Luck of the draw! Pat Sajak and Vanna White are the ultimate example of cohost chemistry — but their Wheel of Fortune destinies could have been very different.
Luck of the draw! Pat Sajak and Vanna White are the ultimate example of cohost chemistry — but their Wheel of Fortune destinies could have been very different.
Longtime game show host Pat Sajak is surprised he’s been the face of "Wheel of Fortune" for more than 40 years. Sajak, 76, took to social media earlier this week to joke about his time on the popular game show. An account called @Chicago_History tweeted a question that read, "If someone from 1981 suddenly woke up in 2023, what would surprise them the most?" The beloved host responded, "That Pat Sajak was still hosting Wheel of Fortune." Fans reacted to Sajak’s comments and praised the game show host. "And @patsajak is still on top of his game!" one user commented. Another fan wrote, "Great answer! I’m going to miss you!" Other commenters appeared to diss Sajak and wrote, "Seriously, though…how hard is it to say ‘There are two Rs.
Pat Sajak is honoring the past as "Wheel of Fortune" looks ahead to the future. On Thursday, Sajak honored the game show's creator, Merv Griffin, on what would have been his 98th birthday.The message comes shortly after "Wheel of Fortune" named Ryan Seacrest as the new host, starting September 2024. "Merv Griffin, the creator of ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ was born on this date in 1925," Sajak began on Twitter.
wheel-y grateful for his time on “Wheel of Fortune” — even though Ryan Seacrest is taking his place soon.On Thursday, Sajak, 76, paid tribute to Merv Griffin, the creator of “Wheel of Fortune,” on what would have been his birthday, and thanked the presenter for taking a chance on him all those years ago.“Merv Griffin, the creator of ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ was born on this date in 1925,” Sajak wrote on Twitter.“I owe the man so much,” the message continued. “He absolutely defied network executives by insisting on hiring an unknown local TV weatherman to take over his show in 1981.
“Wheel of Fortune” has found its new host!
Ryan Seacrest will replace Pat Sajak as the host of "Wheel of Fortune." "Wheel of Fortune" made the announcement on Twitter, writing, "It’s official! Starting in 2024 @RyanSeacrest will take the stage as the new host of Wheel of Fortune. We're so excited - Welcome Ryan!" "I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak," Seacrest said in a statement, obtained by Fox News Digital.
Ryan Seacrest will take over for Pat Sajak as host of Wheel of Fortune in Season 42. Sajak recently announced his retirement from the syndicated show at the end of next season.
named the new host of “Wheel of Fortune” following Pat Sajak’s retirement, The Post has confirmed.Along with being the new host, Seacrest, 48, will also serve as a consulting producer on the show, according to a statement from Sony.Sajak, 76, announced two weeks ago that he would be retiring after 41 years and that the next season of the beloved game show will be his last.“I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak,” Seacrest said in a statement. “I can say, along with the rest of America, that it’s been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat and Vanna on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them.“Pat, I love the way you’ve always celebrated the contestants and made viewers at home feel at ease,” he added.
announced Monday that the upcoming season will be his final spin. “Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last,” he tweeted.
Pat Cooper, an acerbic stand-up comedian who later had a career acting in films and TV series including Analyze This, its sequel, Seinfeld and the original Charlie’s Angels, died Tuesday at his home in Las Vegas. He was 93.
Pat Sajak's rapport with "Wheel of Fortune" co-host Vanna White has extended past television and into White's home, more specifically her backyard, according to Sajak. During the end credits of Tuesday night's episode, Sajak asked White, "So, when you're away from the exciting world of show business do you have a place you go to relax? To get away from it all - kind of your den?" "Yes, in my garden in my backyard. Yeah, it’s peaceful it’s quiet, there's trees, there’s birds," she answered.
Georgia Holt, best known as Cher’s mother but an actress, model, and singer in her own right, has died. Cher confirmed the death on social media. Holt was 96 and no details on her death were given, although it was previously revealed she was hospitalized with pneumonia earlier this year.
Donna Mills took a break from Hollywood for 18 years — and she has zero regrets. The actress became a mother in her 50s when she adopted a daughter named Chloe, who is now 27. "I was very concentrated on my career, but at a certain point, I realized there was something missing — it was a child," the "Knots Landing" star recently told People magazine.
LOS ANGELES -- “Jeopardy!” needed a host, and Lucille Ball had an enthusiastic suggestion for creator Merv Griffin: The smooth-voiced, debonair emcee of the “High Rollers” game show.That was 1984.
Jeopardy! featuring Alex Trebek will air through Christmas Day, Sony Pictures Television announced on Sunday, November 8, after the longtime host’s death.The production company said in a press release that Trebek was last in the studio on October 29, just 10 days before he lost his battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer at the age of 80.
Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerEdwin T. Vane, a former ABC television executive and president of Group W Productions, died of natural causes on June 26 in Los Angeles.
Tom Hanks delivered the goods in accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at Sunday’s Golden Globes, beginning with a tearful thanks to his family and going on to extol the craft of acting and filmmaking.
Jack Sheldon, the extraordinary West Coast jazz trumpeter and singer who played "The Shadow of Your Smile" for the big screen, served as Merv Griffin's sidekick and voiced characters on Schoolhouse Rock!, died Friday (Dec. 27), his longtime manager, Dianne Jimenez, reported.
Jack Sheldon, once known to America’s schoolkids as the voice behind “I’m Just a Bill,” "Conjunction Junction" and other songs on “Schoolhouse Rock,” and to older TV viewers as a sidekick of talk-show host Merv Griffin, has died at age 88.
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