Chuck Barris

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    Chuck Barris, ‘Gong Show’ Host, Dies at 87

    Chuck Barris, who hosted “The Gong Show” and created “The Dating Game” and “The Newlywed Game,” died Tuesday of natural causes in Palisades, N.Y., his publicist confirmed. He was 87. His autobiography, “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” was made into a film directed by George Clooney and starred Sam Rockwell as Barris. In the book... <a href="http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/chuck-barris-dead-dies-gong-show-host-1202013790/" title="Read Chuck Barris, ‘Gong Show’ Host, Dies at 87">Read more »</a>