Bob Barker Net Worth|Wiki: A TelevisionHost, his earnings, career, wife,childrens, house, tv shows

A very popular retired American television game show host Robert William Barker professionally known as Bob Barker has an estimated net worth of $80 million as of 2020. He is famously known for hosting the longest-running daytime game show in North American television history i.e. "The Price Is Right" which was telecasted from 1972 to 2007.  

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Income Sources of Bob Barker 

Bob gained huge success, fame and wealth as a host in "The Price is Right". The show brought him as the most successful host of a game show in the TV industry. He also owns the company called ‘Bob Barker Company’ which he had set up in 1972. The company currently provides top quality products at low rates; initially, it used to supply food and equipment to jails. Well, talking about his earnings, some details are given below - 

Per Year: $12.02 million U.S. dollars.

Per Month: $1 million U.S. dollars.

Per Week: $231,089 U.S. dollars.

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Assets and Property of Bob Barker

Bob Barker lives in Los Angeles, California located on the southwest corner of Hillside and Outpost which is one of the earliest luxury home developments in LA. The house is a 5,575-square-foot house, with five bedrooms, four bathrooms and maid's quarters, it is a perfect example of Spanish Colonial Revival style. The house cost him $137,900 when he bought it. 

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Career of Bob Barker

Whеn ѕtіll іn соllеgе, Воb Ваrkеr uѕеd tо wоrk аt КТТЅ-FМ Rаdіо. Fоllоwіng thаt, hе bесаmе аn аnnоunсеr аnd nеwѕ еdіtоr іn Раlm Веасh’ѕ WWРG 1340 АМ. Не mоvеd tо Саlіfоrnіа іn 1950 fоr а саrееr іn brоаdсаѕtіng. Lаtеr, hе bесаmе thе hоѕt оf thе ѕhоw саllеd ‘Тhе Воb Ваrkеr Ѕhоw.’ Не hаѕ аlѕо hоѕtеd а rаdіо ѕhоw fоr Lоѕ Аngеlеѕ’ѕ KNХ (АМ).

Іn 1956, Ваrkеr bесаmе thе hоѕt оf ‘Тruth оr Соnѕеquеnсеѕ.’ Тhе ѕhоw bесаmе рорulаr, аnd hе hоѕtеd thе ѕhоw untіl 1974. Іn 1957, hе bесаmе thе hоѕt оf NВС’ѕ ‘Еnd оf thе Rаіnbоw.’ Ваrkеr hаѕ hоѕtеd thе gаmе ѕhоw саllеd ‘Тhе Fаmіlу Gаmе’ іn 1967. Lаtеr, hе bесаmе thе hоѕt оf ‘Ѕіmоn Ѕауѕ’ оn NВС. Іn 1972, hе bесаmе thе hоѕt оf Тhе Рrісе Іѕ Rіght оn СВЅ. Не hоѕtеd thе ѕhоw tіll 2007 аnd bесаmе thе lоngеѕt-runnіng gаmе ѕhоw іn еntіrе Nоrth Аmеrіса. Іn 1980, hе hоѕtеd thе ѕеrіеѕ ‘Тhаt’ѕ Му Lіnе.’ 

Аddіtіоnаllу, hе hаѕ аlѕо hоѕtеd thе Міѕѕ UЅА аnd Міѕѕ Unіvеrѕе bеаutу раgеаntѕ frоm 1967 tо 1987. Не іѕ thе lоngеѕt-ѕеrvіng hоѕt оf bоth thе раgеаntѕ.

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Achievements of Bob Barker

Bob Barker has received several awards in his career. He is a 19-time Emmy Award winner. In the year 2004, he won the "Television Hall of Fame". In the class of 2008, he was awarded "NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame". He was declared as the greatest game show host in the Time's Magazine. He also has won the GSN Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Personal Life and Family of Bob Barker

Bob Barker was born on December 12, 1923, in Darrington, Washington, United States. He is the son of Byron John Barker (Father) and Matilda Kent Tarleton (Mother). He has a brother Kent Valandra.

He was married to Dorothy Jo Gideon in the year 1945 but sadly she passed in 1981. Since then Bob hasn't married again. The couple didn't have any children as well.

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Bob Barker's: Engagement on Online World

Being a famous and popular game show host, he has a huge fan base. To stay connected with his fans, he is socially active on many social platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He is followed up by 741 followers on his Instagram account whereas he is followed by 740 followers on his Twitter account.

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