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| Name: | Charles Hirsch Barris |
| Born: | June 3, 1929 |
| Birth Hometown: | Oakland, New Jersey |
| Died: | March 21, 2017 (aged 87) |
| Place of death: | Palisades, New York |
| Occupation: | Host, Producer, Author |
| Years active: | 1965-2017 |
| Known for: | Creating/Hosting The Gong Show |
Charles Hirsch "Chuck" Barris (born June 3, 1929, died March 21, 2017) was an American author, film director, game show producer and presenter who was responsible for many of the best-known game shows of the 1960s and 1970s. Not many people know this, but during his long-running game show career, Chuck was a hitman for the CIA, up until the release of his book called Confessions of a Dangerous Mind which inspired a 2002 movie of the same name starring Sam Rockwell as Barris. Chuck, a lung cancer survivor, attended Drexel University.
Death[]
On March 21, 2017, Barris passed away due to natural causes at his home in Palisades at the age of 87 where he lived along with his wife Mary Clagett.
Shows Produced[]
As Chuck Barris Productions[]
Game Shows[]
- People Pickers (1965, unsold)
- The Dating Game (1965–1974/1978–1980/1986–1989)
- The Newlywed Game (1966–1974/1977–1980/1984/1985–1989)
- Dream Girl of '67 (1966–1967/1978, unsold)
- The Family Game (1967/1986, unsold)
- How's Your Mother-In-Law? (1967–1968)
- National Celebrity Test (1968, unsold)
- The Game Game (1969–1970)
- Cop-Out! (1972, unsold)
- The Parent Game (1972–1973)
- Treasure Hunt (1973–1977/1981–1982)
- The Gong Show (1976–1980 (he also hosted the show)/1988–1989)
- The $1.98 Beauty Show (1978–1980)
- 3's A Crowd (1979–1980)
- Camouflage (1980)
- Dollar A Second (1981, unsold)
- Comedy Courtroom (1985 or 1986, unsold; he also hosted it)
- Bamboozle (1986, unsold)
Non-Game Shows[]
- The Bobby Vinton Show (1975-78)
- The Chuck Barris Rah-Rah Show (1978)
- Million Dollar Talent Show (1980, unsold)
- Leave It to the Women (1981-1982)
- The Original Vaudeville Show (1983?, unsold)
- Anything for a Laugh: Twenty Years of the best of the Chuck Barris Shows (1985 ABC primetime special; he also hosted it)
As The Guber-Peters Company[]
- The Quiz Kids Challenge (1990)
- Countdown (1990, unsold)
Shows Based on Barris Formats[]
- I Can't Believe You Said That! (Spinoff of The Family Game)
- Wait 'Til You Have Kids!! (Spinoff of The Parent Game)
Barris Related Shows[]
- The Dating Game (1996–1999)
- The Newlywed Game (1996–1999/2009–2013)
- Extreme Gong (1998–1999)
- All-New 3's a Crowd (1999–2000)
- The Gong Show with Dave Attell (2008)
- The Gong Show (2017–2018)
- The Celebrity Dating Game (2021)
Memoriams[]
