| 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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