Legendary sport present host Chuck Woolery — finest recognized for being the primary host of “Wheel of Fortune” — has handed away. Chuck’s longtime good friend and podcast cohost Mark Younger tells TMZ … he was at Chuck’s residence in Texas when Chuck mentioned he wasn’t feeling effectively and went to lie down.
It’s with a damaged coronary heart that I inform you that my pricey brother @chuckwoolery has simply handed away. Life won’t be the identical with out him,RIP brother pic.twitter.com/OVPgG195RX
He got here again to the room a short while later and mentioned he was having bother respiratory. 911 was known as, however Woolery didn’t make it.
Recreation present fans will probably be very aware of Chuck’s work … with Woolery’s huge break coming in 1975 when he turned the primary host of “Wheel of Fortune.”
He hosted the present till 1981 when he left resulting from a wage dispute and Pat Sajak took over the job. He went on to host “Love Connection,” “Scrabble” and a revival of “The Relationship Recreation.” 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, taking part in largely nation.
We final caught up with Chuck again in 2016 … and, we requested him a ton of questions concerning the sport present world. Chuck is survived by his spouse Kim and his youngsters, Katherine, Melissa, Michael and Sean. He was 83. RIP
