For his work on Wheel, Sajak has received 19 nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host, winning three times. Sajak is best known as the host of the American television game show Wheel of Fortune, a position he has held since 1981.
Born and raised in Chicago, Sajak began his career in broadcasting at a local radio station, later serving as a disc jockey during the Vietnam War for the American Forces Vietnam Network. Pat Sajak ( / ˈ s eɪ dʒ æ k/ SAY-jak born Patrick Leonard Sajdak, October 26, 1946) is an American television personality and game show host.
