Chuck Woolery was born in Ashland, Kentucky, on March 16, 1941. He was an accomplished guitarist and singer, and had his sights set on a career in music.  He instead joined the Navy and when his service was up, went to Morehead State University to study economics and sociology.  Realizing that this wasn't for him, Woolery moved to Nashville to launch his music career.

While in Nashville, Woolery formed a music duo called Avant Garde, who had a Billboard Top 40 song in 1968.  Woolery was offered a part in a film, which led him to Los Angeles, where he landed a guest appearance on The Merv Griffin Show. 

Merv liked what he saw and persuaded Woolery to audition for an NBC show. It turned out that NBC didn't pick up the show, but a year later, called Woolery to offer him a job hosting the brand new Wheel of Fortune.

In 1975, Woolery inaugurated Wheel of Fortune, a show that has been on the air for close to 30 years. After seven years on the show, Woolery went on to host various game shows like Love Connection, Scrabble, The Dating Game, Greed, and Lingo.  

Woolery has also had quite a busy personal life, considering he's been married three times and has eight children.

Chuck, a devout Christian, took some time away from the pool to talk to us about the Bible, reality TV and Love Tactics.