Canadian-American television personality (1940–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Alexander "Alex" Trebek[9] OC (July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian-American television game show host. He hosted Jeopardy! for 37 seasons from 1984 until his death in 2020. He was born in Greater Sudbury, Ontario.[10][11][12] He became a naturalized American citizen in 1998.[13] In 2011, he snapped his achilles tendon while trying to stop a thief trying to rob his San Francisco hotel room.[14][15]
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| Born | George Alexander Trebek July 22, 1940 |
| Died | November 8, 2020 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | University of Ottawa (BA)[1] |
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| Years active | 1961-2020 |
| Known for | Second host of Jeopardy! (1984-2020) |
| Political party | Independent[2] |
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| Children | 3[5][6][7] |
| Honours | Order of Canada[8] |
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In March 2019, Trebek announced that he had been diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer.[16][17][18] He died from the disease more than a year and a half later on November 8, 2020 in Los Angeles, aged 80.[19][20] The same disease previously affected his predecessor on Jeopardy!, Art Fleming, 25 years earlier.[21][22] He had been contracted to host Jeopardy! until 2022.[23]
Following Trebek's death, a series of guest hosts filled in for Trebek for the remainder of season 37 of Jeopardy! (his final season).[24][25] On July 27, 2022, it was announced that Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will succeed Trebek as the permanent hosts of Jeopardy! after alternating in multi-week stints for the remainder of the show's 38th season after Mike Richards (the show's then executive producer who briefly succeeded Trebek as host of the program) was let go after taping a week's worth of episodes after various controversies came to light.[26][27]
On August 19, 2021, prior to the start of Jeopardy! season 38 taping, the producers of Jeopardy! re-dedicated Stage 10 at Sony Pictures Studios, the show's longtime home, the Alex Trebek Stage in his honor, with his family present at the dedication.[28]
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