'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' Episode 5 Spoilers: Who are the famous people appearing this time on the show?
'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' sure knows how to do its hiatus weeks right. The show took time off airing for the first time since its debut season premiered in January this year and boy, was it a blast to rewatch not just an old episode, but three back to back older episodes of the show. Luckily enough, the time for a brand new episode is here already so chin up. It's time to familiarize yourselves with the participating celebrities who will be spinning the wheel alongside long-time hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White on February 11. Read on to find out who stars!
According to TV listings, the celebrities playing the game in Episode 5 for a million dollars (that will go to a charity of their choice) are Paul Reubens, Nicole Byer and Joel McHale. Reubens will be playing for Feeding America, Byer for the Okra Project, and McHale will be playing for Union Rescue Mission. The episode will air on Thursday, February 11, at 8 pm only on ABC. Wondering where you have seen these faces or heard their names before? We've got you sorted.
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Joel McHale
As a 'Community' alum, McHale is best known for his comedic genius as one of the finest actors of our time in that genre. The actor, comedian, writer, producer, and television host is also known for hosting 'The Soup' (2004–2015) apart from his iconic character Jeff Winger on the NBC sitcom 'Community' (2009–2015). His most memorable movie appearances include 'Spy Kids: All the Time in the World' (2011) and 'Ted' (2012). McHale has also starred in the briefly-running CBS sitcom 'The Great Indoors' (2016–2017) and currently hosts the reboot of 'Card Sharks' since 2019. In 2020, McHale rose to popularity once again when he hosted an after-show special of the Netflix documentary series 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, Madness'.
Paul Reubens
Best known for his character Pee-wee Herman, Reubens is an actor, comedian, writer, and producer. His journey of the titular character in 'The Pee-wee Herman Show' stage production, that ran for five sold-out months began in 1982, with HBO also producing a very successful special about it. Next came the cult classic's 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure' (1985) feature film that was directed by Tim Burton. After massive critical and financial success came the sequel 'Big Top Pee-wee' in 1988, and between 1986 and 1990, Reubens starred as Pee-wee in CBS' Saturday-morning children's program 'Pee-wee's Playhouse'. The comedian's most recent credits include the likes of 'Reno 911!' (2006), '30 Rock' (2007), 'Pushing Daisies' (2007), 'The Blacklist' (2014–2015), 'Accidental Love' (2015), and 'Mosaic' (2018) along with lending his voice for the role of Pavel in the Disney XD television series 'Tron: Uprising' (2012–2013).
Nicole Byer
Known for her prolific career in comedy, Byer is an actress, writer, television host, and podcaster. Her most popular gig is Netflix's comedy reality baking show 'Nailed It!' (2018–present), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Her other sources of fame happen to be the commentary show 'Girl Code' (2013) and the MTV/Facebook Watch comedy series 'Loosely Exactly Nicole' (2016–2018), which was based on her real-life experiences. Her list of guest appearances includes shows like '30 Rock' (2012), 'Family Guy' (2016), 'Transparent' (2016–2017), 'The Good Place' (2019), 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' (2019–2020), and 'The Simpsons' (2019). Films like 'Other People' (2016), 'All About Nina' (2018), 'Bad Hair' (2020), and 'Valley Girl' (2020) have also featured the 34-year-old. Byer has also hosted the HeadGum podcast 'Why Won't You Date Me?' before she began co-hosting the Earwolf podcast 'Best Friends' in 2019.
'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' airs on Thursdays at 9 pm only on ABC.