Alex Trebek

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

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

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Jeopardy!

    Jeopardy!

  • Rugrats

    Rugrats

  • Beverly Hills, 90210

    Beverly Hills, 90210

  • Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

    Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • Orange Is the New Black

    Orange Is the New Black

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • 60 Minutes

    60 Minutes

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Free Guy

    Free Guy

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • The Magic School Bus

    The Magic School Bus

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Arthur

    Arthur

  • Blossom

    Blossom

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

    Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

  • The Naked Truth

    The Naked Truth

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Pepper Ann

    Pepper Ann

  • Mama's Family

    Mama's Family

  • Spy Hard

    Spy Hard

  • Dave's World

    Dave's World

  • Ned & Stacey

    Ned & Stacey

  • S.W.A.T.

    S.W.A.T.

  • Men Behaving Badly

    Men Behaving Badly

  • The Male Swagger

    The Male Swagger

  • The Weird Al Show

    The Weird Al Show

  • Random Hearts

    Random Hearts

  • White Men Can't Jump

    White Men Can't Jump

  • Finding Forrester

    Finding Forrester

  • Ladies Man

    Ladies Man

  • Married to the Kellys

    Married to the Kellys

  • Dying Young

    Dying Young

  • Short Cuts

    Short Cuts

  • Pacific Station

    Pacific Station

  • Little Manhattan

    Little Manhattan

  • The Amazing Race Canada

    The Amazing Race Canada

  • Jane Austen's Mafia!

    Jane Austen's Mafia!

  • OBJECTified

    OBJECTified

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • The Way It Is

    The Way It Is

  • Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time

    Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time

  • Being Canadian

    Being Canadian

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • Public Speaking

    Public Speaking

  • Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

    Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

  • FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

    FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

  • Phil

    Phil

  • WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

    WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

  • Game Changers

    Game Changers

  • Super Jeopardy!

    Super Jeopardy!

  • WWE WrestleMania VII

    WWE WrestleMania VII

  • Double Dare

    Double Dare

  • Betty White: First Lady of Television

    Betty White: First Lady of Television

  • Battlestars

    Battlestars

  • The Alan Thicke Show

    The Alan Thicke Show

  • The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

    The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

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

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

  • Who Is Arthur Chu?

    Who Is Arthur Chu?

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

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

  • Ellen's Energy Adventure

    Ellen's Energy Adventure

  • 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