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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.
From his boundary-pushing game shows to his strange claims of being a CIA assassin, Chuck Barris lived large. The host of âThe Gong Showâ and the creative force behind âThe Dating Game,â âThe Newlywed Gameâ and many other game shows died Tuesday at 87 in Palisades, N.Y., his publicist announced.