Chuck Woolery, the charismatic game show host who kicked off the long run of Wheel of Fortune before spending 11 years playing matchmaker on Love Connection, has died. He was 83. Woolery died Saturday at his Texas home outside Austin, his friend and podcast co-host Mark Young told The Hollywood Reporter. Young also posted about it on X .

Chuck Woolery, by any measure one of the most successful game show hosts in history, passed away this weekend. The 83-year-old star is probably best remembered as the first host of Wheel Of Fortune, though he also guided a ton of other shows to sustained success including Love Connection and Scrabble, both of which ran for around a decade.

"If I wouldn't have left 'Wheel of Fortune,' I'd be making about $10 million a year now," Woolery recalled in a 2003 interview.

Chuck Woolery, the game show veteran who was the original host of "Wheel of Fortune" and went on to host "Love Connection," has died at 83.

Chuck Woolery, the original host of long-running game show Wheel of Fortune, has died at age 83. Mark Young (co-host of the podcast Blunt Force Truth with Woolery) told TMZ the circumstances he was aware of with regards to Woolery's passing.

Former Wheel of Fortune host Chuck Woolery died at age 83. He passed away at his home in Texas with his wife Kristen Barnes at his side on Saturday, November 23. Mark Young, his friend and co-host of his Blunt Force Truth Podcast,

Chuck Woolery, the iconic game show host of “The Dating Game”, “Love Connection” and “Wheel of Fortune,” died over the weekend. He was 83 years old. Woolery died at his home in Texas with his wife Kristen by his side,

Chuck Woolery, the game show veteran who was the original host of "Wheel of Fortune" and went on to host "Love Connection," has died at 83.

Chuck Woolery, Wheel of Fortune Game Host, Dies at 83 Chuck Woolery, the original host of ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ has died. He was 83. ‘Blunt Force Truth’ podcast co-host Mark Young confirmed the news, telling ET,

Game show host Chuck Woolery, the founder of "Wheel of Fortune" and later host of "The Dating Game," died Saturday at 83. Woolery died after experiencing breathing trouble at his home in Texas, friend and podcast cohost Mark Young said.

The legendary game show host Chuck Woolery, who was the original host of Wheel of Fortune, died suddenly at his home in Texas on Saturday. He was 83 years-old. Woolery Passes Away Woolery’s death was confirmed by his longtime friend Mark Young,