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Alex Trebek

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Known For

80 Years Old

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.

Born

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada on 22nd July 1940

Died

8th November 2020

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The Simpsons
Alex Trebek (voice)
Jeopardy! Image
Jeopardy!
Self - Host
Family Guy Image
Family Guy
Alex Trebek (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Image
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
60 Minutes Image
60 Minutes
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Larry Sanders Show
Alex Trebek
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Seinfeld
Alex Trebek (archive footage)
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Mad About You
Alex Trebek (voice)
How I Met Your Mother Image
How I Met Your Mother
Alex Trebek
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RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Guest
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The X-Files
Man in Black #2
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Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Alex Trebek (voice)
The Golden Girls Image
The Golden Girls
Alex Trebek
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Image
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Image
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Image
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
The Nanny Image
The Nanny
Alex Trebek
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Cheers
Alex Trebek
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The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
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Beverly Hills, 90210
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Orange Is the New Black
Alex Trebek
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Pepper Ann
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Rugrats
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Blossom
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The Magic School Bus
(voice)
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Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TV Host (uncredited)
Hot in Cleveland Image
Hot in Cleveland
Narrator
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Vega$
Dave's World Image
Dave's World
Alex Trebek
Mama's Family Image
Mama's Family
Self
Ellen Image
Ellen
Alex Trebek (voice)
The Naked Truth Image
The Naked Truth
Alex Trebek
Arthur Image
Arthur
Intimate Portrait Image
Intimate Portrait
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Amazing Race Canada Image
The Amazing Race Canada
Self
Dinah! Image
Dinah!
Self
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Ned and Stacey
Alex Trebek
To Tell the Truth Image
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
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Pacific Station
Alex Trebek
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The Weird Al Show
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Men Behaving Badly
Alex Trebek (voice)
OBJECTified Image
OBJECTified
Self
Ladies Man Image
Ladies Man
Alex Trebek (voice)
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S.W.A.T.
(voice)
Free Guy Image
Free Guy
Alex Trebek
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Charlie's Angels
Alex Trebek
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Super Jeopardy!
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The Way It Is
Guest Host
Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time Image
Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time
Self - Host
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The Bucket List
Self
Spy Hard Image
Spy Hard
Agency Tape Recorder (Voice)
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Double Dare
Self - Host
Finding Forrester Image
Finding Forrester
Alex Trebek
Dying Young Image
Dying Young
Host of Jeopardy
White Men Can't Jump Image
White Men Can't Jump
Alex Trebek
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Battlestars
Host
Little Manhattan Image
Little Manhattan
Self
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Married to the Kellys
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The Wizard of Odds
Host
Random Hearts Image
Random Hearts
Jeopardy Host (uncredited)
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Short Cuts
Alex Trebek
Jane Austen's Mafia! Image
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Alex Trebek (uncredited)
The Alan Thicke Show Image
The Alan Thicke Show
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Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
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The Earth Day Special
Self
Being Canadian Image
Being Canadian
Self
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WWE WrestleMania VII
Self
Phil Image
Phil
Alex Trebek
Public Speaking Image
Public Speaking
Self (archive footage)
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Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
Self
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Game Changers
Self - Host / Narrator
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FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
Alex
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology Image
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Alex Trebek
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The Simpsons: Christmas
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Who Is Arthur Chu?
Self
Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players Image
Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players
Self
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series Image
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Narrator (voice)
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Betty White: First Lady of Television
Self
Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show Image
Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show
Host
What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show Image
What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show
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The Male Swagger
Alex Trebek