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Bob Barker: Biography

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Birth Name: Robert William Barker
Birth Place: Darrington, WA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/12/1923, Sagittarius
Profession: TV host; actor

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Bob Barker Fast Facts:

Raised in South Dakota near the Rosebud Indian Reservation, where his mother taught.
Has hosted The Price Is Right---the longest-running game show ever---since 1972; hosted Truth or Consequences from 1956 to '75.
Has received 14 Daytime Emmys for The Price Is Right, 12 as Outstanding Game Show Host and two as executive producer; and was honored with a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999.
Is famously an animal-rights activist, and once refused to host the Miss USA Pageant when he learned that fur coats were part of the prize package.
Was inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 2004.
Donated $2.5 million to animal-rights activist group PETA in 2010.

Bob Barker Relationships:
Byron John Barker - Father
Dian Parkinson - Ex-significant Other
Dorothy Joe Gideon - Wife (deceased)
Kent Valandra - Half Brother
Louis Valandra - Stepfather
Matilda Kent Barker Valandra - Mother
Nancy Burnet - Significant Other
College:
Drury College, Springfield, MO (1947)

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Bob Barker Jesse Grant/WireImage.com

Bob Barker Jesse Grant/WireImage.com

Price Is Right, Bob Barker Robert Voets/CBS

Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular - Bob Barker Richard Cartwright/CBS

Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular - Bob Barker Richard Cartwright/CBS

Bob Barker A Celebration of 50 Years on Television, Bob Barker Tony Esparza/CBS

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