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Chuck Woolery’s marriage
USINFO | 2013-08-28 10:16
Charles Herbert "Chuck" Woolery (born March 16, 1941) is an American game show host. He has had long-running tenures hosting several different game shows. He was the original host of Wheel of Fortune from 1975–81, the original incarnation of Love Connection from 1983–94, and Scrabble from 1984–90 (and during a brief revival in 1993). He also hosted Lingo on Game Show Network (GSN) from 2002–07, and most recently hosted Think Like a Cat, which premiered on GSN on November 15, 2008.[1] Woolery's performing career began in singing,[2] and he has occasionally dabbled in other entertainment roles including acting[2] and talk show hosting.[2]
Woolery has been married four times. With his first wife, Margaret Hayes, he had three children: Cary; Katherine; and Chad, who died in 1986 at age 19 in a motorcycle accident.[7] With second wife Jo Ann Pflug he had a daughter, Melissa. With Teri Nelson, the daughter of actor David Nelson, he had sons Michael and Sean.[8] He married his fourth wife, Kim Barnes, in 2006.
Veteran game show host Chuck Woolery has gotten married in 2006 for the fourth time.
Woolery, 65, wed Kim Barnes, a Michigan native, at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas on Monday, his publicist, Natalie Marion, tells PEOPLE. The couple exchanged vows in a private ceremony before a small group of friends and family.
This is the fourth marriage for Woolery, who wed his first wife, Margaret Hayes, when he was 20. The couple had three children, Cary, Katherine and Chad, who died in a motorcycle accident in 1986 at age 19. Woolery's second wife was The Fall Guy actress Jo Ann Pflug, with whom he had a daughter, Melissa. His third was Teri Nelson, Ozzie and Harriet's granddaughter, with whom he had two sons, Michael and Sean.
Woolery, best known for his 1983-92 stint as host of Love Connection, began his career as a singer. In 1968 his country rock tune, "Naturally Stoned," hit the Top 40 pop charts. He later moved to Los Angeles and took a job hosting Wheel of Fortune.
Woolery has also hosted Scrabble, Greed and The Dating Game.
Woolery has been married four times. With his first wife, Margaret Hayes, he had three children: Cary; Katherine; and Chad, who died in 1986 at age 19 in a motorcycle accident.[7] With second wife Jo Ann Pflug he had a daughter, Melissa. With Teri Nelson, the daughter of actor David Nelson, he had sons Michael and Sean.[8] He married his fourth wife, Kim Barnes, in 2006.
Woolery, 65, wed Kim Barnes, a Michigan native, at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas on Monday, his publicist, Natalie Marion, tells PEOPLE. The couple exchanged vows in a private ceremony before a small group of friends and family.
This is the fourth marriage for Woolery, who wed his first wife, Margaret Hayes, when he was 20. The couple had three children, Cary, Katherine and Chad, who died in a motorcycle accident in 1986 at age 19. Woolery's second wife was The Fall Guy actress Jo Ann Pflug, with whom he had a daughter, Melissa. His third was Teri Nelson, Ozzie and Harriet's granddaughter, with whom he had two sons, Michael and Sean.
Woolery, best known for his 1983-92 stint as host of Love Connection, began his career as a singer. In 1968 his country rock tune, "Naturally Stoned," hit the Top 40 pop charts. He later moved to Los Angeles and took a job hosting Wheel of Fortune.
Woolery has also hosted Scrabble, Greed and The Dating Game.
