Chuck Barris, who tapped into Americans’ hunger to be on television by creating game shows such as “The Dating Game,” “The Newlywed Game” and his showcase for the acutely untalented, “The Gong Show,” died on Tuesday, media outlets reported. Barris died of natural causes at age 87 in Palisades, New York, Variety.com said, citing his publicist. Decades before television talent shows such as “American Idol” and “America’s Got Talent” came along, Barris was putting everyday people before the cameras in what was more of a reverse talent show with everyday people who did not mind exposing their vulnerabilities or answering embarrassing questions. Read more http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chuck-barris_us_58d22277e4b02d33b746cf85?
