Chuck Barris

CHUCK BARRIS

 
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.   (More from Wikipedia)
 
 
Budd Granoff produced Milan’s album, I Am What I Am and also wrote the liner notes.  He is best known for his work with Chuck Barris in creating legendary game shows like The Gong Show and The Newlywed Game – not to mention the creation of the first television syndication company to distribute these shows to independent TV stations.  
 
 (July 2012)
Last edited: March 22, 2021