Alex Trebek
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 22, 1940 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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
| 2021 | Free GuyAlex Trebek | |
| 2020 | What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz ShowSelf | |
| 2020 | Jeopardy! The Greatest of All TimeSelf - Host | |
| 2019 | PhilAlex Trebek | |
| 2019 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?Alex Trebek (voice) | |
| 2018 | Game ChangersSelf - Host / Narrator | |
| 2018 | Betty White: First Lady of TelevisionSelf | |
| 2018 | Tom Clancy's Jack RyanTV Host (uncredited) | |
| 2017 | Who Is Arthur Chu?Self | |
| 2017 | OBJECTifiedSelf | |
| 2016 | To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist | |
| 2015 | Being CanadianSelf | |
| 2015 | Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary TributeSelf | |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John OliverSelf | |
| 2013 | Orange Is the New BlackAlex Trebek | |
| 2013 | The Amazing Race CanadaSelf | |
| 2011 | Public SpeakingSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | Hot in ClevelandNarrator | |
| 2010 | FCU: Fact Checkers UnitAlex | |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Special Guest | |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienSelf | |
| 2006 | WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate AnthologyAlex Trebek | |
| 2005 | Little ManhattanSelf | |
| 2005 | Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz ShowHost | |
| 2005 | How I Met Your MotherAlex Trebek | |
| 2005 | The Reichen ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2005 | The Colbert ReportSelf (uncredited) | |
| 2003 | The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait SeriesNarrator (voice) | |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T.(voice) | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self | |
| 2003 | Married to the KellysAlex Trebek (voice) | |
| 2000 | Finding ForresterAlex Trebek | |
| 2000 | Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People PlayersSelf | |
| 2000 | Charlie's AngelsAlex Trebek | |
| 1999 | Random HeartsJeopardy Host (uncredited) | |
| 1999 | Family GuyAlex Trebek (voice) | |
| 1999 | Ladies ManAlex Trebek (voice) | |
| 1998 | Jane Austen's Mafia!Alex Trebek (uncredited) | |
| 1997 | The Weird Al Show | |
| 1997 | Pepper Ann | |
| 1996 | Spy HardAgency Tape Recorder (Voice) | |
| 1996 | Ellen's Energy AdventureHimself | |
| 1996 | Arthur | |
| 1996 | Men Behaving BadlyAlex Trebek (voice) | |
| 1995 | The Naked TruthAlex Trebek | |
| 1995 | Ned & StaceyAlex Trebek | |
| 1994 | The Magic School BusAnnouncer (voice) | |
| 1994 | EllenAlex Trebek (voice) | |
| 1993 | Short CutsAlex Trebek | |
| 1993 | The NannyAlex Trebek | |
| 1993 | The X-FilesMan in Black #2 | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest | |
| 1993 | Dave's WorldAlex Trebek | |
| 1993 | Intimate PortraitSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1992 | White Men Can't JumpAlex Trebek | |
| 1992 | Mad About YouAlex Trebek (voice) | |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders ShowAlex Trebek | |
| 1991 | Dying YoungHost of Jeopardy | |
| 1991 | WWE WrestleMania VIISelf | |
| 1991 | Rugrats | |
| 1991 | Pacific StationAlex Trebek | |
| 1990 | The Earth Day SpecialSelf | |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210Alex Trebek | |
| 1990 | Blossom | |
| 1990 | Super Jeopardy! | |
| 1990 | BlossomAlex Trebek | |
| 1989 | SeinfeldAlex Trebek (archive footage) | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsAlex Trebek (voice) | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1985 | The Golden GirlsAlex Trebek | |
| 1984 | Jeopardy!Self - Host | |
| 1983 | Mama's FamilySelf | |
| 1982 | CheersAlex Trebek | |
| 1981 | BattlestarsHost | |
| 1980 | The Alan Thicke Show | |
| 1978 | Vega$ | |
| 1976 | Double DareSelf - Host | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited) | |
| 1974 | Dinah!Self | |
| 1973 | The Wizard of OddsHost | |
| 1968 | 60 MinutesSelf | |
| 1967 | The Way It IsGuest Host | |
| - | The Male SwaggerAlex Trebek |
| 2020 | VeilExecutive Producer | |
| 2020 | What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz ShowAssociate Producer | |
| 2018 | Game ChangersExecutive Producer |
| 2021 | Free GuyIn Memory Of | |
| 2020 | What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz ShowPresenter | |
| 2020 | Jeopardy! The Greatest of All TimePresenter |













