Legendary Wheel of Fortune presenter Chuck Woolery dies aged 83 after TV star ‘fell suddenly ill’ at his Texas home

LEGENDARY Wheel of Fortune and dating game host Chuck Woolery has died at the age of 83.

The TV personality died at his home in Texas on Saturday, after suddenly falling ill.

Chuck’s longtime friend and podcast cohost Mark Young confirmed the news.

Taking to social media platform X (formally Twitter), Mark wrote: “It is with a broken heart that I tell you that my dear brother has just passed away.

“Life will not be the same without him, RIP brother.”

The circumstances around Chuck’s death have not been confirmed.

However, Mark was visiting Chuck at home, telling TMZ that Chuck wasn’t feeling well and went to lie down.

Chuck later returned to the room to tell him that he was having trouble breathing and Mark called called 911 but Chuck did not make it. 

Chuck is best known for being the original host of Wheel of Fortune between 1975 and 1982.

He went on to host dating show Love Connection between 1983 to 1994.

Chuck was also the host for game shows, such as Scrabble, Greed and Lingo. 

Born in Ashland, Kentucky on March 16, 1941, Charles “Chuck” Herbert Woolery began his entertainment career as a musician.

He sang and played the double bass with a folk song trio called The Bordermen.

He also sang in a duo called The Avant-Garde who were in the psychedelic pop genre.

Chuck later turned to acting, appearing in the 1970s film The Treasure of Jamaica Reef.

He also performed as Mr Dingle on the children’s television series New Zoo Revue in the early 1970s.

Chuck is survived by his wife Kim and his children, Katherine, Melissa, Michael and Sean.

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