Alex Trebek

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-07-22

Day of death

2020-11-08 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Alex Trebek

Biography

George Alexander Trebek OC (born July 22, 1940) 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

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Jeopardy!

    Jeopardy!

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Beverly Hills, 90210

    Beverly Hills, 90210

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • Rugrats

    Rugrats

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Orange Is the New Black

    Orange Is the New Black

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • 60 Minutes

    60 Minutes

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

    Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Dave's World

    Dave's World

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Arthur

    Arthur

  • Free Guy

    Free Guy

  • Mama's Family

    Mama's Family

  • Blossom

    Blossom

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Pepper Ann

    Pepper Ann

  • Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

    Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • The Naked Truth

    The Naked Truth

  • The Bucket List

    The Bucket List

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • The Magic School Bus

    The Magic School Bus

  • Ned & Stacey

    Ned & Stacey

  • Men Behaving Badly

    Men Behaving Badly

  • S.W.A.T.

    S.W.A.T.

  • Random Hearts

    Random Hearts

  • Dying Young

    Dying Young

  • Finding Forrester

    Finding Forrester

  • Ladies Man

    Ladies Man

  • Spy Hard

    Spy Hard

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • Jane Austen's Mafia!

    Jane Austen's Mafia!

  • The Weird Al Show

    The Weird Al Show

  • White Men Can't Jump

    White Men Can't Jump

  • The Amazing Race Canada

    The Amazing Race Canada

  • Little Manhattan

    Little Manhattan

  • Short Cuts

    Short Cuts

  • Married to the Kellys

    Married to the Kellys

  • WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

    WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

  • Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players

    Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players

  • Pacific Station

    Pacific Station

  • Being Canadian

    Being Canadian

  • OBJECTified

    OBJECTified

  • Public Speaking

    Public Speaking

  • The Male Swagger

    The Male Swagger

  • The Alan Thicke Show

    The Alan Thicke Show

  • FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

    FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

  • Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time

    Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time

  • The Simpsons: Christmas

    The Simpsons: Christmas

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • Super Jeopardy!

    Super Jeopardy!

  • The Way It Is

    The Way It Is

  • Battlestars

    Battlestars

  • Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

    Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

  • Phil

    Phil

  • The Wizard of Odds

    The Wizard of Odds

  • Double Dare

    Double Dare

  • Who Is Arthur Chu?

    Who Is Arthur Chu?

  • The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

    The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

  • WWE WrestleMania VII

    WWE WrestleMania VII

  • Game Changers

    Game Changers

  • Betty White: First Lady of Television

    Betty White: First Lady of Television

  • What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show

    What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show

  • Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show

    Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show