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Chuck Barris, the wacky host of The Gong Show, died Tuesday at the age of 87. His publicist confirmed he passed away from natural causes at his home in Palisades, New York. Barris was the creator of The Gong Show and two other popular TV game shows, The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game.
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.