Drew Carey left the show and won’t be coming back.
The Price is Right host admits working on a game show is the ultimate job and would give up the role in a heartbeat if he had a say in his future. There isn’t.
“I want to die on stage with a microphone in my hand,” Carey said. Entertainment tonight.
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Drew Carey has been the host of “The Price is Right” since 2007. (Getty Images)
Carrey joined The Price is Right in October 2007 after Bob Barker stepped down as host of television’s longest-running game show in the same year. Barker began hosting “The Price is Right” in 1972.
Carey spoke candidly about the late game show host, who passed away in August 2023 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
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“I think Bob made the mistake of retiring,” Carey said. “I’m not going to make the same mistake. I think as long as my heart is pounding and they want me to be on the show, I’m going to do ‘The Price is Right.’ ” I just love it. ”
Drew Carey replaced Bob Barker as host of The Price is Right in 2007. (Paul Archuleta)
He further added, “I think I was made for that.”
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Carey was asked if he had any advice for Ryan Seacrest, who is new to the game show circuit. The “American Idol” host will soon take over responsibilities on “Wheel of Fortune” following Pat Sajak’s exit.
“Do you have any advice for billionaire Ryan Seacrest? Who’s always hosting everything? No,” he said with a laugh.
“I think I understand, brother. I think I know what to do. I think I know how to host things. Don’t worry, it’s okay.”
Carey said he never plans to retire as the best game show host on television. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown)
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Despite a successful nine-year stint as host of “The Drew Carey Show,” Carey was reluctant to succeed Barker and initially turned down offers to host the show.
“If you think I’m going to sit there and say, ‘The price is right,’ and let everyone attack me, forget it,” he told CBS News at the time.
After several discussions with friends and family, Carey agreed to take the job and has been hosting “The Price is Right” ever since. He also went on to agree to end the show with Barker’s famous catchphrase, “Please have your pets spayed or neutered.”
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“It’s a tradition,” Carey told CBS News in 2007. “It’s always been here. I don’t want it to go away.”
