Bob Barker, longtime 'The Price Is Right' host and animal rights activist, has died ... TMZ has learned. Barker died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles.
I wish he would just be himself, though. He takes the gig so seriously. It’s uncomfortable to watch. I don’t want Bob Barker 2.0 Drew; give me Whose Line and Drew Carey Show Drew.
This is one of those chapter-turning public figure deaths for me. The last one was Betty White, and before that was Robin Williams — almost mythical figures whose names and faces I'd known since before I can remember, who it almost felt like would just always be around.
I feel this is one of those things that is the end of an era. The Price is Right with Bob Barker always reminds me of afternoons at my grandparents’ house, and I’m sure it does for a lot of people in my age bracket. He also seemed to be a genuinely nice person. It was always good to hear her was still alive and doing things, and it helped keep that little slice of childhood alive.
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