Original 'Wheel of Fortune' host and ardent Trump supporter Chuck Woolery passes away at 83

Chuck Woolery, the original host of Wheel of Fortune, died at the age of 83 on Saturday at his home in Texas.

Woolery, who was a longtime presence on television, was reportedly experiencing breathing trouble before passing away on Saturday according to Woolery’s friend and podcast co-host Mark Young.

In a post to X, Young stated, "It is with a broken heart that I tell you that my dear brother @chuckwoolery has just passed away. Life will not be the same without him, RIP brother."

Woolery got his start in entertainment as a musician performing in folk band The Bordermen and the psychedelic-pop group Avant-Garde. He would also go on to write several commercial jingles, and even a handful of country music ballads.

Woolery would go on to get into acting and eventually landed a hosting job on Wheel of Fortune, which he held for several years.

The longtime television personality was also an outspoken conservative and ardent supporter of President-elect Donald Trump and the GOP and took time to speak on many issues ranging from the importance of protecting the First Amendment to lamenting the rise of woke politics.