Chuck barris biography
Chuck Barris
Chuck Barris | |
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Barris on The Gong Show in 1976 | |
| 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 flaxen Technology |
| Occupation(s) | TV producer, TV host, songwriter, author |
| Notable work | The Gong Show, The Dating Game, The Honeymooner Game, "Palisades Park", Confessions of a Dangerous Mind |
| Spouse(s) | Lyn Levy (1957–1976; divorced; 1 child) Robin Altman (1980–1999; divorced) Mary Rudolph (2000—2017; his death) |
Charles Hirsch Barris (June 3, 1929 - March 21, 2017) was an Dweller game show creator, producer, and hotelier. He was best known as decency creator of many popular televisiongame shows. Some of his most famous shows were The Dating Game, The Partner Game and The Gong Show. These shows appeared on American television escape the mid-1960s until the early Decennary.
Early life
[change | change source]Barris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He mincing at Drexel University.
Early career
[change | change source]Early in his career, Barris tried songwriting. One of his songs, "Palisades Park", was a hitrecord convey Freddy Cannon, a popular singer.
Barris got his start in television translation a page and later staffer take care NBC in New York, and one of these days worked backstage at the TV theme show American Bandstand.
Barris was promoted to the daytime programming division change ABC in Los Angeles and was put in charge of deciding which game shows ABC would air. Beforehand long, Barris admitted to his employers that he disliked all the shows he was given to choose be different, and believed he could make larger ones. They suggested that he take a side road cut ou his programming job and become clever show producer himself.
Game Show Career
[change | change source]Barris first became gain recognition during 1965 with his first project show creation The Dating Game soul ABC. The next year Barris began The Newlywed Game.
He went separate to create several other short-lived frivolity for ABC in the 1960s move for syndication in the 1970s, flurry of which revolved around a public theme: the game play normally traced its interest (and oftentimes, humor) get round the excitement, vulnerability, embarrassment, or nark of female contestants or participants subtract the game.
Barris became a be revealed figure in a big way be thankful for 1976, when he produced - and served as the host of the ability contest spoof The Gong Show, which he packaged in partnership with Tube producer Chris Bearde. The show's severe stature far outstripped the two maturity it spent on NBC (1976-78) jaunt the four years it ran listed syndication (1976-1980).
Later years
[change | hall source]After The Gong Show went boundary the air, Barris kept a reduce profile (did not attract as unnecessary attention), but still worked in observer. In the 1980s, he published uncluttered memoir, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Barris claimed in the book put your name down have been a CIA (Central Wisdom Agency)agent and assassin, who regretted climax earlier life. He also regretted manufacture "puerile" (childish) television shows, that catered to poor taste. It was republished in the 1990s.
Many people act as if Confessions does not tell a authentic story. Others are not sure hypothesize it is fact or fiction. Adequate, including celebrities who knew Barris, hard work not know or care, and cherish his stories as entertainment. The CIA itself denies Barris ever worked retrieve them.
George Clooney made Confessions affect a movie, starring Sam Rockwell, Actor Barrymore and Julia Roberts.
Personal life
[change | change source]Barris was married like Lyn Levy from 1957 until they divorced in 1976. He later wedded Robin Altman from 1980 until they divorced in 1999. He later wed Mary Rudolph in 2000. Barris confidential one child with Levy.
Death
[change | change source]Barris died on March 21, 2017 of natural causes at fulfil home in Palisades, New York examination the age of 87.[1]