Person Details
Birthday: 1940-07-22 01:15:55
Death: 2020-11-08 01:15:55
Aliases: George Alexander Trebek , Alex Trebeck
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 21
TV Involvements: 10
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
The X-Files
(1993) Man in Black #2Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
(2018) TV Host (uncredited)Jeopardy!
(1984) Self - HostRuPaul's Drag Race
(2009) Self - Special GuestAmerican Psycho
(2000) Self (voice, uncredited)S.W.A.T.
(2003) (voice)The Magic School Bus
(1994) (voice)Intimate Portrait
(1993) Self - Narrator (voice)Acting
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2021 | Alex Trebek | |
2020 | Self - Host | |
Self | ||
2019 | Alex Trebek | |
Alex Trebek (voice) | ||
2018 | TV Host (uncredited) | |
Self | ||
Self - Host / Narrator | ||
2017 | Self | |
Self | ||
2015 | Self | |
Self | ||
2014 | Self | |
2013 | Alex Trebek | |
2010 | Self (archive footage) | |
Narrator | ||
2009 | Self (archive footage) | |
Self - Special Guest | ||
2007 | Self | |
2006 | Alex Trebek | |
2005 | Self - Guest | |
Host | ||
Self | ||
Alex Trebek | ||
2003 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
Self | ||
(voice) | ||
N/A | ||
2000 | Alex Trebek | |
Alex Trebek | ||
Self (voice, uncredited) | ||
Self | ||
1999 | Jeopardy Host (uncredited) | |
Alex Trebek | ||
Alex Trebek (voice) | ||
1998 | Self (uncredited) | |
1997 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
1996 | N/A | |
Agency Tape Recorder (Voice) | ||
1994 | (voice) | |
1993 | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
Alex Trebek | ||
N/A | ||
Self - Guest | ||
Man in Black #2 | ||
Himself | ||
1992 | N/A | |
Alex Trebek | ||
Himself | ||
1991 | N/A | |
Host of Jeopardy | ||
Himself | ||
1990 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Himself | ||
1989 | Alex Trebek (voice) | |
Alex Trebek (archive footage) | ||
1988 | N/A | |
1985 | Alex Trebek | |
1984 | Self - Host | |
1983 | Self | |
1982 | N/A | |
1981 | Host | |
1978 | N/A | |
1976 | Himself - Host | |
1975 | Self (uncredited) | |
1973 | Host | |
Alex Trebek | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2021 | In Memory Of | |
2020 | Presenter | |
Presenter | ||
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2020 | Executive Producer | |
Associate Producer | ||
2018 | Executive Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |