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(82 works)
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
1989
Family Guy
1999Family Guy
1999
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
The X-Files
1993The X-Files
1993
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeld
1989
How I Met Your Mother
2005How I Met Your Mother
2005
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975
The Colbert Report
2005The Colbert Report
2005
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
Cheers
1982Cheers
1982
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Rugrats
1991Rugrats
1991
The Nanny
1993The Nanny
1993
Orange Is the New Black
2013Orange Is the New Black
2013
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Jeopardy!
1984Jeopardy!
1984
Mad About You
1992Mad About You
1992
The Golden Girls
1985The Golden Girls
1985
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
60 Minutes
196860 Minutes
1968
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Hot in Cleveland
2010Hot in Cleveland
2010
Ellen
1994Ellen
1994
The Larry Sanders Show
1992The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Intimate Portrait
1993Intimate Portrait
1993
Arthur
1996Arthur
1996
The Reichen Show
2005The Reichen Show
2005
Blossom
1990Blossom
1990
Blossom
1990Blossom
1990
Pepper Ann
1997Pepper Ann
1997
Vega$
1978Vega$
1978
Dinah!
1974Dinah!
1974
To Tell the Truth
2016To Tell the Truth
2016
Dave's World
1993Dave's World
1993
Free Guy
2021Free Guy
2021
The Naked Truth
1995The Naked Truth
1995
Ladies Man
1999Ladies Man
1999
Mama's Family
1983Mama's Family
1983
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019
The Magic School Bus
1994The Magic School Bus
1994
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
Charlie's Angels
2000Charlie's Angels
2000
Ned & Stacey
1995Ned & Stacey
1995
Men Behaving Badly
1996Men Behaving Badly
1996
S.W.A.T.
2003S.W.A.T.
2003
Married to the Kellys
2003Married to the Kellys
2003
The Amazing Race Canada
2013The Amazing Race Canada
2013
Pacific Station
1991Pacific Station
1991
The Weird Al Show
1997The Weird Al Show
1997
Finding Forrester
2000Finding Forrester
2000
Spy Hard
1996Spy Hard
1996
White Men Can't Jump
1992White Men Can't Jump
1992
Short Cuts
1993Short Cuts
1993
OBJECTified
2017OBJECTified
2017
Random Hearts
1999Random Hearts
1999
Dying Young
1991Dying Young
1991
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
The Earth Day Special
1990The Earth Day Special
1990
Being Canadian
2015Being Canadian
2015
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998
Little Manhattan
2005Little Manhattan
2005
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2010FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2010
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
Public Speaking
2011Public Speaking
2011
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
2015Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
2015
The Alan Thicke Show
1980The Alan Thicke Show
1980
The Way It Is
1967The Way It Is
1967
Game Changers
2018Game Changers
2018
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
Phil
2019Phil
2019
Super Jeopardy!
1990Super Jeopardy!
1990
Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time
2020Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time
2020
Ellen's Energy Adventure
1996Ellen's Energy Adventure
1996
Who Is Arthur Chu?
2017Who Is Arthur Chu?
2017
Double Dare
1976Double Dare
1976
What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show
2020What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show
2020
Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show
2005Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show
2005
Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players
2000Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players
2000