Adam Sandler has paid tribute to the legendary game show host and hisHappy Gilmoreco-star,Bob Barker, following the death of the age of 99. Barker sadly passed away at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 26, with Sandler sharing several images of himself alongside the host ofThe Price is Rightand heaping praise on “such a sweet funny guy.”
“The man. The myth. The best. Such a sweet funny guy to hang out with. Loved talking to him. Loved laughing with him. Loved him kicking the crap out of me. He will be missed by everyone I know! Heartbreaking day. Love to Bob always and his family! Thanks for all you gave us!”
Sandler took tosocial mediato pay tribute to Barker, who starred alongside in the 1996 sports comedyHappy Gilmore. In one of the movie’s most memorable scenes, Sandler’s aggressive golfer Happy is paired with Barker (who plays himself) for a charity game.
Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately depending on how you look at it, the two do not see eye-to-eye resulting in Happy knocking Barker to the ground. What he doesn’t know is that Barker is a pretty adept fighter, with the game show host rising to his feet and laying a brutal beat down on Sandler’s character. So entertainingly brutal is the battle, in fact, that it won an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight.
The friendship betweenAdam Sandlerand Bob Barker continued afterHappy Gilmore, with the pair reuniting for another fight back in 2015, and the relationship clearly meant a lot to the actor.
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Daytime Television Loses One of Its Most Iconic Stars
Bob Barker, best known for hosting the longest-running game show in North American television history, CBS’sThe Price Is Right,sadly died on Saturdayof ‘natural causes.’
Barker’s longtime manager Roger Neal released a statement following his passing saying, “It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker, has left us.”
He continued, “I am so proud of the trailblazing work Barker, and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and including working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally," Bob’s girlfriend Nancy Burnet. “We were great friends over these 40 yrs. He will be missed.”
A statement was also released by CBS which reads, “We lost a beloved member of the CBS family today with the passing of Bob Barker. During his 35 years as host ofThe Price is Right, Bob made countless people’s dreams come true and everyone feel like a winner when they were called to ‘come on down'. In addition to his legendary 50-year career in broadcasting, Bob will be remembered as a dedicated animal rights activist. Daytime television has lost one of its most iconic stars.”
