The National Enquirer is reporting that before Bob Barker made his name as the host of The Price is Right, he was offered a job doing pornographic films. At the time, he was a model in Palm Beach, and did some shoots that ended up in ads in road maps. Another photographer saw the pictures and decided to offer Bob the porn job when he traveled to California to become an actor. The story comes from his soon-to-be published memoirs called Priceless Memories, a play off the name of the show that made him famous.
“Bob says at the time he was a ‘buff’ photography model in Palm Beach,” a publishing source familiar with the book told The ENQUIRER.
“Pictures of him ended up in ads on road maps, with Bob posing as a ‘smiling gas station attendant.’
“The hunky photos caught the attention of another photographer, who met with Bob when he went west to California to seek his fame and fortune.
“But this man had other plans for Bob – the man asked him to appear in porn movies!”
Bob turned down the offer and went on to find fame as the host of the popular CBS game show The Price Is Right.
[from the National Enquirer]
This is the National Enquirer, so take it with a grain of salt, but the story is so outlandish that I’m guessing it’s true. His charm on The Price is Right came from his approachability and wholesomeness – can you imagine sweet old Bob Barker gettin’ it on in front of a camera?
Still, his time on the show was fraught with sex scandals. The Price is Right women were often called “Bob’s Beauties” because he managed to seduce so many of them. He was also sued by one of the female presenters, Dian Parkinson, for coercing her into sex. Bob eventually admitted that they had slept together, but claimed that it was consensual. The case was dropped when Dian realized her resources couldn’t compete with the kind of lawyers Bob would be able to afford. Despite these sex scandals, Bob’s wholesome reputation remained intact.
Hopefully his memoirs will have even more of these scandalous stories – I’m sure there are a lot of people out there who would be interested to hear what went on behind the cameras.
choke gag chuck.. I could have gone my whole life without ever reading that title
What’s that nasty old raggedy thing he has hanging on his arm? Oh, it’s just Pammy.
I would like to punch Pam right in her bitch face.
I’ll never forget his role as himself in Happy Gilmour when applied to this circumstance: “Did you get the money-shot BITCH?”
don’t even watch tpir without bob. love him.
Pam probably practiced that smile and expression at home, all the while thinking: This will knock ’em dead!
Seriously, doesn’t she EVER get embarrassed?
Meh. I’m not that surprised, who hasn’t been offered a pr0n gig?
Oy. That gives a new meaning to “Come on down!!!”
That’s an awful lot of skeeve for one photo.
My Grandmother firmly belives that she dated Bob back in the day during WW2. Although she’d not ashamed and rather proud. Could anybody confirm that he served in Alexandria La or the surrounding areas in order to boast her confidance. Due to her old a$$ lack thereof.
RE: Dian Parkinson
Let’s not forget that video tape surfaced showing Dian throwing herself at Bob Barker. She was practically in his lap, stroking his hair, etc. This was from several different angles.
So she didn’t drop her lawsuit because she couldn’t afford to combat his legal team — she dropped it because she was lying through her teeth and the video proved it.
…Still, that old fart nailed my Holly…*sniff*
Pammi looks like the soulless assasin/angels in The Prophecy.
well, bob was a hottie when he was younger. he’d have been a good erotic film star, hehe. yeah, i remember the scandals, the women that said he sexually harassed them. yeah, well, still funny to think the “come on down” could have been used in an entirely different way. 😛
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