Chuck Barris
American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Chuck Berry.
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. Barris wrote an autobiography titled Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, which was made into the film of the same title starring Sam Rockwell and directed by George Clooney.
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Chuck Barris | |
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Born | Charles Hirsch Barris (1929-06-03)June 3, 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | March 21, 2017(2017-03-21) (aged 87) Palisades, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Drexel Institute of Technology |
Occupation(s) | Television producer, television presenter, songwriter, author |
Years active | 1962–2010 |
Spouses | Lyn Levy
(m. 1957; div. 1976)Robin Altman
(m. 1980; div. 1999)Mary Clagett
(m. 2000; died 2017) |
Children | 1 |
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