Chuck Barris
1 archived appearance · 2002
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Chuck Barris (1929–2017) was a television producer, host, and author recognized for creating game shows including The Dating Game and The Gong Show, and for his extraordinary claim of having simultaneously served as a covert CIA assassin. On Art Bell's programs, his memoir Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - later adapted into a major film - blurred the line between entertainment and espionage in one of the most fascinating personal narratives of the twentieth century.
On the air with Art · 1
Dec 4, 2002 · 2h 19m
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Art Bell sits down with television legend Chuck Barris, creator of The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, and The Gong Show, whose memoir has been adapted into a George Clooney film opening December 31st. Barris reflects on the criticism that drove him into a self-imposed exile in the south of France for eight years, d...
