It has come across the wires that game show icon and animal rights activist Bob Barker has passed away at 99.
Barker made his television debut taking over as host of Truth or Consequences on New Year's Eve, 1956, tapped by original host and executive producer Ralph Edwards (This is Your Life) to succeed Jack Bailey, who had succeeded Edwards in 1954. While still hosting Truth, Barker picked up a 2nd gig, hosting Chuck Barris' short-lived Family Game in 1967. Five years later, when Mark Goodson & Bill Todman revived The Price is Right for CBS, Barker got the call. Truth ended three years later in syndication.
In the 90's, Barker famously branched out into acting, appearing in "Happy Gilmore" with Adam Sandler, and got into a fist fight on the golf course with Gilmore (Sandler), shedding his family-friendly image with some choice, coarse language.
A few years later, Barker appeared on WWE Monday Night Raw as a guest host du jour, and got into a spat with wrestler-musician Chris Jericho (now with AEW).
From 1966, a sample episode of Truth or Consequences:
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