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Bob Barker, born, Robert William Barker was an American television game show host. He was a great host who hosted CBS’s The Price Is Right, the longest-running game show in North American television history.

He hosted the game show for more than three decades. In this article, we will dive into his personal life and career to find out whether or not he was married when he did The Price is Right.

Scroll to the bottom to find out.

Was Bob Barker married when he did The Price is Right?

Bob was married once when he was alive, Even after the passing of his wife over the past three decades, he never remarried.

The two were high school lovers who met at an Ella Fitzgerald concert while Bob was attending high school in Missouri; they began dating when he was 15. They got married on January 12, 1945, when Bob was 21 and Dorothy Jo was 20.

On September 4, 1972, Barker began hosting the CBS revival of The Price Is Right which was over three decades after he married his wife, hence, he was married when he did The Price Is Right.