Charles Herbert "Chuck" Woolery (born March 16, 1941) is an American game show host, occasional actor and talk show host, gun advocate, and former musician. He has had long-running tenures hosting several different game shows. He was the original host of Wheel of Fortune (1975–81), the original incarnation of Love Connection (1983–94), Scrabble (1984–90, and during a brief revival in 1993), and Lingo on GSN from 2002 to 2007.

Biography

Born in Ashland, Kentucky, Woolery is a Christian and volunteers in ministry. He is a political conservative and gun rights activist.

Woolery and his first wife, Margaret Hayes have three children: Cary; Katherine; and Chad. In 1972, he married Jo Ann Pflug, which ended in divorce. With Teri Nelson, the step-daughter of actor David Nelson, he has two sons, Michael and Sean. Woolery married Kim Barnes in 2006.