Chuck Barris: An Assassin Who Killed 34 Russian Agents
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Chuck Barris was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia in 1929. He is best known as an American game show host who also created gaming shows like The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. His autobiography ‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind’ reveals that his life was nothing short of legendary. George Clooney later made a movie based on this work.
In his biography, he disclosed that he worked as an assassin for the CIA in the 1960s and 70s. He claimed to have killed more than 34 Russian Agents over his tenure in the agency. However, the Central Intelligence Agency has denied his involvement in their work. In fact, even Barris went on to call this part of his autobiography ‘a piece of imagination.’