Alex Trebek

For the actor's animated namesake, see Alex Trebek (character).

Alex Trebek
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Years active at Warner Bros.	2020
Characters played	Himself
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.