Legendary sport present host Chuck Woolery — finest recognized for being the primary host of “Wheel of Fortune” — has handed away … TMZ has confirmed.

Chuck’s longtime good friend and podcast cohost Mark Younger tells TMZ … he was at Chuck’s house in Texas when Chuck stated he wasn’t feeling properly and went to lie down.

He got here again to the room a short while later and stated he was having bother respiration. 911 was known as, however Woolery didn’t make it.

Sport present fanatics might be very acquainted with Chuck’s work … with Woolery’s huge break coming in 1975 when he turned the primary host of “Wheel of Fortune.”

He hosted the present till 1981 when he left because of a wage dispute and Pat Sajak took over the job. He went on to host “Love Connection,” “Scrabble” and a revival of “The Courting Sport.”

Woolery made appearances as himself on a number of totally different TV reveals over time … together with the film “Chilly Toes” and the sitcoms “227” and “Scrubs.” He additionally had a small music profession, enjoying principally nation.

We final caught up with Chuck again in 2016 … and, we requested him a ton of questions in regards to the sport present world.

Chuck is survived by his spouse Kim and his youngsters, Katherine, Melissa, Michael and Sean. He was 83.