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Alex Trebek
Actor, Producer
Died November 8, 2020 (80 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2021 | Free Guy · as Alex Trebek |
| 2020 | The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner: Outstanding Game Show Host |
| 2020 | Beastie Boys Story · as Self |
| 2020 | Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2019 | Phil · as Alex Trebek |
| 2019 | The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter: Outstanding Younger Actress In A Drama Series & Winner: Outstanding Game Show Host |
| 2019 | Milk · as Self |
| 2018 | Betty White: First Lady of Television · as Self |
| 2018 | Game Changers · as Self - Host / Narrator |
| 2017 | Who Is Arthur Chu? · as Self |
| 2017 | Big Fan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | OBJECTified (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | To Tell The Truth (2016) (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | Chelsea (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Being Canadian · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Sports Jeopardy (TV Series) · as Self - Clue Giver |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - 'phone Booth' Participant |
| 2013 | The Queen Latifah Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Amazing Race Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Orange Is the New Black (TV Series) · as Alex Trebek |
| 2012 | National Geographic Bee · as Self - Host |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Pearl Jam Twenty · as Self |
| 2011 | The Five (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story · as Self |
| 2010 | Public Speaking · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2009 | The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Host Of Jeopardy! |
| 2009 | I Get That a Lot (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2007 | The Bucket List · as Self |
| 2006 | Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology · as Alex Trebek |
| 2006 | The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | Little Manhattan · as Self |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) · as Alex Trebek |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments · as Self - Commentator |
| 2003 | Celebrity Poker Showdown (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Finding Forrester · as Alex Trebek |
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels · as Alex Trebek |
| 2000 | The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1999 | The Male Swagger · as Alex Trebek |
| 1998 | Mafia! · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1998 | The 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter: Outstanding Children's Special |
| 1998 | The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Ellen's Energy Adventure · as Alex Trebek |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Fox News Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The Naked Truth (TV Series) · as Alex Trebek |
| 1995 | Ned and Stacey (TV Series) · as Alex Trebek |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Ellen (TV Series) · as Alex Trebek |
| 1993 | The Nanny (TV Series) · as Alex Trebek |
| 1993 | This Hour Has 22 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Short Cuts · as Himself |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) · as Alex Trebek |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump · as Himself |
| 1991 | Maury (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | WrestleMania VII · as Himself |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1990 | The 17th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner: Outstanding Game Show Host |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special · as Self |
| 1989 | Circus of the Stars #14 · as Self - Performer |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | What's Alan Watching? · as Alex Trebek |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Classic Concentration (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1985 | All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan · as Self |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls (TV Series) · as Alex Trebek |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1984 | TV Bloopers And Practical Jokes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1983 | Wheel of Fortune (TV Series) · as Self - Video Greeting |
| 1983 | Mama's Family (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | Card Sharks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The Jim Nabors Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | Double Dare (TV Series) · as Himself - Host |
| 1976 | Family Feud (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | High Rollers (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1974 | NOVA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Tattletales (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Celebrity Bowling (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Dinah's Place (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Host, Jeopardy (segment "jeopardy!") |
| 1967 | The Phil Donahue Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | W5 (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (1966) (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Super Quiz Moderator |
| 1961 | CTV National News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |