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Chuck Woolery Dead: ‘Love Connection,’ ‘Lingo’ and Original ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Host Dies at 83
Chuck Woolery, who hosted various game shows, including Wheel of Fortune, throughout his long career, died at the age of 83, his podcast cohost confirmed.
“It is with a broken heart that I tell you my dear brother @chuckwoolery has just passed away,” Mark Young, a longtime friend who cohosted a podcast with Woolery, wrote on X. He also confirmed the news to the Associated Press on Sunday, November 24, adding in an email to the outlet, “Chuck was a dear friend and brother and a tremendous man of faith, life will not be the same without him.” “If I wouldn’t have left Wheel of Fortune, I’d be making about $10 million a year right now,” Woolery reflected in a 2003 interview with The New York Times while speaking of his regret about his departure.
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