Fans of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ have loyally watched Pat Sajak host the wildly popular show for decades now.
But a move by Sajak during a recent episode left fans speechless.
Because this celebrity replaced Pat Sajak as host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and the show’s fans went completely berserk.
An elaborate Wheel of Fortune April Fool’s prank
The most recent April 1 episode of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ was unlike any other episode that fans of the long-running game show had ever seen.
At the beginning of the show, actor and musician Jared Leto walked out with hostess Vanna White.
“Here are the stars of our show, Jared Leto and Vanna White,” the show’s announcer, Jim Thornton, said — to the shock of Wheel fans.
Leto is the frontman for the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars and has starred in a number of hit movies like ‘Requiem for a Dream’ and ‘The Thin Red Line.’
“Have a great show and see you soon,” Leto then told White before he took Sajak’s typical place by the wheel.
“All right, everybody, grab those devices, it’s time to give away some money. A $1,000 in our first toss-up, the category is on the map.”
Fans were understandably shocked.
But then, longtime host Pat Sajak came out and took his rightful spot, replacing Leto.
The show then went on as normal without any mention of his appearance during the rest of the episode.
Leto took to social media and joked about his appearance by asking, “How’d I do?”
‘Wheel of Fortune’ fans on social media quickly picked up on the April Fool’s prank.
“I want to so badly know how the phone call went to Jared Leto to do this prank on #wheeloffortune. I can’t stop laughing. It was so random, I thought I was having a fever dream or something,” a viewer wrote.
The appearance was actually Leto’s second time appearing on the hit game show.
Last November, he and his brother and bandmate, Shannon, appeared as contestants to announce Thirty Seconds to Mars’ 2024 world tour.
Of course, April Fool’s pranks aren’t new for ‘Wheel of Fortune’.
In 1997, Sajak traded places with Jeopardy! Host Alex Trebek for the day.
And pranks and stunts aren’t new for Leto either.
Jared Leto has pulled a number of elaborate stunts to promote his band’s latest tour
Last year, in the same month in which he appeared on ‘Wheel of Fortune’, Leto climbed 20 stories of New York City’s Empire State Building to promote his band’s new album and upcoming world tour.
He stood nearly 1,300 feet off of the ground on the legendary skyscraper.
“I was more excited than nervous to tell you the truth,” Leto told NBC’s The Today Show after the stunt. “But I have to be honest, it was very, very hard. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Just the endurance that it took, the stamina that it took, and it was very sharp.”
When asked about the view from the top of the tall building, Leto said it was “incredible.”
“It’s incredible,” Leto said. “I mean to watch the sunrise overlooking the city that’s meant so much to me. Ever since I was a kid, you know, New York stood for the place that you went to make your dreams come true.”
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