Alex Trebek AKA Giorgi Suka-Alex Trebek Born: 22-Jul-1940 Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Died: 8-Nov-2020 Cause of death: Cancer - Pancreatic
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Game Show Host Nationality: United States Executive summary: Jeopardy Born and raised in Canada, Alex Trebek started as a reporter on Canada's public network, CBC radio and TV, in 1961. Five years later he was offered the quizmaster position on a game show for Canadian high school kids, Reach for the Top. He left that show in 1973, and bounced across several other Canadian game shows until he was beckoned south to America, hosting NBC's The Wizard of Odds and several other short-run game shows. He hit the jackpot with a revival of Merv Griffin's Jeopardy in 1984.
Trebek raises thoroughbred horses on his California ranch. He has gone on several USO tours for American troops. Trebek was sued in 2000 for scuffling with an airline employee who tried to enforce luggage size limits, but witnesses -- and an airport security video -- shot holes in her claims, and the case was dismissed. Father: George Edward Trebek Mother: Lucille Lagace Wife: Elaine Callei (m. 1974, div. 1981) Wife: Jean Currivan Trebek (m. 1989) Daughter: Emily Son: Matthew
University: BS Philosophy, University of Ottawa
National Geographic Society US English Advisory Board World Vision International Emmy thrice Hollywood Walk of Fame Canada's Walk of Fame 2006 Naturalized US Citizen 1998 Heart Attack 10-Dec-2007 (minor) Heart Attack 23-Jun-2012 (minor) French-Canadian Ancestry Maternal
Russian Ancestry Paternal
Risk Factors: Pancreatic Cancer
TELEVISION Jeopardy! Host (1984-) High Rollers Host (1974-80)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR The Bucket List (16-Dec-2007) · Himself Little Manhattan (26-Sep-2005) · Himself Finding Forrester (19-Dec-2000) · Himself Charlie's Angels (22-Oct-2000) · Himself Spy Hard (24-May-1996) · Agency Tape Recorder Voice Over [VOICE] Short Cuts (1-Oct-1993) · Himself White Men Can't Jump (27-Mar-1992) · Himself Dying Young (21-Jun-1991) · Himself
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