The former host of 'The Price is Right' and Washington state native, Bob Barker, turned 99 years old on Monday.
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20: Bob Barker celebrates his 80th birthday party during a special daytime edition of"The Price Is Right" on November 20, 2003 at the CBS Studios in Los Angeles, California. The former host of “The Price is Right” and Washington state native, Bob Barker, turned 99 years old on Monday.
Barker was born in Darrington, Washington, on Dec. 12, 1923. His mother was a school teacher and his father was a foreman on the electrical high line throughout Washington.After enlisting in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a fighter pilot, Barker moved to California in 1950 to pursue a broadcasting career.
Happy 99th Birthday to former THE PRICE IS RIGHT host Bob Barker. Barker served as a naval aviator during WWII, flying 8 different aircraft including the Wildcat and Corsair. Of the entertainers who are WWII veterans, few are left.
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