Charles Herbert "Chuck" Woolery (born on March 16, 1941) is an American game show host, singer, actor and a two-time talk show host, best known as the original host of Wheel of Fortune and for hosting the dating game show Love Connection, from its debut in 1983 to the conclusion of its first version in 1995. He currently hosts Lingo on GSN.
Chuck Woolery originally set his sights on a career in the music industry but had a change of heart when he joined the U.S. Navy instead. After two years military service, he attended college in his home state of Kentucky and afterward held various jobs including a stint as a sales rep at Pillsbury. He later moved to Nashville where he formed the rock band "Avant Garde". Woolery's family consists of his third wife, Teri Nelson (granddaughter of Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard) and their two boys. He has one daughter and an adopted son from his first marriage, and one daughter from his second marriage.
