He can't? Why not? Is it too painful? Is the government putting a gag on him? He leaves that to our imagination. When dog acts were on The Gong Show Barris claimed he'd rub Alpo on his suit, because an unscripted snout-in-the-crotch was good for a laugh, every time.īarris, now 73, won't elaborate on his supposed spy past, even as he promotes the movie. Would a man really talk about concealing microfilm in his rectum just to sell books? Just remember who we're talking about. It's also a little disturbing that winners on The Dating Game received free trips to "Swingin' West Berlin" and "Beautiful Helsinki." Why not Miami? Barris purportedly chose the vacation destinations and traveled as a chaperon to create a cover for his cloak-and-dagger games. The man's eyes remained surprised while the back of his head splattered against the wall of the church." The front of the silencer broke teeth as it went in … I pulled the trigger three times. However, Barris offers a disturbingly detailed account in the book. The CIA doesn't comment on questions about its personnel. Sure, Barris may have created the CIA gimmick to create interest in the book. "I thought if I was going to tell the story, I thought I should do it without knowing the answer. "I made it a point never to ask Chuck," he says.
17, starring Clooney, Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore and Sam Rockwell as a gong-and-gun-wielding Barris.Ĭlooney isn't sure whether the spy games are all in Barris' head. Now, George Clooney, in his directorial debut, is bringing the Barris story to the big screen - depicting the funny man as a hit man.
In addition, I have murdered 33 human beings." I am responsible for polluting the airwaves with mind-numbing puerile entertainment.
I have written pop songs, I have been a television producer. He then stepped in front of the camera with his most infamous creation, The Gong Show.īut while Barris was destroying American culture, was he also executing enemy spies? In Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, a 1980 autobiography, the TV legend offers this self-assessment:
He was a pioneer of reality TV, bringing to life The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game and other unscripted programs designed to allow participants to humiliate themselves before a national audience. 7, 2003 - Talk about the unknown comic: If you believe Chuck Barris, he had a secret life as a CIA assassin.īarris is certainly guilty of many offenses.
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