The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge

December. 10,2006      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The Chuck Barris Story: My Life on the Edge is a special documentary about the creator of The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game and creator and host of The Gong Show Chuck Barris. Chronicling the tragedies of his life including harsh criticisms from the press and his peers, a number of failed marriages, working for the C.I.A and the loss of his daughter due to a drug overdose.

Chuck Barris as  Self
Bob Eubanks as  Self
Phyllis Diller as  Self
Jamie Farr as  Self
Louie Anderson as  Self
Drew Barrymore as  Self

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