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Chuck Woolery, Host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Love Connection,’ Dies at 83
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Hilary Lewis
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Legendary game show host Chuck Woolery, known for his charismatic stints on 'Wheel of Fortune' and 'Love Connection,' passes away at the age of 83.
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- Woolery started his entertainment career as a singer in the pop group The Avant-Garde, whose song 'Naturally Stoned' became the theme for his short-lived Game Show Network reality series in 2003.
- At the height of 'Love Connection' in 1986, the show was grossing $25 million a year and drawing 4.5 million viewers daily, with Woolery earning a cool $1 million as the host that year.
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Chuck Woolery, Mark Young, Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes, Pat Sajak, Susan Stafford, Vanna White, Merv Griffin, Cheryl Ladd, Rosey Grier, Jo Ann Pflug, Teri Nelson Carpenter, Kim Barnes, Wheel of Fortune, Love Connection, The Avant-Garde, Columbia Records, New Zoo Revue, Love, American Style, The Treasure of Jamaica Reef, Game Show Network, CBS, NBC, Scrabble, The Dating Game, Blunt Force Truth, Wheel of Fortune, Love Connection, Naturally Stoned, Sonic Boom, Your Hit Parade