Bob Barker, Longtime ‘The Price is Right’ Host, Dead at 99 | Chicago …

FILE – 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, File)

A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died at his home in Los Angeles. Barker was 99.

Barker — also a longtime animal rights activist — died Saturday morning, according to publicist Roger Neal.

“I am so proud of the trailblazing work Barker and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and including working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally,” said Nancy Burnet, his longtime friend and caretaker, in a statement.

Barker retired in June 2007, telling his studio audience: “I thank you, thank you, thank you for inviting me into your home for more than 50…