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.