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© Provided by Yahoo Entertainment US Leslie Jones competes on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune . (Photo: ABC/Christopher Willard)

As host of the rebooted Supermarket Sweep, Leslie Jones knows game shows. She’s just used to asking the questions or announcing results.

Wheel of Fortune - SNL Pat Sajak (Tom Hanks) can't believe that the three contestants (Fred Armisen, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig) are clueless over what the winning phrase is, even t. Saved by John Clarence.

The Saturday Night Live alum will switch over to being a contestant for the upcoming run of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, where she had the chance to spin the giant wheel. She’s shown here in images exclusive to Yahoo Entertainment.

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Jones, who competed on The $100,000 Pyramid in 2016, is one of the many celebs who played for a prize of $1 million — to donate to their chosen charity, of course.

Watch SNL sketches featuring the character Sean Connery (Darrell Hammond) online at NBC.com. Wheel of Fortune - SNL Pat Sajak (Tom Hanks) can't believe that the three contestants (Fred Armisen, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig) are clueless over what the winning phrase is, even t. Saved by John Clarence.

© Provided by Yahoo Entertainment US Leslie Jones competes for $1 million on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune . (Photo: ABC/Christopher Willard)© Provided by Yahoo Entertainment US Leslie Jones plays the celebrity edition of Wheel of Fortune with Chandra Wilson and Tony Hawk. (Photo: ABC/Christopher Willard)

She won’t be the only former SNLer. Kevin Nealon, who made us laugh on the show from 1986 to 1995, as well as 2004 to 2005 cast member Rob Riggle, the host of mini golf game show Holey Moley, will be there too.


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Other contestants will look just as familiar. Beverly Hills, 90210’s Jennie Garth, Grey Anatomy’s Chandra Wilson, Chrissy Metz from This Is Us, Joel McHale and Yvette Nicole Brown from Community and Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman) are some of the celebs who’ll gather around the wheel. They’ll be hosted by series regulars Pat Sajak and Vanna White.

Other celebrities we’ll see take a spin: Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown; Nailed It! host Nicole Byer; The Price Is Right’s Drew Carey; She’s All That star Rachael Leigh Cook; The Bachelor host Chris Harrison; Desperate Housewives alum Teri Hatcher; pro skateboarder Tony Hawk; Shark Tank panelist Robert Herjavec; The Real co-host Jeannie Mai; TV personality Maria Menounos; actor and comedian Patton Oswalt; The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s Alfonso Ribeiro; former The View co-host Sherri Shepherd; ESPN sportscaster Joe Tessitore; and former UnREAL star Constance Zimmer.

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune premieres Thursday, Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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Born
Susanna Gail Carney

October 13, 1945 (age 75)
Occupation
  • Game show co-host
  • author
  • clinical psychologist
  • chaplain
Years active1970–present
Spouse(s)
  • (m. 1973; div. 1975)​
  • (m. 1976; ann. 1981)​
Partner(s)Dan Enright (1983–1992)
Websitesusanstafford.org

Susan Stafford (born Susanna Gail Carney October 13, 1945) is an American former model, actress and television host. She was the original hostess of the American game show Wheel of Fortune from January 6, 1975, until she left on October 22, 1982. She returned briefly to Wheel of Fortune in 1986 to substitute for Vanna White.[1][2]

Personal life[edit]

Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Stafford grew up in Missouri, and won several beauty contests as a teenager in Kansas City.[3] Stafford moved to California as an adult to work as a television actress.

Stafford married radio pioneer Gordon McLendon in 1973,[4] and was then married to Dick Ebersol of NBC Sports and Saturday Night Live in 1976. Ebersol and Stafford were married on a beach in Malibu. Their wedding was attended by John Belushi, Chevy Chase, and SNL producer Lorne Michaels. After they exchanged vows, Chase jokingly grabbed Stafford and threw her into the ocean.[5] According to People magazine, '[they] parted 18 months later.'[6] Their marriage was annulled in 1981.[7] Stafford later fell in love with game show producer Dan Enright. Enright employed her as vice president of Barry & Enright Productions.[8]

Stafford currently lives in Las Vegas.

Career[edit]

After leaving Wheel of Fortune, Stafford earned a B.A. in nutrition and an M.A. in clinical psychology from Antioch University, and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the unaccreditedPacific Western University.[9] During this time, Stafford returned to television in 1988 as host of Alive, which aired on the Christian Broadcasting Network and in syndication. In 2003, Stafford made her first game show appearance since Wheel of Fortune, appearing on Hollywood Squares Game Show Week (Part 2).[10]

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Other Work[edit]

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In 2011, Stafford published her first book, Stop the Wheel, I Want to Get Off.[11]

Walk of Stars- Golden Palm[edit]

In 2005, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to her.[12]

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References[edit]

  1. ^Greene, Bob (February 22, 1987). 'THAT'S HOW 'WHEEL OF FORTUNE' SPINS'. The Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. ^'Vanna White takes time off from 'Wheel of Fortune''. The Greenville News. June 1, 1986. p. 9. Retrieved October 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^Mitchell, Marilyn. Walking with the Stars. BearManor Media.
  4. ^Dary, David. 'MCLENDON, GORDON BARTON'. tshaonline.org. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  5. ^Mitchell, Marilyn. Walking with the Stars. BearManor Media.
  6. ^Lemon, Richard. 'Live from Litchfield! It's the Improbable Duo of Dick Ebersol and Susan Saint James'. People. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  7. ^Potempa, Philip (July 6, 2008). 'Susan St. James smiling for life's happier moments'. The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved October 3, 2020 – via nwitimes.com. Ebersol and Stafford where [sic] only married for a short time, from 1976 to 1981, before agreeing to have the marriage annulled.
  8. ^'Stafford/Enright bows TV/pix unit'. Variety. January 21, 1993. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  9. ^'Dr. Susan - Susan Stafford'. cmslogin.info. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  10. ^'Susan Stafford'. IMDb.com. IMDb, Inc. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  11. ^Stafford, Susan (2010). Stop the Wheel, I Want to Get Off!. Xlibris Corporation.
  12. ^Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicatedArchived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine

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External links[edit]

Watch
  • Susan Stafford at IMDb
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Preceded by
New creation
Wheel of Fortune Hostess
1975–1982
Succeeded by
Vanna White
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