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Alex Trebek

Alex Trebek

Birthday: 1940-07-22 | Place of Birth: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time

as    Self - Host

2018
Game Changers

as    Self - Host / Narrator

2017
Who Is Arthur Chu?

as    Self

1996
Ellen's Energy Adventure

as    Self