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 (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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Beverly Hills, 90210

    Beverly Hills, 90210

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • Jeopardy!

    Jeopardy!

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Rugrats

    Rugrats

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Orange Is the New Black

    Orange Is the New Black

  • Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

    Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • 60 Minutes

    60 Minutes

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • Free Guy

    Free Guy

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Arthur

    Arthur

  • Blossom

    Blossom

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

    Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

  • The Magic School Bus

    The Magic School Bus

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Mama's Family

    Mama's Family

  • The Naked Truth

    The Naked Truth

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Pepper Ann

    Pepper Ann

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • Dave's World

    Dave's World

  • S.W.A.T.

    S.W.A.T.

  • Men Behaving Badly

    Men Behaving Badly

  • The Bucket List

    The Bucket List

  • Ladies Man

    Ladies Man

  • Short Cuts

    Short Cuts

  • Ned & Stacey

    Ned & Stacey

  • Being Canadian

    Being Canadian

  • Spy Hard

    Spy Hard

  • Finding Forrester

    Finding Forrester

  • Little Manhattan

    Little Manhattan

  • White Men Can't Jump

    White Men Can't Jump

  • Random Hearts

    Random Hearts

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

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

  • Public Speaking

    Public Speaking

  • Dying Young

    Dying Young

  • Jane Austen's Mafia!

    Jane Austen's Mafia!

  • The Weird Al Show

    The Weird Al Show

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

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

  • The Amazing Race Canada

    The Amazing Race Canada

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • Married to the Kellys

    Married to the Kellys

  • Pacific Station

    Pacific Station

  • OBJECTified

    OBJECTified

  • WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

    WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

  • The Male Swagger

    The Male Swagger

  • The Simpsons: Christmas

    The Simpsons: Christmas

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • Phil

    Phil

  • FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

    FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

  • The Alan Thicke Show

    The Alan Thicke Show

  • WWE WrestleMania VII

    WWE WrestleMania VII

  • Super Jeopardy!

    Super Jeopardy!

  • The Way It Is

    The Way It Is

  • Battlestars

    Battlestars

  • Betty White: First Lady of Television

    Betty White: First Lady of Television

  • Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time

    Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time

  • Game Changers

    Game Changers

  • Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

    Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

  • Double Dare

    Double Dare

  • The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

    The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

  • The Wizard of Odds

    The Wizard of Odds

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

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

  • Who Is Arthur Chu?

    Who Is Arthur Chu?