Alex Trebek

Alex Trebek
George Alexander Trebek[2] OC (/trəˈbɛk/;

July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a
Canadian-American television personality
and game show host. He was the host of
the syndicated game show Jeopardy! for
36 years from its revival in 1984 until his
death in 2020. He 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.
Alex Trebek
OC
Trebek at the 71st Annual Peabody Awards

Luncheon in 2012
Born George Alexander

Trebek
July 22, 1940
Sudbury, Ontario,
Canada
Died November 8, 2020

(aged 80)
Los Angeles,
California, U.S.
Citizenship Canadian
American (from 1998)
Alma mater University of Ottawa

(BA)
Occupation Television
personality •
game show host
Years active 1961–2020
Political party Independent[1]
Spouse(s) Elaine Trebek Kares

(m. 1974; div. 1981)
Jean Currivan-Trebek
(m. 1990)
Children 3
Honours Order of Canada
Signature
A native of Canada, Trebek became a

naturalized United States citizen in 1998.[3]
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.[4]
Early life
Trebek was born in Sudbury, Ontario,
Canada, on July 22, 1940,[5][6][7] the son of
George Edward Trebek (né Terebeychuk),[8]
a chef who had emigrated from Ukraine as
a child, and Lucille Lagacé (born April 14,
1921), a Franco-Ontarian.[9] He grew up in
a bilingual French-English household.[10]
Trebek's first job was when he was 13; he
was a bellhop at the hotel where his father
worked as a chef.[11] Trebek attended
Sudbury High School (now Sudbury
Secondary School) and then attended the
University of Ottawa.[12] Trebek graduated
from the University of Ottawa with a
degree in philosophy in 1961.[5][13] While a
university student, he was a member of
the English Debating Society. At the time,
he was interested in a career in broadcast
news.[14]
Broadcasting career
CBC
Before completing his degree, Trebek

began his career in 1961 working for the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.[5]
According to Trebek, "I went to school in
the mornings and worked at nights; I did
everything, at one time replacing every
announcer in every possible job."[15] He
would eventually read the CBC national
radio news and cover a wide range of
special events for CBC Radio and CBC
Television, including curling[16] and horse
racing.[5]
Trebek's first hosting job was on a

Canadian music program called Music Hop
in 1963.[17] In 1966 he hosted a high
school quiz show called Reach for the
Top.[18] From 1967 to 1970 he was a host
for the CBC, introducing classical music
programs including performances by
Glenn Gould. For one or two seasons he
hosted a weekly skating program. Starting
in spring 1969, Trebek also hosted
Strategy, a weekday afternoon game
show.[15] From 1971 until the end of 1972,
Trebek hosted I'm Here Til 9, the local
morning drive radio show on CBC
Toronto.[19]
Game show career
In 1973, Trebek moved to the United

States and worked for NBC as host of a
new game show, The Wizard of Odds.[20] A
year later Trebek hosted the popular
Merrill Heatter-Bob Quigley game show
High Rollers, which had two incarnations
on NBC (1974–76 and 1978–80) and an
accompanying syndicated season (1975–
76).[21] In between stints as host of High
Rollers, Trebek hosted the short-lived CBS
game show Double Dare[22] (not to be
confused with the 1986 Nickelodeon game
show of the same name). Double Dare
turned out to be his only game show with
the CBS network (he returned to CBS in
1994 to host the Pillsbury Bake-Off until
1998), and the first show he hosted for
what was then Mark Goodson-Bill Todman
Productions, as well as the second season
of the syndicated series The $128,000
Question, which was recorded in
Toronto.[23]
Since the second incarnation of High
Rollers premiered while The $128,000
Question was still airing and taping
episodes, Trebek became one of two hosts
to emcee shows in both the United States
and Canada, joining Jim Perry, who was
hosting Definition and Headline Hunters in
Canada and Card Sharks, which
coincidentally premiered the same day as
High Rollers in 1978 in the United States.
Trebek's francophone side was put on
display in 1978, in a special bilingual
edition of Reach for the Top and its Radio-
Canada equivalent, Génies en herbe. In this
show Trebek alternated smoothly between
French and English throughout.[24]
Like other hosts of the day, Trebek made
several guest appearances as a panelist or
player on other shows. One of his guest
appearances was on a special week of
NBC's Card Sharks in 1980.[25] He and
several other game show hosts (Allen
Ludden, Bill Cullen, Wink Martindale, Jack
Clark, Gene Rayburn, and Jim Lange)
competed in a week-long round-robin
tournament for charity.[26] Trebek won the
tournament, defeating Cullen in the
finals.[27] Trebek also appeared as a
celebrity teammate on the NBC game
show The Magnificent Marble Machine in
1975, and the Tom Kennedy-hosted NBC
word game To Say the Least in 1978.[28]
Both of those shows were produced by
Merrill Heatter-Bob Quigley Productions,
which also produced High Rollers, the
show Trebek was hosting during both of
those guest appearances. Trebek also was
a contestant on Celebrity Bowling in 1976,
teamed with Jim McKrell.[29] The duo won
their match against Dick Gautier and
Scatman Crothers.[29]
After High Rollers was cancelled in 1980,

Trebek moved on to Battlestars for NBC.
The series debuted in October 1981 and
was cancelled in April 1982 after only six
months on the air.[30] In September 1981
Trebek took the helm of the syndicated
Pitfall, which taped in Vancouver and
forced him to commute, as he had done
while hosting High Rollers and The
$128,000 Question in 1978. Pitfall was
cancelled after its production company,
Catalena Productions, went bankrupt. As a
result, he was never paid for that series.[31]
After both series ended, Trebek hosted a
revival of Battlestars called The New
Battlestars that ended after thirteen
weeks, then shot a series of pilots for
other series for producer Merrill Heatter,
for whom he had worked hosting High
Rollers and Battlestars, and Merv Griffin.
The Heatter pilots were Malcolm, an NBC-
ordered pilot featuring Trebek with an
animated character as his co-host, and
Lucky Numbers, an attempt at a revival of
High Rollers that failed to sell. For Griffin,
he shot two pilots for a revival of Jeopardy!
when original host Art Fleming (a friend of
Trebek's) declined to return to the role
owing to creative differences. This revival
sold; Trebek began hosting it in 1984 and
remained the host until his death. His final
episode hosting Jeopardy! will air on
Christmas Day 2020.[32]
In 1987, while still hosting Jeopardy!,

Trebek returned to daytime television as
host of NBC's Classic Concentration, his
second show for Mark Goodson. He
hosted both shows simultaneously until
September 20, 1991, when Classic
Concentration aired its final first-run
episode[33] (NBC would air repeats until
1993). In 1991 Trebek made broadcast
history by becoming the first person to
host three American game shows at the
same time, earning this distinction on
February 4, 1991, when he took over from
Lynn Swann as host of NBC's To Tell the
Truth for Goodson-Todman, which he
hosted until the end of the series' run on
May 31, 1991.[34]
External video
Presentation by Trebek to the National
Press Club about his memoir, A Life of
Jeopardy, November 5, 1997 , C-SPAN
In 1994, Trebek returned to the CBS

network for the first time since hosting
Double Dare to host the Pillsbury Bake-Off,
which he hosted until 1998. Trebek and
Pat Sajak, host of Wheel of Fortune, traded
places on April Fools' Day 1997. Pat Sajak
hosted Jeopardy! and Trebek hosted
Wheel of Fortune with Sajak's wife, Lesly,
as Trebek's co-host.[35] Sajak and Wheel of
Fortune co-host Vanna White played
contestants at the wheel, with winnings
going toward charities. Trebek appeared
on Celebrity Poker Showdown in 2005 and
came in second place in his qualifying
game, losing to Cheryl Hines.[36]
On June 24, 2018, Trebek returned as a

panelist on the ABC revival of To Tell the
Truth.[37] Trebek hosted a Jeopardy!
primetime special event titled The Greatest
of All Time on ABC in January 2020, pitting
the highest money winners in the show's
history, Brad Rutter, Ken Jennings, and
James Holzhauer, against each other.[38]
Other appearances
Trebek made multiple guest appearances
on other television shows, ranging from
Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2008 and 2011 to
the The Colbert Report series-
finale.[39][40][41][42] In August 1995 in a
return to his broadcast-news roots, Trebek
filled in for Charles Gibson for a week on
Good Morning America. Trebek was a
guest star in season 3 of The X-Files,
playing one of two "Men in Black" (human
agents charged with the supervision of
extraterrestrial lifeforms on Earth, hiding
their existence from other humans)
opposite Jesse Ventura, in the episode
"Jose Chung's From Outer Space", which
first aired on April 12, 1996.[43] On June 13,
2014, Guinness World Records presented
Trebek with the world record for most
episodes of a game show hosted, with
6,829 episodes at the time.[44][45] Trebek
also appeared in multiple television
commercials.[39][46]
External video
Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Debate, October
1, 2018 , C-SPAN
On October 1, 2018, Trebek moderated the

only debate in the Pennsylvania governor's
race, between Democrat Tom Wolf and
Republican Scott Wagner.[47] According to
news outlets, he wanted to change the
flow of the debate to be more
conversational instead of the more
traditional format. He dominated the
debate and talked for 41% of it,[48] often
talking about himself without giving
candidates time to discuss their stances
on political issues.[49] He also made
remarks regarding the sexual abuse
scandals in the Catholic Church. Trebek
later apologized for his performance,
stating that he was "naive" and
"misunderstood" the role of a moderator. "I
offer my sincere apologies to the people of
Pennsylvania, a state I dearly love," he
said.[50]
On January 2, 2020, ABC ran a special of
Michael Strahan interviewing Trebek,
featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the
taping of Jeopardy!. It was an exclusive
interview at home with Trebek and his
wife, Jean; a look back at the show's most
memorable moments and contestants.[51]
On October 6, 2020, Trebek made a cameo

appearance in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft,
announcing the Ottawa Senators's third-
overall draft pick, Tim Stützle, in the style
of a Jeopardy! question.[52]
Personal life
Trebek married broadcaster Elaine Callei in
1974.[53] The couple had no children
although Trebek adopted Callei's daughter
Nicky; they divorced in 1981.[54] In 1990, he
married Jean Currivan, a real estate
project manager from New York.[55] They
had two children, Matthew and Emily.[56]
In 1996, Trebek ran the Olympic torch in

Jacksonville, Florida, through a leg of its
journey to Atlanta.[57] He became a
naturalized citizen of the United States in
1998.[58]
In late 2001 during Jeopardy!'s 18th

season, Trebek shaved the mustache that
he had worn for over 30 years. He wore a
fake mustache for the first half of the April
1, 2008, episode as an April Fools' joke.[59]
In summer 2014, Trebek regrew the
mustache for the 31st season of
Jeopardy!, only to shave it off again a
month into the season.[60][61] Trebek grew
out a full beard at the beginning of the
2018 season, shaving it down to a goatee
for the second episode and a mustache by
the second week, and the next day was
clean-shaven again.[62]
On January 30, 2004, Trebek escaped

major injury after falling asleep behind the
wheel of his pickup truck while driving
alone on a rural road in the Central Coast
town of Templeton, California, returning
from a family home in Lake
Nacimiento.[63][64] The truck sideswiped a
string of mailboxes, flew 45 feet[65] over an
embankment, and came to rest against a
utility pole in a ditch. Trebek was not cited
for the accident and returned to work
taping Jeopardy! four days later.[66][67]
Trebek owned and managed a 700-acre

(283 ha) ranch near Paso Robles in
Creston, California, known as Creston
Farms, where he bred and trained
thoroughbred racehorses.[58] His colt
Reba's Gold is the stakes-winning son of
Slew o' Gold.[68] Trebek sold the operation
in 2008 and the property is now an event
center called Windfall Farms.[69]
In a 2018 interview with Vulture, Trebek

said he was a political moderate and
registered independent, neither
conservative nor liberal, with some
libertarian leanings.[70] Trebek stated he
believed in God as a Christian. During a
2019 gubernatorial debate, he said he was
raised Catholic during his childhood and
adolescence.[71][72]
Health
On December 11, 2007, Trebek suffered a
minor heart attack at his home, but
returned to work as scheduled in January
2008.[73][74][75] In July 2011, he injured an
Achilles tendon while chasing a burglar
who had entered his San Francisco hotel
room, requiring six weeks in a cast.[76][77]
Trebek suffered another mild heart attack
in June 2012,[78] but was able to return to
work the following month.[79]
On December 15, 2017, over the winter

break of Jeopardy! taping, Trebek was
admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
after reportedly experiencing
complications from a fall in October of
that year. The incident resulted in a
subdural hematoma.[80] Trebek underwent
surgery to remove blood clots from his
brain the following day.[81] On January 4,
2018, the verified Twitter account of
Jeopardy! announced that Trebek had
been suffering from the fall. Trebek
required a short medical leave and
returned to regular hosting duty in mid-
January 2018.[82]
In 2018, while being interviewed by Harvey

Levin on Fox News, Trebek floated the idea
of retirement, saying the odds of his
leaving Jeopardy! in 2020 were 50/50 "and
a little less". He added that he might
continue if he is "not making too many
mistakes" but would make an "intelligent
decision" as to when he should give up the
emcee role.[83] In October that year, he
signed a new contract to continue as host
through 2022,[4] stating in January 2019
that although he was beginning to slow
down due to his age, the show's work
schedule, consisting of 46 taping sessions
each year, was still manageable.[84]
Pancreatic cancer and death
On March 6, 2019, Trebek announced that

he had been diagnosed with stage IV
pancreatic cancer. He had been
experiencing a persistent stomach ache
before the diagnosis but did not recognize
it as a symptom of the disease.[85] In a
prepared video announcement of the
diagnosis, Trebek noted that his prognosis
was poor but said that he would
aggressively fight the cancer in hopes of
beating the odds and would continue
hosting Jeopardy! for as long as he was
able, joking that his contract obligated him
to do so for three more years.[86] Trebek
updated the situation in May 2019, stating
that he was responding exceptionally well
to treatment and that some of the tumors
had shrunk to half their previously
observed size; he credited the prayers and
wellwishes of his fans for the better-than-
usual results and planned to undergo
several more rounds of
chemotherapy.[87][88] Trebek finished that
round of chemotherapy treatments in time
to resume taping of the show in August
2019.[89] Follow-up immunotherapy was
ineffective, and Trebek resumed
chemotherapy in September.[90]
On October 4, 2019, in an interview with

CTV's Chief Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa
LaFlamme, Trebek said: "I'm not afraid of
dying" and "I've lived a good life, a full life,
and I'm nearing the end of that life... [I]f it
happens, why should I be afraid [of] that?"
In the same interview, Trebek noted that
sores in his mouth, a side effect from the
chemotherapy, were interfering with his
ability to speak, noting that "there will
come a point when they (fans and
producers) will no longer be able to say,
'It's okay.'"[91] On November 11, 2019,
during the Final Jeopardy! round, a player's
response stated, "What is We ♡ you,
Alex!", which caused Trebek to become
emotional. Hours later, #WeLoveYouAlex
was trending on Twitter.[92] In a December
2019 interview with ABC News, Trebek
stated that he would begin looking at
experimental treatments and
chemotherapies and that despite periods
of severe pain and depression, he was still
in good enough physical condition to
handle construction projects.[93] Trebek
also stated that he had already prepared
an on-air farewell statement before his
cancer diagnosis.[93]
In March 2020, Trebek announced he had

survived one year of cancer treatment
(noting that his prognosis had given him
only an 18% chance to survive that long)
and that, though the chemotherapy
treatments were often worse than the
cancer symptoms themselves, he was
confident that he would survive another
year, saying that ending treatment would
be a "betrayal" to his family, supporters,
and to the God in whom he has faith.[94] As
a precautionary measure, Jeopardy! was to
tape episodes without a studio audience,
as protection from the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic; Trebek, because of both his age
and his condition, was particularly at risk
of death from the particular strain of
coronavirus circulating.[95] Soon afterward,
production of the show was suspended
altogether.[96] The show resumed taping in
August, in time for the season 37
premiere.[97]
On July 16, 2020, Trebek gave an update

regarding his cancer. He said that, while he
still felt fatigued, the chemotherapy was
"paying off." He also stated that he was
looking forward to taping again.[98] On July
21, 2020, he published his memoir The
Answer Is...: Reflections on My Life.[99]
Trebek underwent surgery related to his

cancer treatment in late October. He
returned to the show on October 29, only a
week after the surgery, but was unable to
handle his full workload because of pain
from the surgery and had to split his usual
five-episode filming session over two days;
these episodes would be the last he
hosted in his lifetime.[100] He died at his
home in Los Angeles on November 8,
2020, at the age of 80,[101] after more than
18 months fighting pancreatic
cancer.[101][102] Famed Jeopardy
contestant Ken Jennings, Canadian Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau, and Wheel of
Fortune stars Pat Sajak and Vanna White
were among those who paid
tribute.[103][104]
Philanthropy and activism
Trebek at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, on March

, , p ,
31, 2007
Trebek was a longtime philanthropist and

activist. He was active with multiple
charities, including World Vision
Canada[105] and United Service
Organizations.[106] For World Vision,
Trebek travelled to many developing
countries with World Vision projects,
taping reports on the group's efforts on
behalf of children around the world.[105]
Trebek and the Jeopardy! crew became
involved with the United Service
Organizations in 1995, appearing on
several military bases throughout the
world, both in an attempt to find
contestants and as a morale booster for
the troops.[106] He donated 74 acres (30
hectares) of open land in the Hollywood
Hills to the Santa Monica Mountains
Conservancy in 1998.[107] He was later
awarded one of the American Foundation
for the Blind's six yearly Access
Awards[108] for his role in accommodating
Jeopardy! champion Eddie Timanus.[109]
Trebek hosted the annual The Great
Canadian Geography Challenge in
Canada.[110] He hosted the National
Geographic Bee in the United States for 25
years, stepping down in 2013.[111][112] In
2016, Trebek donated $5 million to the
University of Ottawa to fund the Alex
Trebek Forum for Dialogue, the objective
of which is "to expose students to a wide
range of diverse views, through speeches,
public panels, events and lectures by
University of Ottawa researchers, senior
government officials and guests speakers
from around the world."[113] Trebek's gifts
to the university, which at the time totaled
$7.5 million, also fund a Distinguished
Speaker Series, which has included a
presentation by Nobel laureate Leymah
Gbowee, introduced by Trebek.[113] In
2017, Trebek funded the Alex Trebek
Leadership Award at the University of
Ottawa, an annual $10,000 award to a
summa cum laude graduate who has also
demonstrated community leadership.[114]
By October 2020, Trebek's contributions to
the University of Ottawa totalled around
$10 million.[52]
In March 2020, Trebek donated $100,000

to Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission, a
homeless shelter in Los Angeles.[115]
Awards and honours

Trebek was proud of the Peabody Award received by
Jeopardy! in 2012
In 1997 Trebek was awarded the honorary

degree of Doctor of the University (D.Univ)
from the University of Ottawa.[116] In
addition to awards for Jeopardy!, Trebek
received a great deal of recognition. He
received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame
in Toronto.[117][118] He was awarded seven
Outstanding Game Show Host Emmy
Awards (1989, 1990, 2003, 2006, 2008,
2019, and 2020)[119][120] and a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame (located at 6501
Hollywood Boulevard, near those for Ann-
Margret and Vincent Price).[102]
Trebek's star on Canada's Walk of Fame
On November 4, 2010, Trebek received the

Royal Canadian Geographical Society's
gold medal for his contribution to
geographic education and the popular
study of geography.[121] Previous
recipients of this award include the author
and anthropologist Wade Davis (2009),
Peter Gzowski (1997), and Mary May
Simon (1998).[122] In 2016, Trebek was
named the Honorary President of the
Royal Canadian Geographical Society;[123]
in that capacity, he was present at the
opening of the RCGS's new headquarters
in 2018.[105]
In 2011, it was announced that Trebek

would be one of the recipients of the
Lifetime Achievement Award at the
Daytime Emmy Awards.[124][125] That same
year Trebek received an Honorary
Doctorate from Fordham University.[126]
Since June 13, 2014, Trebek has held a
Guinness World Record for "the most
gameshow episodes hosted by the same
presenter (same program)" for having
hosted 6,829 episodes of Jeopardy!,[127]
overtaking previous record holder Bob
Barker.[128] On May 4, 2015, Trebek's alma
mater, the University of Ottawa, named its
alumni hall in his honour, as a benefactor
to the university.[129]
In May 2016, Trebek was given the Key to

the City by the City of Ottawa.[130] On June
30, 2017, he was named an Officer of the
Order of Canada by then Governor General
David Johnston for "his iconic
achievements in television and for his
promotion of learning, notably as a
champion for geographical literacy."[131] On
June 28, 2019, the Daughters of the
American Revolution awarded the 2019
Americanism Award to Trebek.[132][133]
Television and film

appearances
Shows hosted
1963–1964: Music Hop (CBC)[134]

1964: Vacation Time – co-host
(CBC)[135]
1966–1970: CBC Championship
Curling – announcer (CBC)[136]
1966–1973: Reach for the Top (CBC)[137]
1969: Barris & Company – co-
host/announcer (pilot) (CBC)[138][139]
1969: Strategy (CBC)[137]
1971: Pick and Choose (CBC)[102][140]
1972: Outside/Inside (CBC)[141][142]
1973: TGIF – announcer (CBC)[143][144]
1973: The Wizard of Odds (NBC)[145]
1974–1976, 1978–1980: High Rollers
(NBC)[146]
1976–1977: Double Dare (CBS)[147]
1976–1980: Stars on Ice (CTV)[148]
1977–1978: The $128,000 Question[149]
1980–1981: Wall $treet[150]
1981–1982: Pitfall[151]
1981–1983: Battlestars[152]
1983: Malcolm (pilot)[153]
1983: Starcade (pilot)[154]
1984–2020: Jeopardy![155]
1985: Lucky Numbers (pilot)[156]
1987: Second Guess (unsold pilot)[157]
1987: VTV-Value Television – co-host
with Meredith MacRae[157]
1987–1991: Classic Concentration[158]
1989–2013: The National Geographic
Bee national finals[159]
1990: Super Jeopardy![155]
1991: To Tell the Truth (1990–1991) –
from February to May 1991[155]
1993: The Red Badge of Courage/Heart
of Courage – Canadian-produced show
highlighting brave individuals[160]
1996–1998: The Pillsbury Bake-Off[161]
1997: Wheel of Fortune – April Fools'
Day episode (also a substitute host in
August 1980)[162]
1999: Live from the Hollywood Bowl –
annual live broadcast[163]
2017: Game Changers – host and
executive producer[164]
2020: Jeopardy! The Greatest of All
Time[155]
Acting
1987: Mama's Family – as himself, the

host of Jeopardy! (episode 4.19 –
"Mama on Jeopardy!")[155]
1988: For Keeps – as himself, the host
of Jeopardy!
1988: Rain Man – as himself, the host of
Jeopardy![165]
1990: Cheers – as himself, the host of
Jeopardy! (episode 8.14 – "What Is...
Cliff Clavin?")[165]
1990: Predator 2 – as himself, the host
of Jeopardy! (voice)[166]
1990: The Earth Day Special – as
himself, the host of Jeopardy![167]
1991: WrestleMania VII – as himself, a
ring announcer and interviewer[168]
1992: The Golden Girls – as himself, the
host of Jeopardy! (episode 7.16 –
"Questions and Answers")[165]
1992: White Men Can't Jump – as
1993: Short Cuts – as himself, the host
of Jeopardy![169]
1993: Groundhog Day – as himself, the
host of Jeopardy! show #1656
1993: The Larry Sanders Show – as
himself, the minister who marries Hank
Kinsley (episode 2.15 – "Hank's
Wedding")[169]
1993: Rugrats – as Alan Quebec, the
host of "Super Stumpers" (episode
2.37 – "Game Show Didi")[170]
1995: The Nanny – as himself, the host
of Jeopardy! (episode 3.2 – "Franny and
the Professor")[171]
1995: Beverly Hills, 90210 – as himself,
the host of Jeopardy![172]
1995: Blossom – as himself, the host of
Jeopardy! (episode 5.14 – "Who's Not on
First")[155]
1995: Jury Duty – as himself, the host of
Jeopardy![173]
1996: The X-Files – as a Man in Black
who Agent Mulder thought looked
"incredibly" like himself (episode: "Jose
Chung's From Outer Space")[174]
1996: Seinfeld – as himself, the host of
Jeopardy! (episode 8.9 – "The
Abstinence")[175]
1996: The Magic School Bus –
Announcer (voice) (episode 2.6 –
"Shows and Tells")[176]
1996: Ellen's Energy Adventure – as
1997: Ned and Stacey – as himself, the
host of Jeopardy![178]
1997: The Simpsons – as himself, the
host of Jeopardy! in "Miracle on
Evergreen Terrace" (Voice)[155]
1998: Baywatch – as himself, the host of
Jeopardy! (episode 9.8 – "Swept
Away")[155]
1998: The Weird Al Show – as himself,
the host of Jeopardy! (voice)[155]
1998: Mafia! – himself, riding on a
parade float
2000: Finding Forrester – as himself, the
2000: Charlie's Angels – as himself, the
2000: Saturday Night Live – himself[179]
2000: Arthur – as Alex Lebek, the host of
Riddle Quest[180]
2000: Pepper Ann – as himself (2
episodes)[181]
2002: Saturday Night Live – himself[179]
2006: Family Guy – as himself, the host
of Jeopardy! in "I Take Thee Quagmire"
(voice)[155]
2007: The Bucket List – as himself, the
host of Jeopardy! (voice)[155]
2010: How I Met Your Mother – himself
in "False Positive"[155]
2012: The Simpsons – as himself, the
host of Jeopardy! in "Penny-Wiseguys"
(Voice)[155]
2013: How I Met Your Mother – himself
in "P.S. I Love You"[155]
2013: Delta Air Lines – as himself,
answering a Jeopardy-like question in
the final segment of Delta's Holiday-
themed safety video.[182]
2014: Hot in Cleveland – as himself and
Park Ranger Alex Trebek[183]
2014: Delta Air Lines – as himself, seen
raising hand after being asked if the
passengers have any questions toward
the end of a Delta safety video.[182]
2014: The Colbert Report (series
finale) – as himself, "the man who
knows all the answers", in Santa's
sleigh.[184]
2015: The Amazing Race Canada 3 – as
himself/Greater Sudbury, Ontario Pit-
Stop[185]
2018: Orange Is the New Black – as
himself[186]
2018: RuPaul's Drag Race – as
himself[155]
2020: Last Week Tonight with John
Oliver – as himself[155]
2020: 2020 NHL Entry Draft – as
himself[187]
2021: Free Guy – as himself, the host of
Jeopardy! (posthumous release)[188]
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George Alexander Trebek[2] OC (/trəˈbɛk/;

Trebek at the 71st Annual Peabody Awards

Born George Alexander

Died November 8, 2020

Alma mater University of Ottawa

Political party Independent[1]

Spouse(s) Elaine Trebek Kares

Honours Order of Canada

A native of Canada, Trebek became a

Before completing his degree, Trebek

Trebek's ﬁrst hosting job was on a

Game show career

In 1973, Trebek moved to the United

After High Rollers was cancelled in 1980,

In 1987, while still hosting Jeopardy!,

In 1994, Trebek returned to the CBS

On June 24, 2018, Trebek returned as a

On October 1, 2018, Trebek moderated the

On October 6, 2020, Trebek made a cameo

In 1996, Trebek ran the Olympic torch in

In late 2001 during Jeopardy!'s 18th

On January 30, 2004, Trebek escaped

Trebek owned and managed a 700-acre

In a 2018 interview with Vulture, Trebek

On December 15, 2017, over the winter

In 2018, while being interviewed by Harvey

Pancreatic cancer and death

On March 6, 2019, Trebek announced that

On October 4, 2019, in an interview with

In March 2020, Trebek announced he had

On July 16, 2020, Trebek gave an update

Trebek underwent surgery related to his

Philanthropy and activism

Trebek at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, on March

Trebek was a longtime philanthropist and

In March 2020, Trebek donated $100,000

Awards and honours

In 1997 Trebek was awarded the honorary

Trebek's star on Canada's Walk of Fame

On November 4, 2010, Trebek received the

In 2011, it was announced that Trebek

In May 2016, Trebek was given the Key to

Television and ﬁlm

1963–1964: Music Hop (CBC)[134]

1987: Mama's Family – as himself, the

Alex Trebek on IMDb

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