Bob Barker turns 99 today. A look back at his life and career, in photos.
Happy birthday to legendary game show host Bob Barker, who turns 99 today.
Here’s a gallery of images from Barker’s life and career:
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Georgina Rizk, from Beirut, Lebanon, reacts after being named Miss Universe as pageant host Bob Barker talks to her at the Miami Beach Auditorium, Fla., July 24, 1971. (AP Photo)
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AP
Rina Messinger of Israel, centre, registers her surprise when she is told she has won the Miss Universe Pageant of 1976, in Hong Kong, July 11, 1976. Runner-up Miss Venezuela Judith Castillo is right, and TV announcer Bob Barker stand on left. (AP Photo)
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RED
Gene Bayliss, choreographer for the Miss Universe pageant, acts as a stand-in for the Miss Universe winner during rehearsal in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on July 16, 1977. Bayliss, who has been choreographer for the contest for 11 years, is crowned by the reigning Miss Universe Rina Messinger, right, as host Bob Barker looks on. (AP Photo/RED)
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Hal Moore
The five Miss Universe finalists stand together on the stage at Acapulco, Mexico, July 24, 1978, with emcee Bob Barker at far left. From left: Barker; Guillermina Ruiz Domenech, Miss Spain; Judi Lois Andersen, Miss USA; Mary Shirley Sáenz Starnes, Miss Colombia; Cecilia Rhode, Miss Sweden, and Margaret Gardiner, Miss South Africa. (AP Photo/Hal Moore)
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Raul de Molina
Miss Universe of 1985 Deborah Carthy-Deu, of San Juan, smiles as she is crowned again by TV personality Bob Barker after the close of the Miss Universe Pageant in Miami on July 15, 1985. (AP Photo/Raul de Molina)
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Lennox McLendon
FILE - Television host Bob Barker appears on the set of his show, 'The Price is Right' in Los Angeles on July 25, 1985. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
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Jeff Robbins
Bob Barker looks toward a 20th anniversary cake presented to him by the contestants in the Miss U.S.A. pageant in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Monday, Feb. 16, 1987. From left are: Miss Universe, Barbara Palacois Teyde; Miss U.S.A. Christy Fichtner; Miss Massachusetts, Rosanna Viola Iversen admire the cake. Barker says he will not preside over pageant if officials continue to insist semifinalists wear fur coats. Barker is an animal rights activist. (AP Photo/Jeff Robbins)
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Jeff Robbins
Miss Maryland, Michelle Lanette Snow, receives direction from Miss USA pageant host Bob Barker on Feb. 17, 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (AP Photo/Jeff Robbins)
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Adam Stoltman
Television personality Bob Barker, center, leads an anti-fur protest in front of Fred the Furrier on 5th Avenue in New York on Nov. 25, 1988. He joined Nancy Burnett, president of the United Activists for Animal Rights, right, with other protestors at their demonstration against the use of animal furs for clothing. (AP Photo/Adam Stoltman)
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Nick Ut
Bob Barker, game shot host of “Price is Right” in May 1990. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Ed Bailey
Bob Barker, who tells his “Price is Right” audience almost every day to spay or neuter their pets, holds a stray cat during a news conference on the steps of City Hall in New York on March 20, 1995. "So many cats and dogs are being born that it is impossible to find homes for all of them,” said the famous game show host. “So they are running the streets of New York City.” The cat, named “Wolfie,” was found at Columbus Park in the Chinatown section of New York. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)
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Rene Macura
Bob Barker, host of ?The Price Is Right,? looks on as contestants play a game for prizes during the game show's 5,000th taping, March 11, 1998 in Los Angeles. After 26 years of taping Barker's show on the same sound stage, CBS re-dedicated the location as the Bob Barker Studio. (AP Photo/Rene Macura)
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MICHAEL DWYER
Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 73, leans on his hotel room television showing his image, during an interview Monday, Oct. 23, 2000 in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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NICK UT
Talk-show host Craig Ferguson, left, laughs as "The Price Is Right" game show host Bob Barker gestures during filming of "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," at CBS Studios in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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DAMIAN DOVARGANES
Television game show host Bob Barker gestures during a live taping of "The Price Is Right" at CBS Studios in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Damian Dovarganes
Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, waves to the audience during taping of his final episode of "The Price Is Right" with two of the show's models in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. At far right is an unidentified contestant. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Damian Dovarganes
Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, holds a toy monkey that has been "neutered" as a gift from a fan during taping of his final episode of "The Price Is Right" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. He ended the program as he always has, signing off with the words: "Help control the pet population, have your pets spayed or neutered. Goodbye everybody." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Mark J. Terrill
Television host Bob Barker arrives with models at the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, on Friday, June 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Kevork Djansezian
Television host Bob Barker speaks on stage with models at the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Friday, June 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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Kevork Djansezian
Bob Barker accepts the award for outstanding game show host, for his work on "The Price Is Right," at the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Friday, June 15, 2007 (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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Damian Dovarganes
FILE - In this June 6, 2007 file photo shows game show host Bob Barker gesturing during the taping of his final episode of "The Price Is Right" in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)
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Kevork Djansezian
Legendary game show host Bob Barker poses during filming of a special prime-time episode of "The Price Is Right," in Los Angeles Tuesday, April 17, 2007. This episode of the popular game show, "A Tribute Special," pays tribute to Barkers extraordinary career and upcoming retirement from "The Price Is Right." (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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Kevork Djansezian
Legendary game show host Bob Barker during filming of a special prime-time episode of "The Price Is Right," in Los Angeles Tuesday, April 17, 2007. This episode of the popular game show, "A Tribute Special," celebrates Barker's extraordinary career and upcoming retirement from "The Price Is Right". (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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Damian Dovarganes
Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, blows a kiss goodbye to fans, as he tapes his final episode of "The Price Is Right" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Damian Dovarganes
Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, waves goodbye as he tapes his final episode of "The Price Is Right" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Damian Dovarganes
Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, clears his eye as he takes questions from the media after taping his final episode of "The Price Is Right" in Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 6, 2007.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Damian Dovarganes
Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, gets emotional as he takes questions from the media after taping his final episode of "The Price Is Right" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Damian Dovarganes
Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, tapes his final episode of "The Price Is Right" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Damian Dovarganes
Contestant Denise Leveque from Rockford, Ill., is shown with legendary game show host Bob Barker, during his final episode of "The Price Is Right" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. He ended the program as he always has, signing off with the words: "Help control the pet population, have your pets spayed or neutered. Goodbye everybody." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Kevork Djansezian
A contestant celebrates after winning big during filming of a special prime-time episode of "The Price Is Right," in Los Angeles Tuesday, April 17, 2007. This episode of the popular game show, "A Tribute Special," celebrates Bob Barker's extraordinary career and upcoming retirement from "The Price Is Right". (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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Kevork Djansezian
FILE - Host Bob Barker appears with contestants during filming of a special prime-time episode of "The Price Is Right," in Los Angeles on April 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
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Isaac Brekken
Bob Barker is inducted into National Association of Broadcasters hall of fame at the Las Vegas Hilton on Monday, April 14, 2008 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
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Damian Dovarganes
Television icon Bob Barker, left, returns for one show to the The Price is Right game show at the CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Baker, the longtime host of the daily game show, who recently retired and passed the microphone off to Drew Carey, appeared Wednesday in order to promote his autobiography, "Priceless Memories." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Matt Sayles
Television personality Bob Barker holds a copy of his memoir "Priceless Memories" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Matt Sayles
Television personality Bob Barker answers questions from fans at a book signing of his memoir "Priceless Memories" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Matt Sayles
Television personality Bob Barker signs a copy of his memoir "Priceless Memories" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Damian Dovarganes
The Price is Right show host, comedian Drew Carey, left, shares a moment with longtime host Bob Barker at the CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Baker, the longtime host of the daily game show, who recently retired and passed the microphone off to Drew Carey, appeared Wednesday in order to promote his autobiography, "Priceless Memories." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Carolyn Kaster
Bob Barker speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, to discuss legislation to restrict the use of exotic animals in traveling circuses. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Damian Dovarganes
In this Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011 photo, retired game show host Bob Barker holds his 8-year-old rabbit Mr. Rabbit at his home in Los Angeles. Barker would like his rabbit to spend more time in its litter box. And Mr. Rabbit's resolution for Barker? What else? "To continue urging folks to have their pets spayed and neutered, including rabbits." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Matt Sayles
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2013 file photo, Bob Barker poses for a photo on the set of "The Price is Right" after a special appearance that will celebrate his 90th birthday at CBS Studios, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
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Matt Sayles
Bob Barker, left, and Drew Carey pose for a photo on the set of "The Price is Right" after a special appearance that will celebrate Barker's 90th birthday at CBS Studios, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Amanda Lee Myers
Bob Barker, former host of “The Price is Right” and a longtime animal rights advocate, speaks during a news conference in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Barker criticized poultry producer Foster Farms after an animal-rights group released video showing chickens being slammed upside-down into shackles, punched and having their feathers pulled out while still alive. California-based Foster Farms says it has suspended five employees. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)