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Showing Original Post only (View all)Chuck Woolery, Game Show Host Behind 'Love Connection' and More, Dies at 83 [View all]
Source: Variety
Chuck Woolery, the veteran game show host who gained fame as the original emcee behind Wheel of Fortune and later as the face of the popular syndicated dating show Love Connection, has died. He was 83.
The news was first reported on the social media site X by Woolerys friend Mark Young, who noted that it is with a broken heart that I tell you that my dear brother @chuckwoolery has just passed away. Life will not be the same without him, RIP brother.
The website TMZ confirmed the news, reporting that Woolery died in his Texas home after having trouble breathing.
Read more: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/chuck-woolery-dead-dies-love-connection-game-show-host-1236221573/
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Chuck Woolery, Game Show Host Behind 'Love Connection' and More, Dies at 83 [View all]
The Grand Illuminist
Nov 24
OP
Yeah, I remember him tweeting some incredibly stupid stuff about Trump back in 2020
LymphocyteLover
Nov 24
#7
He lived in Horse Shoe Bay, I saw and talked to him at the Yacht Club, and would run into him at a local ...
marble falls
Nov 24
#8
What is it about an informed opinion about someone I knew and interacted with that offends you so much? ...
marble falls
Nov 24
#22
And just because you didn't know him at all doesn't mean your impression is based in reality. I saw and know how he ...
marble falls
Nov 24
#30
Sometimes we let our anger get in the way here. And he really deserves no grave dancing. He stayed out of public ...
marble falls
Nov 24
#24
I suspect he was unsophisticated enough to believe in those gold scams. He wasn't polished as a host ...
marble falls
Nov 24
#25
And being broke is no sign of virtue, either. He got his jobs because multimillion dollar enterprises ...
marble falls
Nov 24
#32
Me too, he was an AWFUL "Human Being" & the complete polar opposite of this twin brother. I want you to know that I
The_REAL_Ecumenist
Nov 29
#39
Not a fan of his politics, but he was an excellent host on "Wheel of Fortune."
valleyrogue
Nov 24
#36