Charles Hirsch "Chuck" Barris (born on June 3, 1929) is an American game show producer and presenter who was responsible for many of the best-known game shows of the 1960s and 1970s. He is also an author.
Barris is a survivor of lung cancer.

Early career

Barris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Drexel University where he was a columnist at the student newspaper The Triangle. He graduated in 1953.