Chuck Woolery, 83, has died. He hosted the game shows “Wheel of Fortune”, “Love Connection”, and “Scrabble “.

According to the Associated Press, Woolery passed away in his Texas house in front of his wife Kristen. Mark Young, his podcast co-host and friend, confirmed the news. Woolery is also survived by his wife Kristen and three sons: Michael Sean Melissa.

Chuck Woolery, the original co-host of “Wheel of Fortune,” said in a release that they spent seven years together like magic.

The statement continued, “Our friendship continues long after we have left the show.” “He was an original. Chuck was very unique. He was warm and genuine both on and off stage. We had a shared love of God, and he is a spiritual man. It made the experience more rewarding. “

Woolery was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1978, and he was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame.

Woolery began his 11-year hosting stint of “Love Connection” in 1983. He coined the phrase “We’ll be back in two minutes, twenty seconds” during this period. Woolery started hosting “Scrabble”, in 1984. Woolery hosted both gameshows at the same time until 1990.

In 1992’s Melrose Place, he played himself.

Woolery appeared in Game Show Network’s “Chuck Woolery-Naturally Stoned”, the first reality show on the network, which debuted in 2003. The six episodes were broadcast over six weeks.

Woolery began his TV career with the premiere of “Wheel of Fortune” on NBC, on January 6, 1975.

The original name of the “Wheel of Fortune” was “Shopper’s Bazaar”. Woolery sang Delta Dawn on “The Merv Griffin Show.” Griffin asked him to co-host the new show with Stafford.

Pat Sajak replaced Woolery after Griffin rejected his request. Sajak and Vanna are most commonly associated with “Hollywood Squares”.

Woolery is a Kentucky native who served in the U.S. Navy before attending college. In 1967, he was a double bassist for a folk band and worked as a truck driver to support his musical career.

Woolery started podcasting after his TV career. He told The New York Times that he described himself as a gun-rights activist, a conservative-libertarian, and a constitutionalist, noting that he had not revealed his politics in liberal Hollywood over fear of retribution.