Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 22, 1940
Place of Birth:
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Alex Trebek
Biography
George Alexander Trebek OC (July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian-American television personality, game show host and actor. He was the host of the syndicated game show Jeopardy! after its revival in 1984, and also hosted a number of other game shows, including The Wizard of Odds, Double Dare, High Rollers, Battlestars, Classic Concentration, and To Tell the Truth. Trebek also made appearances in numerous television series, in which he usually played himself.
A native of Canada, Trebek became a naturalized United States citizen in 1998. He received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host seven times for his work on Jeopardy!. On November 8, 2020, Trebek died at age 80 after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer; he had been contracted to host Jeopardy! until 2022.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time | Self - Host |
| 2019 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Alex Trebek (voice) |
| 2018 | Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | TV Host (uncredited) |
| 2017 | OBJECTified | Self |
| 2016 | To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self |
| 2013 | Orange Is the New Black | Alex Trebek |
| 2013 | The Amazing Race Canada | Self |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Narrator |
| 2010 | FCU: Fact Checkers Unit | Alex |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Special Guest |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Alex Trebek |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show | Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | |
| 2003 | Married to the Kellys | |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Alex Trebek (voice) |
| 1999 | Ladies Man | Alex Trebek (voice) |
| 1997 | The Weird Al Show | |
| 1997 | Pepper Ann | |
| 1996 | Arthur | |
| 1996 | Men Behaving Badly | Alex Trebek (voice) |
| 1995 | The Naked Truth | Alex Trebek |
| 1995 | Ned and Stacey | Alex Trebek |
| 1994 | The Magic School Bus | (voice) |
| 1994 | Ellen | Alex Trebek (voice) |
| 1993 | The Nanny | Alex Trebek |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Man in Black #2 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Dave's World | Alex Trebek |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Alex Trebek (voice) |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Alex Trebek |
| 1991 | Rugrats | |
| 1991 | Pacific Station | Alex Trebek |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | |
| 1990 | Blossom | |
| 1990 | Super Jeopardy! | |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Alex Trebek (archive footage) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Alex Trebek (voice) |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Alex Trebek |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! | Self - Host |
| 1983 | Mama's Family | Self |
| 1982 | Cheers | Alex Trebek |
| 1981 | Battlestars | Host |
| 1980 | The Alan Thicke Show | |
| 1978 | Vega$ | |
| 1976 | Double Dare | Self - Host |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self |
| 1973 | The Wizard of Odds | Host |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes | Self |
| 1967 | The Way It Is | Guest Host |