Chuck Barris
Chuck Barris Barris on The Gong Show in 1976 Born Charles Hirsch Barris (1929-06-03) June 3, 1929 (age 85) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Occupation TV producer, TV host, songwriter, author Spouse(s) Mary Rudolph (2000— ) Robin Altman (1980–1999; divorced) Lyn Levy (1957–1976; divorced; 1 child) Charles Hirsch "Chuck" Barris (born June 3, 1929) 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, his autobiography, which became a film directed by George Clooney.