Chuck Woolery, Game Show Host Behind ‘Love Connection’ and More, Dies at 83
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large 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 Woolery’s 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.
Woolery, who spent more than ten years as host of “Love Connection” (where he famously told viewers before commercial breaks that the show would be back in “two and two”), became known in more recent years as a conservative talk show host and pundit.
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