Legendary sport present host Chuck Woolery — finest identified for being the primary host of “Wheel of Fortune” — has handed away … TMZ has confirmed.
Chuck’s longtime good friend and podcast cohost Mark Younger tells TMZ … he was at Chuck’s house in Texas when Chuck stated he wasn’t feeling effectively and went to lie down.
It’s with a damaged coronary heart that I let you know that my pricey brother @chuckwoolery has simply handed away. Life is not going to be the identical with out him,RIP brother pic.twitter.com/OVPgG195RX
— Dr. Mark Younger (@MarkYoungTruth) November 24, 2024
@MarkYoungTruth
He got here again to the room a short while later and stated he was having hassle respiratory. 911 was known as, however Woolery didn’t make it.
Sport present lovers will likely be very conversant in Chuck’s work … with Woolery’s large break coming in 1975 when he grew to become the primary host of “Wheel of Fortune.”
He hosted the present till 1981 when he left as a consequence of a wage dispute and Pat Sajak took over the job. He went on to host “Love Connection,” “Scrabble” and a revival of “The Relationship Sport.”
Woolery made appearances as himself on just a few totally different TV exhibits over time … together with the film “Chilly Ft” and the sitcoms “227” and “Scrubs.” He additionally had a small music profession, enjoying principally nation.
We final caught up with Chuck again in 2016 … and, we requested him a ton of questions in regards to the sport present world.
Chuck is survived by his spouse Kim and his youngsters, Katherine, Melissa, Michael and Sean. He was 83.
RIP
