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Article: CAREY A BORN GAME-SHOW HOST.(News)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- October 11, 2007
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Drew Carey spent his entire career preparing to be a game-show host, only he didn't know it.
It wasn't until the 49-year-old comedian became the new face of "The Price Is Right" that he realized game shows were his true calling. Carey makes his "Price" debut on Monday.
"Unbeknownst to me, I was preparing myself to be a super game-show host of the 21st century," Carey says with a smile between tapings at CBS' Bob Barker Studio. "I wouldn't be good at this if it wasn't for all that other stuff I did."
He started with standup and starred in "The Drew Carey Show" and "Whose Line is it Anyway?" before saying goodbye to television in 2004. Carey was ...