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Pat Sajak

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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; deejay; weatherman
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Pat Sajak Fast Facts:
  • Began his 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 1968-72.
  • 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.
  • Won Daytime Emmys for Wheel of Fortune in 1993 and '97.
  • Pat Sajak Relationships:
  • David Sajdak - Brother
  • Joyce Backal - Mother
  • Lesly Brown - Wife
  • Maggie Marie Sajak - Daughter
  • Mason - Stepson
  • Patrick Michael James Sajak - Son
  • Sherrill - Ex-wife
  • Walter Backal - Stepfather
  • William Backal - Half Brother
  • Pat Sajak Awards:
  • 1987 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Game Show Host - Winner
  • College:
  • Attended Columbia College, Chicago, IL
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