Adding beauty to our television screens for more than three decades now, Bob was voted in a national poll to be the most popular game show host ever. He has won 14 Daytime Emmys for his work in production {he's the exec producer, you know} and hosting of the well known game show.
But his hard work doesn't stop there. Bob is also very involved in animal rights, and is a vegetarian {as am I!}. He's won numerous awards from humane organizations across the country, and has even established his own foundation that aims to help control the dog and cat population.
If you learn anything from this little article, let it be this: Bob Barker is a stud due to his dedication, his big heart, and his hip microphone. He has proven to the world that a true success story need not be young, impolite, and tied to a desk, and for that, we give props to you Bob.
"Yeah. When I was just a kid, I was always in the sun. My wife loved the sun, and we were always in the sun. We didn't know about sunblocks in those days, and they didn't talk about skin cancer. It was a misspent youth, I suppose, but in any event, my mother used to see me with Dorothy Jo, my wife, and she'd say, "Barker, you're going to addle your brain." I'm sure I'd have more brain cells had I stayed out of the sun."
- Bob Barker
Bob attended Drury college on a basketball scholarship. When World War II intervened, he became a Navy fighter pilot, but the war ended before he was assigned to a seagoing squadron.
He has been named into the Guinness Book of World Records for awarding over $200 million in prizes on his various shows.
Barker has been named "One of TV's best-dressed men".
One of his many interests includes karate, and his first instructor was film star Chuck Norris.