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Pat Sajak: Biography

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Birth Name: Patrick Leonard Sajdak
Birth Place: Chicago, IL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/26/1946, Scorpio
Profession: Game-show host; DJ; weatherman

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Pat Sajak Fast Facts:

Once worked as a hotel desk clerk.
Began career as an English-language announcer for a Spanish-language radio station in Chicago.
Served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as a DJ for Armed Forces Radio from 1968 to 1972.
Worked as a DJ in Kentucky, then as a weatherman in Nashville and Los Angeles before being picked by Merv Griffin to host Wheel of Fortune.
Hosted a late-night talk show on CBS from 1989 to 1990.
Won Daytime Emmys for Wheel of Fortune in 1993 and 1997.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994.
Founded his own production company, P.A.T. Productions.
Hosted the short-lived Pat Sajak Weekend on Fox News in 2003.
Supports conservative political causes.
Is an avid hockey and baseball fan.

Pat Sajak Relationships:
Joyce Backal - Mother
Walter Backal - Stepfather
Sherrill - Ex-wife
William Backal - Half Brother
Patrick Michael James Sajak - Son
David Sajdak - Brother
Lesly Brown - Wife
Mason - Stepson
Maggie Marie Sajak - Daughter
Pat Sajak Awards:
1987 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Game Show Host - Winner
College:
Attended Columbia College, Chicago, IL

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