Former Price Is Right host Bob Barker, 91, 'rushed to hospital after suffering nearly two inch laceration on forehead after falling outside Hollywood home' 

By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:37 EST, 20 October 2015 | Updated: 03:26 EST, 21 October 2015

Bob Barker has split his head open.

The 91-year-old former The Price Is Right host suffered a nearly two inch laceration on the side of his forehead on Tuesday morning, according to TMZ.

Police happened to be in the neighborhood and see the fall that took place near the star's Hollywood Hills home.

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Injured: Bob Barker has split his head open. The 91-year-old The Price Is Right host suffered a nearly two inch laceration on the side of his forehead on Tuesday morning, according to TMZ; here he is seen in 2012

Injured: Bob Barker has split his head open. The 91-year-old The Price Is Right host suffered a nearly two inch laceration on the side of his forehead on Tuesday morning, according to TMZ; here he is seen in 2012

At work: 'Bob was taking a walk at around 10:30 AM near his Hollywood Hills home when he tripped on the sidewalk,' reported the site. Police administered aid and called the paramedics. Barker was then taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital; here he is seen on The Price Is Right

At work: 'Bob was taking a walk at around 10:30 AM near his Hollywood Hills home when he tripped on the sidewalk,' reported the site. Police administered aid and called the paramedics. Barker was then taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital; here he is seen on The Price Is Right

'Bob was taking a walk at around 10:30 AM near his Hollywood Hills home when he tripped on the sidewalk,' reported the site. 

Police administered aid and called the paramedics. Barker was then taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital.

He also injured his knee. The star has already been released from the hospital and is back at home, according to TMZ.

A classic: Barker hosted CBS' The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007. The current host is comedian Drew Carey

A classic: Barker hosted CBS' The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007. The current host is comedian Drew Carey

Barker hosted CBS' The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007. The current host is comedian Drew Carey.

The show revolves around contestants competing to identify accurate pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes.

Contestants are selected from the studio audience when the announcer proclaims the show's famous catchphrase, 'Come on down!'

He started early: Barker moved from Washington to California in 1950 in order to pursue a career in broadcasting. His first gig was the radio program The Bob Barker Show, which ran for six years

He started early: Barker moved from Washington to California in 1950 in order to pursue a career in broadcasting. His first gig was the radio program The Bob Barker Show, which ran for six years

Barker moved from Washington to California in 1950  in order to pursue a career in broadcasting. 

His first gig was the radio program The Bob Barker Show, which ran for six years.

Barker began his game show career in 1956, hosting Truth or Consequences. From there, he hosted various game shows as well as the Miss Universe pageants.

He joined The Price Is Right in 1972.

The TV personality was married to Dorothy Jo Gideon from 1945 until her death in 1981. 

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