“Once 'The Gong Show' became popular, Chuck was doing auditions and interviews constantly… I got on an elevator once with two men in diapers. Between them was a coat rack with an assortment of ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — He starred on TV's "The Gong Show" for years but few people could probably tell you his real name. Berkely-born Gene Patton died Monday in Pasadena at the age of 82.