Vanna White is co-host of the popular and long running game show Wheel of Fortune. She began turning over letters on the board in 1982. Thanks to technology, now all she has to do is touch the letters as they appear electronically. She has also worked as an author, actress and hand model.
White is a beloved figure who many credit with the sustained success of Wheel of Fortune. She showcases a different gown in each episode, and engages in banter with longtime Wheel co-host Pat Sajak at the end of each show.
In the 1980's, she dated a Chippendale dancer named John Gibson who later died in a plane crash. She married her husband George Santo Pietro in 1991; 11 years later she divorced him and took custody of her two children, Nicholas and Giovanna. She has appeared in many television series such as Married...with Children, The Wayne Brady Show, The King of Queens and Just Shoot Me. She has also had roles in a few movies.
Fast Facts:
- Born: Vanna Marie Rosich
- Birthdate: February 18, 1957
- Birthplace: North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Height: 5' 6"
- Spanish, Italian and German descent
- Averages 720 claps per Wheel of Fortune episode
- Since 1982, walked 376 miles from letter to letter
- In Guinness World Records - "World's Most Frequent Clapper"
Vanna White Timeline
. Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
February 18, 1957: Born
1982-present: Wheel of Fortune - Listing
1980: Gypsy Angels - IMDb Listing
1981: Looker - IMDb Listing
1981: Graduation Day - IMDb Listing
1988: Goddess of Love - IMDb Listing
1992: American Bandstand's 40th Anniversary Special - IMDb Listing
1994: Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult - IMDb Listing
1994: Double Dragon - IMDb Listing
2002: Contact: Talking to the Dead - IMDb Listing
2006: Two Tickets to Paradise - IMDb Listing
