Legendary game show host Chuck Woolery -- best known for being the first host of "Wheel of Fortune" -- has passed away. He was 83... TMZ has confirmed.
Chuck's longtime friend and podcast cohost Mark Young tells TMZ ... he was at Chuck's home in Texas when Chuck said he wasn't feeling well and went to lie down.
He came back to the room a short time later and said he was having trouble breathing. 911 was called, but Woolery did not make it.

Chuck Woolery in 2003.
Chuck Woolery on 'Love Connection'.
Woolery on Wheel of Fortune in 1973.