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Chuck claims to have assassinated 33 people while working for the CIA.
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Chuck's company Barris Industries had 27 half-hour shows at once, on network television.
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Chuck sold his created company Barris Industries in 1986.
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Chuck was once a boxing promoter.
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Chuck married Lyn Levy who is a niece of a founder of CBS. Lyn Levy was then disinherited by her family shortly after the two were married. They divorced in 1976.
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Chuck began his career as a page for NBC.
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Chuck was portrayed by Sam Rockwell, in the movie adaptation of his book Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
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Chuck's daughter Della Barris died of a drug overdose in 1998, she was his only child.
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Chuck is the nephew of songwriter Harry Barris.
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Chuck survived lung cancer.
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Chuck said in his book Confessions of a Dangerous Mind that he worked for the CIA as an assassin during the 1960's and 1970's. In interviews since the book was published, he usually answers questions about this by saying "I can't really confirm or deny it". The CIA has denied Chuck Barris ever working for them.
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Chuck's fans often refer to him as "Chuckie Baby."
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Chuck was the creator of The Dating Game, which was his first game show creation.
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Chuck wrote the song "Palisades Park", which was a top ten hit for Freddy Cannon in 1962.
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Chuck attended Drexel University, where he also wrote for the student newspaper The Triangle, and graduated in 1953.