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How Drew Carey Lost 80 Pounds

Nick McMaster — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:41:00 CDT

Have you seen a picture of Drew Carey lately? You might not recognize him—the once-portly comedian has dropped a striking 80 pounds from his 5-foot-10 frame and now wears size 33-34 pants. How did he do it? Most important was motivation: "It sucks being fat, you know," Bob Barker's...

Price Is Right Model: Show Made Me Miscarry

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:42:06 CST

Those Price is Right models always look good—and one former model claims show producers were so invested in keeping it that way, they emotionally abused her during her pregnancies. Brandi Cochran (also known as Brandi Sherwood, according to Game Show Kingdom ) is suing the show, claiming the stress...

Hudson Returns to Idol, Barker to Price Is Right

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:28:32 CDT

Celebrities are returning to their roots today. Jennifer Hudson is taping a performance after tonight’s American Idol that will air on an upcoming episode, the AP reports, and Bob Barker is taping an appearance on The Price is Right to air April 16, according to Variety. Elsewhere: In more Idol...

Los Angeles Zoo to Bob Barker: Price Is Wrong

Harry Kimball — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:44:18 CST

The Los Angeles Zoo responded forcefully—and negatively—late yesterday to a $1.5 million offer from celebrity Bob Barker to relocate the zoo’s last elephant to a sanctuary, the Times reports. “Billy’s home is at the Los Angeles Zoo, not a distant location that is both inaccessible and unaffordable...

Drew Carey's 'Price' Debut on the Money

Nick McMaster — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:36:15 CDT

Comedian Drew Carey's first day as host of "The Price is Right" was a surprisingly normal episode of the classic CBS game show, writes Tom Shales for the Washington Post . Despite all the hype surrounding Carey stepping into Bob Barker's 35-year-old post, the comic's "subdued start" proves that the program...

Drew Carey, Come on Down!

Colleen Barry — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:00:08 CDT

It's official: Drew Carey will be the next host of "The Price Is Right." For weeks he was rumored to be a favored finalist to replace Bob Barker; while filming the David Letterman show yesterday he confirmed that the deal was finalized. It's reportedly a multi-year agreement for a high...

Rosie Wants to C'mon Down

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:13:35 CDT

The Price is Right needs a new host and Rosie O'Donnell is interested. She's meeting with game show representatives this week and has given readers of her blog an insight into her stormy decision process, saying in one post she's be interested and in another that she might not be...

Barker Tapes His Final 'Price Is Right'

Colleen Barry — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:35:38 CDT

Bob Barker taped his final episode of "The Price is Right" yesterday after 35 years hosting the long-running game show. He treated it as just another day, signing off with his usual admonition to spay and neuter pets, but after the cameras stopped rolling, the 83-year-old legend thanked the studio...