Back Alex Trebek AN أليكس تريبيك Arabic اليكس تريبيك ARZ Alex Trebek Catalan ئەلێکس ترێبێک CKB Alex Trebek Danish Alex Trebek German Alex Trebek Spanish Alex Trebek Estonian Alex Trebek Basque
Alex Trebek | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Trebek at the Peabody Awards in 2012 | |
| Born | George Alexander Trebek July 22, 1940 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | November 8, 2020 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship |
|
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 1961–2020 |
| Known for | Hosting Jeopardy! (1984–2020) |
| Spouses |
|
| Children | 3[1] |
| Signature | |
 | |
George Alexander Trebek[2] OC (/trəˈbɛk/; July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian-American game show host and television personality. He was best known for hosting the syndicated general knowledge quiz game show Jeopardy! for 37 seasons from its revival in 1984 until his death in 2020. Trebek 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. He also made appearances, usually as himself, in numerous films and television series.
A native of Canada, Trebek became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1998.[3] For his work on Jeopardy!, Trebek received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host eight times. He died on November 8, 2020, at the age of 80, after a 20-month battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer. At the time of his death, Trebek had been contracted to host Jeopardy! until 2022.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
nytobitwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Trebek, Alex (2020). The Answer Is... Reflections on My Life. Simon & Schuster. p. 36. ISBN 9781982158019.
- ^ "Alex Trebek Fast Facts". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia. July 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (October 31, 2018). "'Wheel of Fortune's Pat Sajak & Vanna White, 'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Renew Contracts Through 2022". Deadline Hollywood. Los Angeles, California. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.