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Chuck Barris as host of âThe Gong Show,â which he created. It became a phenomenon after its 1976 debut. Credit NBC, via Everett Collection.
But there's a better story in Barris, who created such game-show hits as The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game and wrote a best-selling novel before creating The Gong Show with partner Chris Beard.