There are new details in the wake of the recent one the death of legendary television host Bob Barker.
Not long after confirming that the Price Is Right icon had passed away Saturday at the age of 99, his longtime publicist Roger Neal announced that there will be no funeral or memorial service, according to Entertainment tonight.
At the request of Barker himself, it was decided not to provide public services.
Neal further revealed that the game show host will be buried next to his wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, in the Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.
He passed away earlier in the day from natural causes at his old home in Hollywood Hills.
Service Plans: Bob Barker will not hold a funeral or memorial service, which was at the TV host’s request, according to his longtime publicist Roger Neal; he is pictured in 2015
“It is with great sadness that we announce that the greatest MC in the world to ever live, Bob Barker, has left us,” Neal said in a statement obtained by NBC news.
Neal served as Barker’s publicist from 1987 to 1994, then again in 2020.
Following the confirmation of his death, flowers were placed on his star along the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
Barker’s friend Nancy Burnet said publicly that she was “so proud of the pioneering work” they were doing “together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and to work, among other things, to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States. and international.’
We’ve been good friends for the past 40 years. He will be missed,” his partner, 79, said in her own statement, obtained by People.
The Darrington, Washington native was a longtime host of the game show The Price Is Right, which began in 1972.
The show, which had been on the air since the 1950s and in decline, was revived by Barker, who was the face of the program until 2007.
Prior to that, Barker had taken over as host of Truth or Consequences in 1956.
After spending his early years in Darrington, Barker moved to Mission, South Dakota, to live on a Sioux Indian reservation with his mother. NBC.
The move came after Byron John Barker was tragically killed in an accident at work.
His mother Matilda Kent Tarleton, who was a school teacher, moved to Missouri after she remarried.
Tribute: Flowers were placed on Barker’s star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
A great loss: It was revealed on Saturday that the legendary TV presenter had passed away at the age of 99; he is seen in 2007
Long and Distinguished Career: Barker was a long-time host of the game show The Price Is Right; he is pictured in 1984
As a young adult, Barker served two years in the United States Navy toward the end of World War II.
He then went back to Missouri, where he attended Drury College and earned a degree in economics.
From there, Barker was hired at a Florida radio station.
Moving to Burbank, California. In 1950, he ran a radio program called The Bob Barker Show.
Six years later, Barker became host of Truth Or Consequences, which he worked on for 18 years until the show ended.
He held multiple jobs side-by-side, including hosting the Miss Universe and Miss America pageants for 20 years.
He was also a longtime presenter of the Rozenparade’s New Year’s Day tournament, starting in 1969.
Barker was once married to his high school sweetheart Dorothy Jo Gideon, from 1945 until her death in 1981.
He is survived by half-brother Kent Valandra, half-cousin Robert Valandra and Chip Valandra, and half-niece Vickie Valandra Kelly.
Throughout his career, the TV icon has received 19 Daytime Emmys and received an Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999.
Flashback: Barker, an animal rights activist, encouraged The Price Is Right to stop using fur coats as prizes; the game show host can be seen in Los Angeles in 1970
Rest in Peace: Barker is survived by half-brother Kent Valandra, half-cousins Robert Valandra and Chip Valandra, and half-niece Vickie Valandra Kelly
In memoriam: Adam Sandler was one of the first to pay tribute to the late presenter, via Instagram with a collection of photos and a heartfelt caption
Barker, an animal rights activist, famously ended each episode of The Price Is Right urging the public to, “Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered.’
In 1995, he founded a charity called the DJ&T Foundation; named after his wife and her mother, who provided services to pet owners.
And when fur coats were awarded on The Price Is Right, he said he “went to (producer) Mark Goodson and told him I didn’t want to be on stage wearing these fur coats.”
“So he took fur coats out of our show,” Bob said in a 2013 CBS This Morning interview.
Adam Sandler was one of the first to pay tribute to the late host, posting a collection of photos and a heartfelt caption on Instagram.
‘The man. The myth. Best. Such a sweet, funny guy to deal with. I loved talking to him. I loved laughing with him. I loved that he kicked my ass,” he wrote.
The 56-year-old Big Daddy actor added: ‘He will be missed by everyone I know! Heartbreaking day. I always love Bob and his family! Thank you for everything you’ve given us!’
The post has so far been liked more than 210,000 times by Adam’s 18.8 million followers.
Tributes: Other messages in memory of Barker came from fans and celebrities alike, with one Twitter user writing, “It was exciting then to know that we could watch all the game shows when we were sick, and Bob was the consolation in that.
Parallel: Music artist Gretchen Keskeys compared him to entertainment legend Betty White
Classic: Rob Schneider remembered the role of Barker alongside Adam Sandler in the 1996 film Happy Gilmore
Legacy: Former Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury Department for Public Affairs called the host “an American institution”
‘Thanks for the memories’: A Twitter user named Jeff described Barker as the ‘GOAT’ or ‘greatest of all time’
Other posts remembering Barker came from fans and celebrities alike, with one Twitter user writing, “It was exciting at the time to know that we could watch all the game shows when we were sick, and Bob was the comfort in that. I’ll miss him.’
Actor Rob Schneider appeared online and wrote on Twitter: “One of the nicest things I’ve ever heard in show business was Bob Barker’s: ‘I moved to Hollywood to be an actor and the only person who ever let me do that was Adam Sandler! “‘
Commenting on an excerpt from the 1996 film Happy Gilmore, Schneider added, “This scene with them was and always will be absolutely hilarious!
“God bless you, Bob.”