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Alex Trebek

Game Show Host

Name at birth: George Alexander Trebek

Alex Trebek is the longtime host of the TV quiz show Jeopardy! A hit in the 1960s and early 1970s, the show was revived in 1984 with Trebek replacing original host Art Fleming. Earlier in his career, Trebek hosted the game shows Wizard of Odds and High Rollers, among others, and was a newscaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). He also has emceed the annual National Geography Bee for students. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000, and in 2006 he received a maple leaf on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.

Extra credit: Trebek suffered a mild heart attack in December of 2007; a Jeopardy! spokesman said he would return for scheduled tapings in January of 2008... Trebek earned a philosophy degree from the University of Ottawa... He founded Creston Farms, a thoroughbred horse facility near the town of Templeton, California... Trebek was host of Jeopardy! during the 75 consecutive appearances of supercontestant Ken Jennings.

Other game show hosts of Trebek's era include Richard Dawson, Gene Rayburn and Bob Barker.

Blog posts mentioning Alex Trebek:
ER to the Stars: Cedars-Sinai Hospital Alex Trebek Heart Attack Merv Griffin Dies at 82

Four Good Links

Jeopardy! Online

The official site from Sony, including a biography of Trebek

Google News: Alex Trebek

Big list of recent news stories about (or mentioning) Trebek

Good Careers for $100

October 2000 CNN article on Trebek and his job

Banking on Jeopardy!

News article about Trebek's venture in horse breeding

Vital Stats

Birth

22 July 1940
(age 67)

Birthplace

Ontario, Canada

Death

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Best Known As

Host of the TV quiz show Jeopardy!