Host of television's longest-running game show, The Price is Right, Bob Barker earned a Lifetime Achievement Emmy for his efforts in 1999. He remained popular, despite a 1994 sexual harassment suit brought against him by co-worker Dian Parkinson and then dropped one year later. Well-known for his animal rights activism, Barker established the DJ&T Foundation in 1995 to encourage neutering of dogs and cats by funding local vet clinics. In 2001, at age 77, Barker signed a five-year contract to continue hosting The Price Is Right."
In 1996, Barker appeared as himself in Adam Sandler's film Happy Gilmore and earned The Price Is Right a cult following from a new generation. Silver-haired and fit at age 78, Barker appeared on the 30th anniversary show of The Price Is Right in January 2002. He seemed satisfied with where he was in life. "I have to enjoy what I'm doing," he told Ed Bark of the Dallas Morning News. "This wouldn't work if I were just out there going through the motions. I thoroughly enjoy that hour every day, and I love to see people win."
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