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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chuck_BarrisChuck Barris - Wikipedia

    Charles Hirsch Barris (June 3, 1929 – March 21, 2017) [1] was an American game show creator, producer, and host. Barris was known for hosting The Gong Show and creating The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. He was also a songwriter who wrote "Palisades Park", recorded by Freddy Cannon and also recorded by Ramones .

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  3. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-newsWas Chuck Barris a CIA Assassin? “There’s a Possibility,”...

    Mar 24, 2017 · Two decades ago, producer Andrew Lazar acquired the rights to Chuck Barris‘ memoir C onfessions of a Dangerous Mind: An Unauthorized Biography. Stranger than fiction, the 1984 book...

  4. www.usatoday.com › story › lifeChuck Barris, 'Gong Show' host who claimed he was a CIA assassin,...

    Mar 22, 2017 · The host of The Dating Game and The Gong Show passed away at 87 in his New York home. He was also the author of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, a memoir that sparked controversy and a movie adaptation by George Clooney.

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  6. www.britannica.com › biography › Chuck-BarrisChuck Barris | Biography & Facts | Britannica

    May 30, 2024 · Chuck Barris (born June 3, 1929, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died March 21, 2017, Palisades, New York) was an American television producer and host who created the iconic 1960s game shows The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game but was perhaps best remembered as the creator and host of the comic talent show The Gong Show, which ...

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  7. www.nytimes.com › 2017/03/22 › artsChuck Barris, Producer and Personality of ‘Gong Show’ Fame, Dies...

    Mar 22, 2017 · Chuck Barris, the “Gong Show” creator, songwriter and novelist who sought to add to his already eclectic résumé with a made-up — or was it? — story about being an assassin for the...

  8. www.npr.org › sections › thetwo-way'Gong Show' Host Chuck Barris Dies; Game Show Creator Was 87

    Mar 22, 2017 · Chuck Barris not only hosted The Gong Show, but he is responsible for creating such iconic TV game shows as The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. Barris died of natural causes Tuesday at his...

  9. www.rollingstone.com › tv-movies › tv-movie-newsChuck Barris, 'Gong Show' and 'Dating Game' Creator, Dead at 87

    Mar 22, 2017 · Barris was known for hosting The Gong Show and creating The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. He also claimed to be a CIA assassin in his autobiography, which inspired a film starring George Clooney.