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.

Most Known For

The Simpsons

as Alex Trebek (voice)

Family Guy

as Alex Trebek (voice)

The X-Files

as Man in Black #2

Seinfeld

as Alex Trebek (archive footage)

How I Met Your Mother

as Alex Trebek

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Nanny

as Alex Trebek

Rugrats

Jeopardy!

as Self - Host

Orange Is the New Black

as Alex Trebek

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self

Cheers

as Alex Trebek

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Alex Trebek

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Special Guest

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

as TV Host (uncredited)

Mad About You

as Alex Trebek (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

60 Minutes

as Self