American game show presenter, talk show host, and musician Charles Herbert Woolery was born on March 16, 1941. He has a history of holding onto long-term gigs as a game show host. Aside from serving as the initial host of Wheel of Fortune (1975–1981), Love Connection (1983–1994), Scrabble (1984–90, with a brief revival in 1993), Greed on Fox (1999–2000), and Lingo on Game Show Network (2002–2007), Woolery also served as the first host of Scrabble (1984–1990).
In addition to multiple commercial jingles, The Avant-Garde’s top-40 pop song, and a number of country music albums, Woolery has also released a number of advertising jingles.
In the mid-1970s movie The Treasure of Jamaica Reef, Woolery acted alongside Stephen Boyd, Rosey Grier, and Cheryl Ladd.
Chuck Woolery Second Wife: Meet Jo Ann Pflug
Jo Ann Pflug, an actress, was Chuck Woolery’s second wife; the two of them have a daughter named Melissa. Pflug, who is currently 74 years old, is best remembered for her part as Samantha “Big Jack” Jack in Lee Majors’ successful 1980s television series The Fall Guy. In 1972, she married Woolery. Early in 1982, they made their divorce intentions known. Pflug stated to The Pittsburgh Press in May 1982, “Chuck and I are happier being divorced friends than married enemies.” Melissa, whose parents divorced when she was six years old, is currently 38 or 39 years old.