Editing Chuck Barris (section)

==CIA career claims==
In 1984, Barris wrote an autobiography, ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind''. In the book he states that he worked for the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) as an [[assassination|assassin]] in the 1960s and the 1970s in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. A 2002 [[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|feature film version]], directed by [[George Clooney]] and starring [[Sam Rockwell]], depicts Barris killing 33 people. Barris wrote a sequel to ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' in 2004 called ''Bad Grass Never Dies''.

The CIA denied Barris ever worked for them in any capacity. After the release of the movie, CIA spokesman Paul Nowack said Barris' assertions that he worked for the spy agency "[are] ridiculous. It's absolutely not true".<ref>Stein, Joel (January 13, 2003). [http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,404266,00.html "Lying to Tell the Truth"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''. Accessed September 2, 2008.</ref>

In an interview on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today Show]]'' in 1984, Barris admitted to having made the story up. "No, I was never a CIA hit man. I never did those things. I once applied for the CIA, and while I was going through the process I got a job and went on television. But I had always wondered what would have happened if I had done both."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.buzzerblog.com/2017/03/22/rip-chuck-barris/|title=RIP Chuck Barris|date=March 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://filmspeak.net/features/confessionsofadangerousmind|title=Charlie Kaufman Retrospective & Review: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind|website=FilmSpeak|date=August 26, 2020 }}</ref> In an interview in 2010 with the Television Academy Foundation, he was asked if he had ever disclosed the truth to anyone, including his wife. "No, never," Barris said. "I'll never say, one way or the other".<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/was-chuck-barris-a-cia-assassin-a-possibility-dangerous-mind-producer-says-988485 "Was Chuck Barris a CIA Assassin? "There's a Possibility," 'Dangerous Mind' Producer Says"]. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''. Accessed September 28, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqX2eqmePI0 "Chuck Barris on "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG"]. ''[[Television Academy Foundation ()|Television]]''. Accessed September 28, 2020.</ref>