The beloved television host, Bob Barker, was hospitalized on Monday due to back pain.

Paramedics arrived at Barker's home in Hollywood Hills early Monday afternoon and transported the 94-year-old man to Cedars Sinai Hospital. The Los Angeles Fire Department described the 13 hours. The PDT call is considered "unspecified medical help".

Barker, who became a television channel hosting CBS's "The Price Is Right" from 1972 to 2007, was in pain after suffering a back injury on Monday, and it was decided that it would be best to go to 39, hospital, William Prappas, its commercial director. , said USA USA TODAY 'HUI.

"He is still being evaluated – he is awake, alert and more comfortable than he was – hopefully he will come back home soon", said Prappas Monday night.

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Bob Barker made a surprise appearance on Wednesday "The Price Is Right" at an April fish farce that current host, Drew Carey, has described as "the best of all time ".

In addition to hosting "Price" and other game shows, Barker himself has appeared in many movies and television shows, including "Happy Gilmore," "How I met your mother" and "Yes." , darling ", according to IMDb. The long-standing animal rights activist appeared in CBS's "The Bold and the Beautiful" in 2014 for an article on animal rescue.

Barker made a surprise comeback to "The Price Is Right" in 2015, joining current host, Drew Carey, for the edition of a longtime televised fish game show. April.

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