Chuck Woolery, Host of 'Wheel of Fortune' and 'Love Connection,' Dies at 83

[anonypotomous]

Chuck Woolery, the charismatic game show host who kicked off the long run of Wheel of Fortune before spending 11 years playing matchmaker on Love Connection, has died. He was 83.


His friend and podcast co-host Mark Young told TMZ that Woolery died Saturday at his home in Texas, and he posted about it on X. No other details were immediately available.

Chuck Woolery, Host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Love Connection,’ Dies at 83

He also did some acting and was a singer in a band that had a Top 40 hit, "Naturally Stoned," in 1968.

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[fred&edna]

Chuck Woolery, the charismatic game show host who kicked off the long run of Wheel of Fortune before spending 11 years playing matchmaker on Love Connection, has died. He was 83.


His friend and podcast co-host Mark Young told TMZ that Woolery died Saturday at his home in Texas, and he posted about it on X. No other details were immediately available.

Chuck Woolery, Host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Love Connection,’ Dies at 83

He also did some acting and was a singer in a band that had a Top 40 hit, "Naturally Stoned," in 1968.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

He seemed to have such a friendly, easy-going personality. And, he was born in Kentucky