Bob Barker Passes Away, The Price Is Right Host Was 99

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The entertainment industry is in mourning as legendary The Price Is Right host Bob Barker has passed away.

What is Bob Barker’s cause of death?

As confirmed by TMZ, the 99-year-old game show host passed away from natural causes. Barker is said to have died peacefully at his home this morning in Los Angeles.

Barker became a television staple by hosting Truth or Consequences from 1956 through 1975. He also began hosting The Price Is Right in 1972, a role that he would hold until his retirement in 2007. Barker was a noted animal rights advocate and made a memorable film appearance in Happy Gilmore, in which he beat up Adam Sandler’s titular golfer.

Barker was married to Dorothy Jo Gideon, who died in 1981 from lung cancer.

ComingSoon sends condolences to Barker’s friends and family.

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