Not even the desert provides respite, however, as an executive eventually finds Barris and begs him to return to his show.
He slouches drearily, his trademark fishing hat pulled low over his eyes to hide his ever-present shame.
What is, uh, what is the answer to that question? Nominally a and talent search, the show gave amateur performers of all types a chance to show off their stuff and had one basic rule: Don't Suck.
Besides, he was little more than the framing device.
Barris died on March 21, 2017, of at the age of 87 at his home in , where he lived with Clagett.
Her family moved to by the time she was in.