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Chuck Barris, ‘Gong Show’ Host, Dies at 87
variety.com ^
| March 21, 2017
| Pat Saperstein
Posted on 03/22/2017 12:41:49 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
His autobiography, “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” was made into a film directed by George Clooney and starred Sam Rockwell as Barris. In the book (subtitled “An Unauthorized Autobiography”), he claimed to have worked for the CIA as an assassin during the 1960s and ’70s, a claim which the CIA denied.
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To: Berlin_Freeper
My mother and her friend auditioned with him for The New Treasure Hunt circa 1974. Weird but funny man.
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03/22/2017 12:48:07 AM PDT
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2ndDivisionVet
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03/22/2017 12:51:46 AM PDT
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Fhios
(Right now it looks like the condemned dragging their feet on the way to the gallows.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
First Chuck Berry and then Chuck Barris. What are the odds?
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03/22/2017 12:52:01 AM PDT
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RC one
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Quite an interesting and bizarre persona in ol’ Chuck. I’m surprised he lasted this long.
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lefty-lie-spy
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hard to get it rolling again.
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To: lefty-lie-spy
I really liked him.
Not to mention, he purported to be a CIA assassin for about 20 years. The CIA denies.
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03/22/2017 1:21:43 AM PDT
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BunnySlippers
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To: Berlin_Freeper
J.P. Morgan, Jamie Farr, and… Who else was on the panel with them?
I remember an episode where _every_ contestant sang the hit song of the hour: “Feelings”
They packed a lot of goofy in 30 minutes back in those days.
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03/22/2017 1:37:49 AM PDT
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Chuck Berry and Chuck Barris in the same week.
Barris was great on The Gong Show...not high culture, to be sure, but fun to see “plain folks” get their 30 seconds of time in the spotlight
To: BradyLS
Whatever happened to JP Morgan?
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