American Emmy-award-winning game show host and television star Pat Sajak is most recognized for his role as the “Wheel of Fortune” shows host on American television, which he has done since 1981. Sajak has been nominated 19 times for the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host for his work on Wheel of Fortune and has won the prestigious award three times.
On October 26, 1946, he was welcomed to the world in Chicago, Illinois. After completing his high school education at Farragut High School in 1964, Sajak enrolled in Columbia College Chicago while working as a front receptionist at the Palmer House hotel.
In the U.S Army, Paul served as a disc jockey for the American Forces Vietnam Network throughout the Vietnam War. Sajak co-hosted the Daybreak Buster radio program that Adrian Cronauer undertook, and he continued Cronauer’s habit of starting the broadcast with “Good Morning Vietnam!” for 14 months.
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Pat Sajak has been Married to his Wife, Lesly Brown, since 1989
Lesly Brown and Pat Sajak exchanged their vows on December 31, 1989. When Brown was 23 and Sajak was 42, they encountered through a common acquaintance at a restaurant launching in Irvine, California, in 1988. It was basically love at first sight! After one year, they got married.
The couple now resides in their primary residence in Severna Park, Maryland, where they spend the majority of their time. Moreover, Sajak and Brown have another property in Los Angeles, wherein Sajak films the Wheel of Fortune show.
In their decades-long marriage, Lesly and Pat are still firm and contented. They have been together now for almost 32 years.
Pat Sajak’s Previous Relationship
In 1978, Sherrill and Patrick Sajak first met in Nashville, Tennessee. They exchanged vows in 1979. Unfortunately, they split in 1986 after seven years of marriage. Their divorce has been quiet.
Lesly Brown’s Biography
Michael Brown and Maria Brown welcomed Pat Sajak’s wife Lesly into the world on February 18, 1965. Lesly has two siblings: Wendy and Kelly.
Brown studied Bachelor’s in television production at the University of Maryland, graduating in 1986. She also pursued a modeling career, appearing in Playboy and being named “Miss Georgetown” before leaving the industry.
Pat Sajak’s wife eventually gave up on her ambition of being a model, nevertheless to finish another bachelor’s degree, which is the law. She now works as a professional photographer and occasionally appears on Wheel of Fortune.
Pat Sajak’s Kids
He and Pat Sajak’s wife had two children: Patrick Michael James Sajak, the eldest son, and Margaret “Maggie” Sajak, their youngest daughter. Maggie, a country singer-songwriter, and her brother have made few guest appearances on their dad’s “Wheel of Fortune” as children and adults.