Personal Life
Barris' uncle was singer/songwriter/actor Harry Barris. His first wife was Lyn Levy, the niece of one of the founders of CBS. Together they had a daughter, Della, who sometimes appeared on The Gong Show during its run from 1976-1980. Della died of a drug overdose from alcohol and cocaine in 1998, at age 36. By the time of her death, she was also HIV-positive.
Barris, who presently resides outside Palisades, New York, has since married twice more, to "Red" Robin Altman, and later to Mary Rudolph.
In a 2010 interview on NBC's The Today Show, Barris said he disagreed with the "tough love" philosophy of dealing with addicted children, and that he regretted having allowed Della to leave home at age 16. He stated he doesn't believe her death was a suicide, but rather, was accidental.
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