Alex Trebek

television-game-shows

This article traces the full lineage of hosts who have introduced, guided, and closed the television game of Jeopardy. It focuses on the main on-screen personalities who welcome...

Relationships

This piece explains the professional relationship between longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek and champion Ken Jennings. It focuses on their distinct roles on the show, key mome...

Celebrity Profiles

Alex Trebek was a practicing Roman Catholic. He was born in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, to a French-Canadian Catholic family and remained affiliated with the Catholic Church throu...

Status Updates

Alex Trebek, the longtime host of Jeopardy! , died on November 8, 2020, at age 80. His death followed a public but private battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer, diagnosed in M...

health-status

Alex Trebek underwent surgery in early 2019 to address a recurrence of pancreatic cancer he had been diagnosed with in 2018. The procedure was part of his treatment plan aimed a...

Status Updates

Alex Trebek’s last Jeopardy! episode aired during Season 38, with reruns and the official finale following his passing in November 2020. This status clarifier explains the tim...

biography

Alex Trebek was a Canadian television host best known for presenting the long-running quiz show Jeopardy!, a role he held for more than three decades. In 2019, he publicly share...

Television History

The host of Jeopardy! before Alex Trebek was Merv Griffin, who created the show and served as its original host from March 1964 through December 1975. Griffin conceived the form...

people

Alex Trebek was a Canadian television icon best known as the longtime host of the syndicated quiz show Jeopardy! , a role he held for nearly four decades. From his first episode...