Bob Barker and his companion of 40 years, Nancy Burnet, never tied the knot, despite the legendary TV host proposing “several times.” According to Barker’s publicist, Roger Neal, the former Price is Right host, who died on Saturday (August 26) at 99, asked Burnet to marry him on many occasions, but she always said no. “Bob actually asked Nancy to marry him several times, she said no,” Neal told ETOnline. “She was fine with the way things were. She loved being his companion, but he did want to marry her.” Barker was married to Dorothy Jo Gideon from 1945 until her passing in 1981 and later met Burnet at an animal rights event in 1983. “I think, if you’re lucky, you find your soulmate and the love of your life,” Neal continued. “I think once you find that person, some people don’t want to replace that. I just always felt with him that...
- 8/29/2023
- TV Insider
Following Bob Barker’s death on Saturday, August 26, his longtime publicist has shared the plans for the former Price Is Right host’s memorial. Publicist Roger Neal said that there will be no public services for Barker, according to the TV star’s wishes, and that Barker will be laid to rest next to his wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills neighborhood, Deadline reports “It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest Mc who ever lived, Bob Barker, has left us,” Neal said in a statement on Saturday, per People, after Barker, 99, died of natural causes in his Hollywood Hills home. Sonja Flemming/CBS Nancy Burnet, Barker’s girlfriend, also shared a statement: “I am so proud of the trailblazing work Barker and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and...
- 8/27/2023
- TV Insider
Bob Barker is exiting quietly from Hollywood. Longtime publicist Roger Neal has said that, in accordance with his client’s wishes, there will be no public services.
The longtime game show host and animal activist died at his Hollywood Hills home on Saturday of natural causes at age 99.
Barker will be laid to rest next to his wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.
Barker’s girlfriend Nancy Burnet, has issued a statement on how she was “so proud of the trailblazing work” they “did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and including working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally.”
“We were great friends over these 40 yrs. He will be missed,” his partner, 79, said in a statement obtained by People.”
Barker is survived by half-brother Kent Valandra, half-nephews Robert Valandra and Chip Valandra,...
The longtime game show host and animal activist died at his Hollywood Hills home on Saturday of natural causes at age 99.
Barker will be laid to rest next to his wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.
Barker’s girlfriend Nancy Burnet, has issued a statement on how she was “so proud of the trailblazing work” they “did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and including working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally.”
“We were great friends over these 40 yrs. He will be missed,” his partner, 79, said in a statement obtained by People.”
Barker is survived by half-brother Kent Valandra, half-nephews Robert Valandra and Chip Valandra,...
- 8/27/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Bob Barker will not have a funeral and there won’t be a memorial service, Et has learned.
In a statement to Et, the late TV personality’s rep, Roger Neal, said it was the former “Price Is Right” host’s request that he not have a funeral or memorial service. Neal also told Et that Barker will be laid to rest next to his wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.
Et confirmed on Saturday that the iconic TV host had died. He was 99.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest Mc who ever lived, Bob Barker, has left us,” Neal said in a statement to Et. Neal served as Barker’s publicist from 1987 to 1994. They started working together again in 2020.
TMZ, who first broke the news, reported that Barker died of natural causes Saturday morning at his home in Los Angeles.
In a statement to Et, the late TV personality’s rep, Roger Neal, said it was the former “Price Is Right” host’s request that he not have a funeral or memorial service. Neal also told Et that Barker will be laid to rest next to his wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.
Et confirmed on Saturday that the iconic TV host had died. He was 99.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest Mc who ever lived, Bob Barker, has left us,” Neal said in a statement to Et. Neal served as Barker’s publicist from 1987 to 1994. They started working together again in 2020.
TMZ, who first broke the news, reported that Barker died of natural causes Saturday morning at his home in Los Angeles.
- 8/27/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Bob Barker‘s loved ones are reacting to his death. Et confirmed on Saturday that the former host of “The Price Is Right” died at the age of 99. He died of natural causes.
His longtime girlfriend Nancy Burnet released a statement to Et following the news of Barker’s death.
“I am so proud of the trailblazing work Barker and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and including working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally,” Burnet shared. ” We were great friends over these 40 years. He will be missed.”
Burnet has overseen Barker’s care and is responsible for keeping the TV legend healthy for years. She is also the co-executor of Barker’s estate.
Game show host Bob Barker, left, poses for photographers with Nancy Burnet, Director of United Activists for Animal Rights after...
His longtime girlfriend Nancy Burnet released a statement to Et following the news of Barker’s death.
“I am so proud of the trailblazing work Barker and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and including working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally,” Burnet shared. ” We were great friends over these 40 years. He will be missed.”
Burnet has overseen Barker’s care and is responsible for keeping the TV legend healthy for years. She is also the co-executor of Barker’s estate.
Game show host Bob Barker, left, poses for photographers with Nancy Burnet, Director of United Activists for Animal Rights after...
- 8/26/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
The entertainment industry is mourning the loss of Bob Barker. The iconic TV personality died on Aug. 26 at the age of 99. Barker’s career spanned several decades, and while he was well-known as a game show host, TV personality, and animal activist the world over, he remained pretty private about his personal life. Bob Barker spent nearly forty years married to the same woman and never recovered after her death. The duo never had any children, but Bob Barker was completely alright with that.
Bob Barker and Dorothy Jo Gideon had no children
Barker and his wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, eloped in 1945 and enjoyed an epic love story. They met as high school students and quickly fell in love. They married in their early 20s and worked their way into the entertainment business together. The couple was never tabloid fodder and maintained an incredibly private relationship despite their high-profile careers.
Bob Barker and Dorothy Jo Gideon had no children
Barker and his wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, eloped in 1945 and enjoyed an epic love story. They met as high school students and quickly fell in love. They married in their early 20s and worked their way into the entertainment business together. The couple was never tabloid fodder and maintained an incredibly private relationship despite their high-profile careers.
- 8/26/2023
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bob Barker, the unflappable, snowy-haired host of the game show “The Price is Right” for more than three decades and a game and television emcee for better than half a century, is dead. He died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 99. Barker’s publicist Roger Neal confirmed, “It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest Mc who ever lived, Bob Barker, has left us.” No cause of death was disclosed.
Tall, deeply tanned and almost impossibly fit, the man born Robert William Barker on December 23, 1923 in Darrington, Washington, was a Naval aviation cadet veteran of World War II. He got his start in showbiz in radio in the late 1940s and hosted “The Bob Barker Show” in 1950. His big break came in 1956 when he was hired to host the TV adaptation of the radio game show “Truth or Consequences” on NBC. The...
Tall, deeply tanned and almost impossibly fit, the man born Robert William Barker on December 23, 1923 in Darrington, Washington, was a Naval aviation cadet veteran of World War II. He got his start in showbiz in radio in the late 1940s and hosted “The Bob Barker Show” in 1950. His big break came in 1956 when he was hired to host the TV adaptation of the radio game show “Truth or Consequences” on NBC. The...
- 8/26/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Bob Barker, the game show host who taught us all that “The Price Is Right,” has passed away at the age of 99 after rumors of being in ill health for several years.
Barker was the host of CBS’ “The Price is Right” for 50 years, from 1972 to 2007, giving a string of audiences brand new cars and reminding us to have our pets spayed and neutered. Before being the host of the longest-running daytime game show in U.S. history, he was also the popular host of “Truth or Consequences” for nearly 20 years. He became a pop culture icon outside of the show when he made a memorable cameo in the Adam Sandler comedy “Happy Gilmore” in 1996.
Robert William Barker was born in Darrington, Washington on December 12, 1923. He was raised on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Mission, South Dakota as a child, where he was registered as a member of the Sioux tribe.
Barker was the host of CBS’ “The Price is Right” for 50 years, from 1972 to 2007, giving a string of audiences brand new cars and reminding us to have our pets spayed and neutered. Before being the host of the longest-running daytime game show in U.S. history, he was also the popular host of “Truth or Consequences” for nearly 20 years. He became a pop culture icon outside of the show when he made a memorable cameo in the Adam Sandler comedy “Happy Gilmore” in 1996.
Robert William Barker was born in Darrington, Washington on December 12, 1923. He was raised on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Mission, South Dakota as a child, where he was registered as a member of the Sioux tribe.
- 8/26/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Bob Barker, the longtime host of television game show The Price Is Right, has died, according to his publicist. He was 99 and died at his home a few months short of his 100th birthday.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest Mc who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,” publicist Roger Neal said in a statement Saturday. No cause was given.
The Price Is Right franchise began in 1956 as a television game show hosted by Bill Cullen and was revamped in 1972, when Barker became host. Drew Carey has hosted the program since 2007.
The game show had already been canceled by two networks before finding a home at CBS in 1972. Barker’s charm helped revive the sagging show, and it continues to air to this day.
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Barker spent more than half a century on TV,...
“It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest Mc who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,” publicist Roger Neal said in a statement Saturday. No cause was given.
The Price Is Right franchise began in 1956 as a television game show hosted by Bill Cullen and was revamped in 1972, when Barker became host. Drew Carey has hosted the program since 2007.
The game show had already been canceled by two networks before finding a home at CBS in 1972. Barker’s charm helped revive the sagging show, and it continues to air to this day.
Related: Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries
Barker spent more than half a century on TV,...
- 8/26/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Emmy Award-winning gameshow host Bob Barker, who spent five decades associated with “The Price Is Right” and “Truth or Consequences,” has died. He was 99.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest Mc who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,” Barker’s publicist Roger Neal said in a statement on Saturday.
Barker was cited in the Guinness Book of World Records for his consecutive appearances hosting gameshows and doling out hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and prizes over the years before Alex Trebek surpassed him. Barker hosted “The Price Is Right,” the longest-running gameshow in TV history, for 35 years, retiring in June 2007.
In “The Price Is Right,” enthusiastic contestants are invited by the deep-voiced announcer to “Come on down” and play mini-games based on guessing the cost of merchandise.
Barker was a strong advocate for animal rights, and donated millions of dollars to animal neutering programs.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest Mc who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,” Barker’s publicist Roger Neal said in a statement on Saturday.
Barker was cited in the Guinness Book of World Records for his consecutive appearances hosting gameshows and doling out hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and prizes over the years before Alex Trebek surpassed him. Barker hosted “The Price Is Right,” the longest-running gameshow in TV history, for 35 years, retiring in June 2007.
In “The Price Is Right,” enthusiastic contestants are invited by the deep-voiced announcer to “Come on down” and play mini-games based on guessing the cost of merchandise.
Barker was a strong advocate for animal rights, and donated millions of dollars to animal neutering programs.
- 8/26/2023
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
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