Chuck Barris

Presenter, TV Program Creator

1929 –

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Who is Chuck Barris?

Charles Hirsch "Chuck" Barris is an American game show creator, producer, and host. He is best known for hosting The Gong Show and creating The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. He is also a songwriter, who wrote the hit "Palisades Park", and the author of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, a story about himself that became a film directed by George Clooney.

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Born
Jun 3, 1929
Philadelphia
Also known as
  • Charles Hirsch Barris
  • Barris, Chuck
  • Charles Hirsch "Chuck" Barris
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Drexel University
Lived in
  • Philadelphia

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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