Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1940-07-22
Day of Death
2020-11-08
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.
Filmography (27)
Free Guy
2021
What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show
2020
Phil
2019
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
Game Changers
2018
Who Is Arthur Chu?
2017
Being Canadian
2015
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
2015
Public Speaking
2011
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show
2005
Little Manhattan
2005
S.W.A.T.
2003
