Pat Sajak announces his first acting gig since ‘Wheel of Fortune’ retirement — and he’s headed to paradise

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Pat Sajak has officially announced his first acting gig since retiring from “Wheel of Fortune” aft 41 seasons past twelvemonth – and it will return spot successful Hawaii.

The legendary crippled show host, 78, is group to prima onstage successful a accumulation of “Prescription: Murder” this summertime astatine nan Hawaii Theatre Center successful Honolulu, per nan facility’s website.

The show will tally from July 31 done August 10, and it will characteristic Sajak arsenic nan psychiatrist Dr. Roy Flemming other KHON-TV Hawaii newscaster Joe Moore’s Lt. Columbo.

“Moore plays Lt. Columbo, a disheveled and seemingly bumbling detective who’s investigating Sajak’s superb psychiatrist Dr. Roy Flemming, who’s carried retired an ingenious scheme to execution his wife, and established a cleanable alibi,” a preview for nan play reads. “Columbo and nan expert prosecute successful a feline and rodent duel of wits culminating successful a astonishing climax.”

Sajak and Moore person appeared together successful respective plays complete nan years, including nan Hawaii Theatre accumulation of “The Odd Couple” backmost successful 2001.

Sadly, nan brace besides announced that “Prescription: Murder” will “likely beryllium our last clip onstage together.”

Gregory D. Dunn, nan president and CEO of nan Hawaii Theatre Center, told People that he was “very fortunate” to person Sajak and Moore return for 1 past play together to thief “raise money” for nan center.

“They’ve done six shows together complete nan years, and complete that time, Pat has donated very generously his clip and talents to raise money to support nan nonprofit venue,” Dunn told nan outlet soon aft Sajak’s past “Wheel of Fortune” episode aired successful June 2024.

Dunn besides praised nan erstwhile crippled show big and thanked him for returning to nan Hawaii Theatre Center erstwhile again aft “Wheel of Fortune.”

“It’s really breathtaking arsenic personification who has grown up with ‘Wheel of Fortune,'” he said. “I utilized to beryllium and watch nan show pinch my grandma erstwhile we were children.

“To beryllium capable to prosecute pinch him and admit that he is nan authentic and benignant personification you spot connected nan show – that’s his existent personality, and nan measurement he interacts pinch group and his chap actors and pinch nan formed and crew,” Dunn continued. “He is really a talented character who brings an immense magnitude of trade to nan stage.

“Our audiences each twelvemonth are delighted erstwhile they’re capable to bask his performances connected stage,” Dunn concluded. “We couldn’t beryllium happier to invited Pat back, and it really is thing that we look guardant to each mates of years.”

Sajak announced his retirement from “Wheel of Fortune” successful 2023. His last section aired connected June 7, 2024.

Ryan Seacrest, 50, was named Sajak’s successor, pinch his first section arsenic nan show’s caller big premiering connected September 9, 2024. However, he faced backlash for not mentioning Sajak during his first show.

Vanna White, who has co-hosted nan long-running crippled show for much than 40 years, remains connected “Wheel of Fortune.”

There were rumors that White, 68, might discontinue nan gig complete behind-the-scenes problems pinch Seacrest, but those claims person since been dispelled.

Sajak has besides returned to big “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” pursuing his status from nan regular crippled show.