Gene Gene The Dancing Machine From ‘The Gong Show’ Dead at 82

Gene Gene The Dancing Machine from "The Gong Show" has passed away at the age of 82 from complications of diabetes.

His real name was Gene Patton.

He was an NBC stage hand when "Gong Show" host Chuck Barris happened to catch him dancing behind the scenes one day. The rest is Hollywood history.

During any given episode, Chuck would stop everything and announce Gene, who would then come on stage and dance to the jazz tune "Jumpin' at the Woodside", often while people backstage threw things at him.