Chuck Woolery originally set his sights on a career in the music industry but had a change of heart when he joined the U.S. Navy instead. After two years military service, he attended college in his home state of Kentucky and afterward held various jobs including a stint as a sales rep at Pillsbury. He later moved to Nashville where he formed the rock band "Avant Garde". Woolery's family consists of his third wife, Teri Nelson (granddaughter of Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard) and their two boys. He has one daughter and an adopted son from his first marriage, and one daughter from his second marriage.
Attended Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY. On September 23, 1996, Woolery underwent quadruple-bypass heart surgery in Los Angeles. Worked 39 days per year while hosting Love Connection. Wrote 1968 hit (Billboard #40) "Naturally Stoned" by studio group Avant-Garde. Has eight children. In addition to writing the #40 hit "Naturally Stoned" by the duo The Avante-Garde, he was one half of the duo, along with Elkin Thomas Fowler (better known as Bubba Fowler). Former son-in-law of David Nelson. Host of an infomercial for Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Over 2,000 episodes of "Love Connection" were tapped in the 11 years he hosted the show (1983-1994), making it one of the longest lasting game shows in syndication. A new version of "Love Connection" was attempted from 1998-1999. Comedian Pat Bullard took over the hosting from Chuck Woolery. Though it retained the original format, viewers unfamiliarity with Bullard and late night time slots in most markets hindered the show, and it ceased production after only one season. His longest lasting game show is "Love Connection". He hosted that show for 11 years (1983-1994). He hosted "Scrabble" on NBC for 7 years (1984-1990, 1993) and was the first host of "Wheel of Fortune" (1975-1981) before he left after a contract dispute with creator Merv Griffin (Pat Sajak took over and still is the host today). Chucks most recent game show outputs were a short lived syndicated revival of "The Dating Game" from 1998 to 2000 and the big money game show "Greed" on FOX from 1999 to 2000. Starting in August of 2002, Chuck has been hosting "Lingo" on Game Show Network (GSN).