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Charles Hirsch Barris (June 3, 1929 – March 21, 2017) [1] was an American game show creator, producer, and host. Barris was known for hosting The Gong Show and creating The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. He was also a songwriter who wrote "Palisades Park", recorded by Freddy Cannon and also recorded by the Ramones.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a 2002 American biographical spy film depicting the fictional life of game show host and producer Chuck Barris.The film was George Clooney's directorial debut, was written by Charlie Kaufman and starred Sam Rockwell as Barris, as well as Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore, and Clooney.
The Dating Game is an American television game show that first aired on December 20, 1965, and was the first of many shows created and packaged by Chuck Barris from the 1960s through the 1980s. ABC dropped the show on July 6, 1973, but it continued in syndication for another year (1973–1974) as The New Dating Game .
Game Shows 101. Chuck Barris was a trailblazer. A television producer who made memorable game shows in the 1960s and 1970s, he produced beloved programs.
The longtime announcer for Chuck Barris Productions was Johnny Jacobs, who served from 1965 until his death in 1982. Jacobs announced for such Barris game shows as The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, Treasure Hunt, and The Gong Show. Tony McClay is Barris' secondary announcer, as he was sub for Jacobs, most often in 1980 and 1982.
Three's a Crowd (sometimes spelled 3's a Crowd) is an American television game show.It was created by Chuck Barris and originally packaged by Chuck Barris Productions.The first version aired in syndication from September 17, 1979, to February 1, 1980, hosted by Jim Peck.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, a 1984 autobiography by Chuck Barris. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, a 2002 film adaptation of the book; Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, the fifth studio album by rapper Logic "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (song), the second single and title track from the album
More recently, "Palisades Park" appeared in the films Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), depicting Barris' life; X-Men: First Class (2011), during a scene set in 1962, the year of the song's initial release; and on the soundtrack to the 2016 video game Mafia III. The song appeared on Family Guy season 21 episode 9, titled "Carny Knowledge".