Chuck Woolery, original host of Wheel Of Fortune, dies
Young postedDid five movies with Ridley Scott lead Russell Crowe away from superstardom?Woolery was born on March 16, 1941, in Ashland, Kentucky. After serving two years in the U.S. Navy, Woolery moved to L.A. and “hadn’t a clue” what he would do there., Woolery recalled meeting John Wayne on his third day in town. Wayne was of no help.
The show was an immediate hit, but Woolery’s time on the series would be shortlived. After six years withhost Peter Marshall. Griffin refused and hired Pat Sajak to replace him. “Merv was so upset with me, they started taping over all the old Wheel of Fortune ,” Woolery told, a dating game show for over a decade and 2,100 episodes.
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