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'''George Alexander Trebek''' was a Canadian-American game show host and television personality | '''George Alexander "Alex" Trebek''' was a Canadian-American game show host and television personality, best known as the host of the quiz show ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' for 37 seasons from its third incarnation that started in [[1984]] until his death. | ||
Trebek died on [[November 8]], [[2020]] from pancreatic cancer at the age of 80. | Trebek died on [[November 8]], [[2020]] from pancreatic cancer at the age of 80. At the time of his death, he had been contracted to host ''Jeopardy!'' through to [[2022]]. His final episode aired on [[January 8]], [[2021]]. | ||
==Roles== | |||
===21st century=== | ===21st century=== | ||
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' | * ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' | ||
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==Other roles== | ==Other roles== | ||
The growing popularity of Trebek's tenure as ''Jeopardy!'' host led to him playing fictionalized versions of himself beginning with ''Mama's Family'' in [[1987]], and movies beginning with ''For Keeps'' in [[1988]], and ended with ''Free Guy'' in 2021. He also voiced other cartoon versions of himself (sometimes with different play on names), which included ''Rugrats'' (as Alan Quebec), ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''Arthur'' (as Alex Lebek), ''Pepper Ann'', and ''[[Family Guy]]''. | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
* In his time as ''Jeopardy!'' host, Trebek had given out many questions relating to several [[Hanna-Barbera]] series and movies. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 11 March 2024
- For the actor's animated namesake, see Alex Trebek (character).
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| Years active at Warner Bros. | 2020 |
| Characters played | Himself |
.png) Trebek guesting on Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | |
George Alexander "Alex" Trebek was a Canadian-American game show host and television personality, best known as the host of the quiz show Jeopardy! for 37 seasons from its third incarnation that started in 1984 until his death.
Trebek died on November 8, 2020 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 80. At the time of his death, he had been contracted to host Jeopardy! through to 2022. His final episode aired on January 8, 2021.
Roles
21st century
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
- Himself ("Total Jeopardy!," 2020)
Other roles
The growing popularity of Trebek's tenure as Jeopardy! host led to him playing fictionalized versions of himself beginning with Mama's Family in 1987, and movies beginning with For Keeps in 1988, and ended with Free Guy in 2021. He also voiced other cartoon versions of himself (sometimes with different play on names), which included Rugrats (as Alan Quebec), The Simpsons, Arthur (as Alex Lebek), Pepper Ann, and Family Guy.
Behind the scenes
- In his time as Jeopardy! host, Trebek had given out many questions relating to several Hanna-Barbera series and movies.
