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| website = | children = 6 }} Charles Herbert "Chuck" Woolery (born March 16, 1941) is an American game show host, occasional actor and talk show host, gun advocate, and former musician. He has had long-running tenures hosting several different game shows. He was the original host of ''Wheel of Fortune'' (1975–81), the original incarnation of ''Love Connection'' (1983–94), ''Scrabble'' (1984–90, and during a brief revival in 1993), and ''Lingo'' on GSN from 2002 to 2007. ==Career== Woolery served two years in the U.S. Navy after graduating from high school. In 1963, Woolery worked as a wine consultant for Wasserstrom Wine & Import Company in Columbus, Ohio. He was also a sales representative for the Pillsbury Company. In the 1960s, Woolery and Elkin "Bubba" Fowler recorded as the musical duo The Avant-Garde which had one-hit wonder success in 1968 with the top 40 pop hit "Naturally Stoned". During this time he worked as a truck driver to supplement his income. Between 1977 and 1980, Woolery recorded for Warner Bros. Records and Epic Records as a solo artist, with two low-charting singles on Hot Country Songs. While co-starring as Mr. Dingle on ''New Zoo Revue'', Woolery's first game show appearance was on an episode of ''Tattletales'', alongside then-wife Jo Ann Pflug. Starting as a singer, Woolery appeared on an episode of ''Your Hit Parade''. On January 6, 1975, he began hosting ''Wheel of Fortune'' at the suggestion of creator Merv Griffin, who had seen Woolery sing on ''The Tonight Show''. Woolery hosted the show for six years. In 1981, he was involved in a salary dispute with the program's producers; he said in a 2007 interview that he demanded a raise from $65,000 a year to about $500,000 a year because the program was drawing a 44 share at the time, and other hosts were making that much. Griffin offered Woolery $400,000 a year, and NBC offered to pay the additional $100,000, but after Griffin threatened to move the program to CBS, NBC withdrew the offer. Griffin dismissed Woolery, whose final episode aired on December 25, 1981. Pat Sajak replaced him. Woolery hosted ''Love Connection'' (1983–94), ''The Big Spin'' (1985), ''Scrabble'' (1984–90, 1993), ''The Home and Family Show'' (1996–98, co-host), ''The Dating Game'' (1997–99), ''Greed'' (1999–2000), and ''Lingo'' (2002–07). In addition, he was the subject of a short-lived reality show, ''Chuck Woolery: Naturally Stoned'' (originally titled ''Chuck Woolery: Behind the Lingo'') in 2003.〔Petrozzello, Donna (June 9, 2003). , ''Daily News (New York)''〕 He also hosted his own talk show, ''The Chuck Woolery Show,'' which lasted for only a few months in 1991. He hosted ''The Price Is Right Live!'' at Harrah's casinos, and appeared in the live stage show "$250,000 Game Show Spectacular" at the Las Vegas Hilton until April 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://thestrippodcast.blogspot.com/2008/04/rip-250000-game-show-spectacular.html )〕 While hosting "Love Connection" Woolery began his trademark phrase "We'll be back in two and two," before pitching to a commercial break. Two minutes and two seconds was the standard length of a commercial break. Currently Woolery is the host of a nationally syndicated radio commentary show, ''Save Us Chuck Woolery'', which began in 2012, grown out of his YouTube videos. After two years as host, Woolery began a longer format podcast, ''Blunt Force Truth''. With co-host Mark Young, Woolery expands on his political ideals and current events, often inviting guest experts to join the conversation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chuck Woolery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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