Bob Barker’s net worth is estimated to be $70 million. Robert William Barker also known as Bob Barker is an American television game show host. He is best known for hosting the CBS game show ‘The Price is Right’ from 1972 to 2007.
This made the show one of the longest-running daytime shows in American television history. He is also widely known for hosting ‘Truth or Consequences’, which aired from 1956 to 1975.
Bob Barker Net Worth (2024)
| Net asset value: | 70 million dollars |
| Job: | Game show host |
| Nation: | America |
| Born: | December 12, 1923 |
| Annual income): | $10 million per year |
| The Origin of Wealth: | TV program |
| Latest updates | 2024 |
Bob Barker’s Net Worth Growth
| Net worth 2024 | 70 million dollars |
| Net worth 2023 | $65 million |
| Net worth 2022 | $60 million |
| Net worth 2021 | $55 million |
| Net worth 2020 | 50 million dollars |
Early life
Barker was born in Darrington, Washington on December 12, 1923. He enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II and worked part-time for a radio program, KTTS-FM Radio while attending college.
However, he never saw active duty during his time in the United States Navy. He attended Drury College in Missouri, earning a basketball scholarship and graduating with a degree in Economics. He moved to California to work in broadcasting.
Career
After moving to California in 1950, Barker was given his own radio show, ‘The Bob Barker Show’, which ran for 6 years. He also hosted a radio show on KNX in Los Angeles. He was discovered by ‘Truth or Consequences’ producer Ralph Edwards, who wanted to replace him with his former host. He liked the style and tone in which Barker spoke to his audience.
Barker’s next show was ‘Truth or Consequences’, which aired from 1956 to 1975. CBS expressed interest in having Bob Barker host their newest game show, ‘The Price is Right’.
However, Barker turned down the offer and instead hosted another CBS show, ‘The Joker’s Wild’, hosted by Jack Barry. However, he later accepted and hosted ‘The Price is Right’, from 1972 to 2007.
He announced his retirement in the final episode in June 2007. Barker subsequently appeared on the show three times as a guest, the first time being to promote his autobiography ‘Priceless Memories’.
He made a second appearance on the show in 2013 to celebrate his 90th birthday. His most recent appearance was in 2015 when he played an April Fools’ Day prank on game show host Drew Carry, who hosted a segment of the show.
It returned the rest of the show to Carry. In addition to these two shows, Barker hosted a number of other shows. He was a judge on the game show ‘Tattletales’, which aired from 1975 to 1976, and ‘Match Game’, which aired from 1973 to 1980.
Barker was also the host of ‘Rose Parade’ from 1970 to 1980. He also hosted the ‘Pillsbury Bake-Off’, an annual show in 1976. He was also a guest host of the popular wrestling show ‘WWE Raw’ in 2009.
He is considered the best host of the 80 shows that have hosted the show. He also agreed to become a rotating co-host of ‘The Huckabee Show’, co-hosted by Mike Huckabee in 2010.
Barker has appeared on several talk shows such as The Arsenio Hall Show, Donny & Marie, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Larry King Live, Late Show with David Letterman and The Wayne Brady Show.
Movies, TV Series and Commercials
Barker entered the entertainment industry by playing supporting roles and cameos. He starred in Adam Sandler’s ‘Happy Gilmore’ and played himself in the film.
He made cameo appearances in the television series ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ and ‘The Nanny’. He voiced a character in the popular animated series ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’, Bob Barnacle.
He appeared on the 1960s series Bonanza as Denver McKee. Barker starred in commercials such as State Farm Insurance’s ‘Magic Jingle’ campaign.
He appeared in an ad for Republican candidate David Jolly, endorsing him for the 2014 Florida 13th Congressional District special election. Jolly eventually won a seat in the House of Representatives.
Awards and Honors
Barker has won 19 Daytime Emmy Awards and the 1985 Lifetime Achievement Award presented at the 1985 Emmy Awards. He has also won 14 Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Game Show Host for his show ‘The Price is Right’.
He received four Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Game Show as an executive producer for the same show and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Classroom Program as co-host of CBS’s Tournament of Roses Parade in 1985.
Barker won the 2009 WWE Slammy Award for Best Guest Host and the GSN Lifetime Achievement Award. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2004 and was also named Time magazine’s Greatest Game Show Host of All Time.
He has a CBS Television City named ‘Bob Barker Studio’ in his honor. Barker even holds the Guinness World Record for ‘Most Enduring Performer’ for completing 3,524 consecutive hosting stints on ‘Truth or Consequences’.
Personal life
Barker met his wife, Dorothy Jo, while in high school and the two began dating. He married her while on leave from the Navy in 1945. Barker suffered from many health problems during his time as a game show host.
He suffered from clumsiness and was diagnosed with a blockage in his left carotid artery and had a carotid endarterectomy to correct the blockage. He also suffered a stroke while filming ‘The Price is Right’ and was hospitalized.
Bob Barker also had skin cancer but was cured in the early stages of the disease. Lately, due to old age, Bob Barker has had frequent minor accidents and falls, resulting in multiple fractures.
Legal issue
Barker was accused of sexually harassing former model Dian Parkinson during an affair with the presenter on ‘The Price is Right’. The model said he received threats of being fired and she immediately dropped the case.
In 1995, model Holly Hallstrom was fired from the show for gaining weight and filed a lawsuit. However, the case ended when Hallstrom decided to accept a settlement after Barker also sued her.
In 2007, Deborah Curling sued CBS’s ‘The Price is Right’ and Barker. She claimed that she was forced to leave the show and testify against Barker. She claimed that the work environment was toxic and intolerable because she was black.
Activism
Barker is an animal rights activist and has been a vegetarian for more than three decades. He even resigned as host of the Miss USA pageant when the show refused to remove awards made from animal fur.
Barker, along with United Activists for Animal Rights, accused a media project ‘The American Humane Association’ of animal cruelty and tolerance. However, he was sued for $10 million for defamation and invasion of privacy.
He founded the DJ&T Foundation and donated millions of dollars to animal spay and neuter programs and established rescue parks and facilities across the United States. He also donated $1 million to Columbia Law School.
Summary
Bob Barker has a net worth of $70 million as of 2024. Barker is paid $10 million a year to host “The Price is Right.” He donated $5 million to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 2010 and a ship was named after him.
He has also donated over $2 million to PETA and has had its headquarters named after him. His love for giving has not stopped and he has donated to veterans and his alma mater, Drury University.
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