Alex Trebek

Alex Trebek

Acting
Born 1940-07-22 - Died 2020-11-08Sudbury, 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.

Movies (28)

Free Guy
7.4

Free Guy

2021Movie7.4
Charlie's Angels
5.9

Charlie's Angels

2000Movie5.9
S.W.A.T.
6.2

S.W.A.T.

2003Movie6.2
Spy Hard
5.4

Spy Hard

1996Movie5.4
Finding Forrester
7.1

Finding Forrester

2000Movie7.1
Random Hearts
5.6

Random Hearts

1999Movie5.6
Dying Young
6.7

Dying Young

1991Movie6.7
Short Cuts
7.2

Short Cuts

1993Movie7.2
White Men Can't Jump
6.7

White Men Can't Jump

1992Movie6.7
Little Manhattan
7.2

Little Manhattan

2005Movie7.2
Jane Austen's Mafia!
5.5

Jane Austen's Mafia!

1998Movie5.5
Waking Sleeping Beauty
7.2

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009Movie7.2
Public Speaking
7.0

Public Speaking

2011Movie7.0
The Earth Day Special
6.1

The Earth Day Special

1990Movie6.1
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute

2015Movie
Phil
4.8

Phil

2019Movie4.8
Game Changers
7.4

Game Changers

2018Movie7.4
Being Canadian
5.6

Being Canadian

2015Movie5.6
Betty White: First Lady of Television
7.3

Betty White: First Lady of Television

2018Movie7.3
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
7.9

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

2006Movie7.9
WWE WrestleMania VII
7.3

WWE WrestleMania VII

1991Movie7.3
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
9.4

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

2003Movie9.4
Ellen's Energy Adventure
7.0

Ellen's Energy Adventure

1996Movie7.0
The Male Swagger
7.0

The Male Swagger

Movie7.0
Who Is Arthur Chu?
6.5

Who Is Arthur Chu?

2017Movie6.5
What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show
10.0

What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show

2020Movie10.0
Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players
7.5

Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players

2000Movie7.5
Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show

Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show

2005Movie

TV Shows (56)

The Simpsons
8.0

The Simpsons

1989Series8.0
Family Guy
7.4

Family Guy

1999Series7.4
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
The X-Files
8.4

The X-Files

1993Series8.4
Rugrats
7.6

Rugrats

1991Series7.6
Jeopardy!
6.9

Jeopardy!

1984Series6.9
The Nanny
8.1

The Nanny

1993Series8.1
How I Met Your Mother
8.1

How I Met Your Mother

2005Series8.1
The Colbert Report
7.0

The Colbert Report

2005Series7.0
Cheers
7.6

Cheers

1982Series7.6
Seinfeld
8.3

Seinfeld

1989Series8.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
RuPaul's Drag Race
7.5

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009Series7.5
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
7.8

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014Series7.8
Orange Is the New Black
7.7

Orange Is the New Black

2013Series7.7
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
Beverly Hills, 90210
7.3

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990Series7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993Series7.3
Mad About You
6.8

Mad About You

1992Series6.8
60 Minutes
6.5

60 Minutes

1968Series6.5
The Golden Girls
7.6

The Golden Girls

1985Series7.6
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
7.7

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

2018Series7.7
Arthur
7.0

Arthur

1996Series7.0
Hot in Cleveland
7.2

Hot in Cleveland

2010Series7.2
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003Series5.6
Ellen
6.1

Ellen

1994Series6.1
Intimate Portrait
4.5

Intimate Portrait

1993Series4.5
The Larry Sanders Show
7.7

The Larry Sanders Show

1992Series7.7
Pepper Ann
7.0

Pepper Ann

1997Series7.0
Dinah!
7.0

Dinah!

1974Series7.0
The Reichen Show
4.8

The Reichen Show

2005Series4.8
The Magic School Bus
7.7

The Magic School Bus

1994Series7.7
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
8.0

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

2019Series8.0
Blossom
6.2

Blossom

1990Series6.2
To Tell the Truth
5.8

To Tell the Truth

2016Series5.8
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
7.2

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

2009Series7.2
Mama's Family
7.5

Mama's Family

1983Series7.5
Vega$
6.9

Vega$

1978Series6.9
Dave's World
6.5

Dave's World

1993Series6.5
The Amazing Race Canada
7.9

The Amazing Race Canada

2013Series7.9
Ned & Stacey
7.2

Ned & Stacey

1995Series7.2
The Naked Truth
6.5

The Naked Truth

1995Series6.5
Men Behaving Badly
5.0

Men Behaving Badly

1996Series5.0
Ladies Man
7.3

Ladies Man

1999Series7.3
The Weird Al Show
7.0

The Weird Al Show

1997Series7.0
Married to the Kellys
9.3

Married to the Kellys

2003Series9.3
OBJECTified
5.0

OBJECTified

2017Series5.0
Pacific Station
5.7

Pacific Station

1991Series5.7
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

2010Series
Double Dare
9.0

Double Dare

1976Series9.0
The Alan Thicke Show

The Alan Thicke Show

1980Series
Super Jeopardy!
8.0

Super Jeopardy!

1990Series8.0
Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time
8.2

Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time

2020Series8.2
The Way It Is

The Way It Is

1967Series
Battlestars
8.0

Battlestars

1981Series8.0
The Wizard of Odds
7.5

The Wizard of Odds

1973Series7.5