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You’ll understand it all. 4 Contents Vanna White 10 Alex Kozinski Conway, South Carolina Graduation Day (film) 12 17 21 Jack Clark (television personality) 23 Merv Griffin North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 24 33 Pat Sajak Summer Bartholomew Susan Stafford 37 40 41 Early life 10 Television career 10 Personal life 11 Litigation12 Plot 22 Cast22 Critical reception 22 Box office 22 Early career Wheel of Fortune and later career Illness and death 23 24 24 Geography 34 Demographics 34 Neighborhoods35 Schools 35 Government 35 Notable natives 36 Transportation 36 Road 36 Air 36 Bus36 Adjacent towns and communities 36 Early life 41 The Price Is Right (U.S. game show) 42 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit67 5 Wheel of Fortune (Philippines) Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show) Wheel of Fortune (video game) 78 83 93 Console versions 94 PC versions 100 Online Versions 100 Wheel of Fortune on Facebook 100 Arcade versions 101 Redemption games 102 Lazer-Tron version (Spin To Win) 102 Funhouse version 103 ICE versions 103 Konami version 103 Slot machines 104 Play-along versions 104 Pinball machine 105 Handheld games 105 Wheel Of Fortune for Nook Color 105 The Main Control Panel 105 The Spin Button 105 How to Spin 105 The Buy a Vowel Button 105 The Solve Button 105 Choosing a Letter 105 Toss Up Rounds 106 Letters106 Solving 106 The Free Play Control Panel 106 The New Button 106 The Lowercase B Button 106 TV Show 106 ________ Week 106 Difficulty/Day 106 Turns remaining 107 Toss Up 107 Speed Up 107 Cancelled versions 107 WrestleMania IV 107 6 7 8 9 Vanna White Vanna White Vanna White Born Vanna Marie Rosich February 18, 1957 (age 55) Conway, South Carolina, U. S. Occupation Game show co-host Years active 1980–present Spouse George Santo Pietro (1990-2002) Children2 Website http://www. vannastyle. com/ Vanna White (born Vanna Marie Rosich; February 18, 1957) is an American television personality and film actress best known as the hostess of Wheel of Fortune since 1982. Contents 1 Early life 2 Television career 3 Personal life 4 Litigation Early life White was born in 1957 in Conway, South Carolina the daughter of Joan Marie and Miguel Angel Rosich. Her father abandoned the family and White took the name of her stepfather, Herbert Stackley White Jr. , a former real estate agent in what is now North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Television career The handprints of Vanna White in front of Hollywood Hills Amphitheater at Walt Disney World’s Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. 10 White’s first appearance in a game show was on the June 20, 1980 episode of The Price Is Right, in which she was among the first four contestants. She did not make it onstage, but the clip of her running to Contestants’ Row was rebroadcast as part of The Price Is Right 25th Anniversary Special in August 1996 and also was featured on the special broadcast Game Show Moments Gone Bananas. After Wheel of Fortune hostess Susan Stafford left in October 1982, White was chosen as one of three substitute hostesses (along with Vicki McCarty and Summer Bartholomew) to co-host the show. On December 13, 1982, White became the show’s regular hostess and remained as the show’s daytime hostess until 1991. White’s popularity peaked after the syndicated version of Wheel of Fortune made its debut in September 1983. Her 1987 autobiography, Vanna Speaks!, was a best-seller. Also in 1987, she was featured in a Playboy pictorial, showing photos taken of her by her boyfriend (before her career on Wheel of Fortune) wearing seethrough Josh Liebman brand lingerie. In 1988, she appeared in the NBC television film Goddess of Love, in which she played Venus; fellow game-show personality Betsy Palmer co-starred as Juno. The film was panned universally by critics, with TV Guide joking that White’s acting was “wheely” bad. Film historian Leonard Maltin added that said picture was “. . . bottom-of-the-barrel yet, on its own terms, a must-see. “ White also has made cameo appearances on television shows such as L. A. Law, 227, Simon and Simon, and Full House; and in films such as Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult. She appeared in the supporting role of Doris in the low-budget B Movie Graduation Day in 1981. She guest-starred on Married. . . With Children, in a gender-bending parody of the film Indecent Proposal; White had the Robert Redford role, while Al Bundy was in Demi Moore’s. She served as guest timekeeper for WrestleMania IV. In 1988, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized White as “television’s most frequent clapper. “ In 1996, she was the main narrator and singer in the CD release of Leslie Bricusse’s “Santa’s Last Ride”. On April 20, 2006, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Personal life White dated Playgirl centerfold/Chippendales-dancer-turnedactor John Gibson in the 1980s, and they eventually became engaged. However, in 1986 Gibson was killed in a plane crash. 11 During White’s absence to mourn his death, former hostess Susan Stafford appeared for a week of episodes. White married restaurant owner George San Pietro in December 1990, and they divorced in November 2002. To accommodate her wedding, White was absent from Wheel of Fortune for two weeks of episodes that aired in January 1991. Tricia Gist substituted for her. From this marriage, White has two children, a son born in 1994 and a daughter born in 1997. From 2004 to 2006, she was engaged to businessman Michael Kaye, senior partner in a large leveraged buyout fund based in southern California. White is a crochet and knitting enthusiast and has a line of yarns called “Vanna’s Choice” through Lion Brand Yarns. Litigation White sued the Samsung Electronics corporation over its use of a humorous ad featuring a robot turning letters on a game show. The lower court decision in Samsung’s favor was reversed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, White v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. , 971 F. 2d 1395 (1992), and the Ninth Circuit denied a rehearing over a colorful dissent by Judge Kozinski. White v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 989 F. 2d 1512 (9th Cir. 1993). The U. S. Supreme Court denied certiorari. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. v. White, 508 U. S. 951 (1993). White ultimately was awarded $403,000 in damages. Alex Kozinski Alex Kozinski Alex Kozinski Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Incumbent Assumed office December 1, 2007 Preceded byMary Schroeder Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Incumbent Assumed office November 7, 1985 Nominated by Ronald Reagan 12