Who is Sherrill Sajak?
Sherrill Sajak was born in 1945, in the United States of America, and is best known as the former wife of television personality Pat Sajak. Her ex-husband became famous as a host of the game show “Wheel of Fortune”, a role he has performed since 1981.
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Sherrill Sajak .’s net worth
As of early 2020, Sherrill Sajak’s net worth is estimated to be over $2 million, earned through success in her various endeavors. While details of her profession are unknown, she likely took advantage of her husband’s success and their divorce settlement — he has an estimated net worth of more than $65 million from his successful career on television.
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Early life, relationships and divorce
While there are no details about Sherrill’s life before she met Pat, the two are known to have met during the early phase of his career when he was working for radio. At the time, he was relatively unknown and had only made a few television appearances to match his work as a radio host. They were married for three years before he had his breakthrough hosting “Wheel of Fortune”.
They have no children and the couple rarely talked about each other in public. They stayed together for seven years before finally getting a divorce; the reason for their divorce was never made public, nor did any of them comment on it after it happened.
The common belief is that their marriage started to crumble after he became famous, with all his time devoted to work and the pressure to maintain his public life took its toll on their relationship. After the divorce, Sherrill remained in obscurity, while her former husband remarried a photographer three years later.
Husband – Pat Sajak
Pat rarely got to know his father, who died when he was young. His father worked in a factory with many risks, to the detriment of his health and well-being. After his death, Pat’s mother remarried and his stepfather supported his education.
He attended Farragut High School and after graduating, enrolled at Columbia College Chicago. During his time there he had to take an extra job to support himself, working at the Palmer House hotel as receptionist.
His first experience with broadcasting came during the Vietnam War when he was enlisted to serve. He did not become an active-duty soldier, but instead worked as a… disc jockey (DJ) for the American Forces Vietnam Network, which hosted the “Dawn Buster” show popularized by Adrian Cronauer, continuing the show’s tradition for over a year.
When he returned to continue his education, he sought more work in radio, became a journalist for a local station and also worked as a DJ. In the early 1970s, he worked for a radio station in Murray, Kentucky, for about a year before moving to Nashville to work as a DJ. There he gained his first television experience with WSMV, for which he started working as a voice-over.
Career Breakthrough – Pat Sajak
Pat slowly transitioned from his voice role to a more on-camera presence, often doing five-minute newscasts for the “Today Show” program.
He also served as a substitute weather forecaster, which later led to him working full-time as a weather reporter for Los Angeles-based NBC. He became friends with many well-known media personalities during this period and in 1981 he was approached by Merv Griffin who asked him to take over the hosting of “Wheel of Fortune”.
After some issues with executives, he was eventually placed in the position, where he hosted both the daytime and evening versions of the show. He held the position throughout the 1980s and quickly became famous. Since then, he has held the position for 37 consecutive seasons, making him the longest-serving game show host in history.
This made him a pop culture icon and even got cameo appearances in feature films. He has appeared several times in other game shows as a contestant. Some of his projects during this period include ‘Dream House’ and ‘Super Password’.
Later career
In 1990 Sajak tried his best to work as a late night talk show, host, but it failed, causing the project to be canceled early. Instead, he became a frequent contributor and guest of “Larry King Live”, even replacing the host when he was unavailable. He was also a replacement for Regis Philbin in “Live with Regis and Kelly”.
In 1997, as part of an April 1 joke episode, he became a contestant in “Wheel of Fortune” along with colleague and television personality Vanna White.
In 2001, he made a guest appearance in the sitcom “The King of Queens”, in a fictional portrait of himself. He is also very active in the writing world, working with conservative publications such as Human Events, and is also a regular contributor to the National Review Online. Not only did his love of games expand on television, but he has also written several puzzle games, the most popular of which is Lucky Letters.
His “Wheel of Fortune” contract runs through 2022 – Guinness has already honored him with the world record for the longest career as a game show host for the same show.
Private life
After Sherrill’s marriage to Pat, it is not known whether she remarried or had children. Pat on the other hand married Lesly Brown Sajak, and he has two children from the marriage. One of his children became a country artist†Her former husband is a member of the Church of Christ, although it is unknown if she shares the same faith. It is also not known if she is conservative when it comes to her political beliefs.
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