his long involvement with the animal rights movement. FremantleMedia produces Barker's long-running CBS game show. (2001).
8. Broke the record set by Johnny Carson for hosting the same network TV show continuously, with 29 years, 7 months, 22 days as host of The New Price Is Right (1972). (26 April 2002).
9. Has a black belt in karate. Also earned a red belt in tang soo do karate under Chuck Norris.
10. December 1999: Had his Hollywood home - a 1929 5,000-sq.-ft. Spanish Colonial Revival-style house - designated a historic-cultural monument by the city of Los Angeles.
11. His father, Byron John Barker, a power-line foreman, died in 1929 from complications after falling off a pole.
12. Has a half-brother named Kent Valandra.
13. 1987: He requested and received permission from The New Price Is Right (1972) producers and network executives to stop coloring his hair and allow it to go gray, a move that met with approval from his fans.
14. After filming the 30th Season Finale of The New Price Is Right (1972), and only 6 weeks after recovering from a stroke, he was in another health crisis when he underwent prostate surgery at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., to remove his enlarged prostate. His third operation was so successful that he recovered just in time for him to go back to work. (11 July 2002).
15. He is a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity.
16. Enlisted in the United States Navy on November 24, 1942. Was assigned the service number 7033834 and became a naval aviation cadet on June 10, 1943. Was commissioned an ensign on December 6, 1944 and served on active duty until November 24, 1945. Was awarded the American Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal. Served as a Flight Officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Remained on the rolls of the Naval Reserve until December 7, 1960, when he was discharged from service as a lieutenant junior grade.
17. Appeared on The Wayne Brady Show (2002) for his 80th Birthday.
18. Had nine biggest winners in the 35 years of hosting The New Price Is Right (1972): One was a contestant that had won $54,772 in cash/prizes, six years later (3 in the same year), a veteran Marine has won $65,261, in car/prizes, followed by a former Pepperdine University student who won $88,865 in cars/prizes, then, a mother who won $79,845 in cash/prizes. Three years later, a childhood hero of Barker's won $71,377, in prizes. Then, on his 5,000th show, a college student won $60,766 in car/prizes. Six years later, on his 6,000th show, the other contestant won $97,130 in cars/prizes, at the beginning of his final year, a University of Tennessee volleyball player/mother who won $147,517 in cash/prizes, a loyal fan of Barker's who won $98,484 in cash/prizes on his second-to-last appearance and a childhood hero of Barker's, who was born 9 days after the show's debut, won $140,235 on Barker's last appearance.
19. Before she became a game show hostess, Vanna White was one of his former contestants.
20. Is good friends with Rosie O'Donnell, and appeared on her show in 1998, shortly before his 75th birthday.