Beloved ‘The Price Is Right’ host passes away after Alzheimer’s battle: Report
Beloved Game Show Host Bob Barker Dies at 99
Longtime game show host Bob Barker — who helmed CBS’ “The Price Is Right” from 1972-2007 — passed away after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Entertainment site TMZ was the first to report the news, citing the game show icon’s death certificate. The documents reviewed by the outlet revealed that Barker had been fighting the progressive disease for several years, although the exact date of his diagnosis was not disclosed.
Barker had previously spoken out about Alzheimer’s, joining forces with animal rights group PETA in 2013. Together, they urged older individuals to adopt a vegetarian diet, emphasizing that eliminating meat from one’s meals can help prevent the onset of the disease.
Watch Bob Barker’s Message:
“Eating meat means that you have a much greater chance of losing your mind,” Barker passionately stated, sharing that he himself had been a vegetarian for nearly three decades. “So to protect your memory, eat vegetarian, and keep your wits about you into a ripe old age.”
Barker peacefully passed away in his home on August 26, as reported by TMZ — and PETA paid tribute to their former advocate.
“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 Price Is Right’ — a show where he refused to allow fur prizes — but he was also one of the first stars to go vegetarian, more than 30 years ago,” PETA stated.
“He joined PETA in urging families to stay away from SeaWorld, demanded the closure of cruel bear pits masquerading as tourist attractions, implored Hollywood to take action to protect animals used in film and TV, and, as a Navy veteran, called for the end of military medical drills on live animals,” the organization’s statement continued. “To us—and to so many animals around the world—Bob will always be a national animal rights treasure.”
“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,” CBS added in a statement.
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