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Alex Trebek

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Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Trebek graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in Philosophy. After his first decision to become a newscaster, he joined the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company), Canada's premier network in 1961. As he was working, he helped organize national news and covered a variety of special events for CBC's radio and television divisions... See full bio »

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Giorgi Suka-Alex Trebek
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Hide HideProducer (2 titles)
2013 Prey (executive producer) (pre-production)
 
1984-1987 Jeopardy! (TV series) (producer - 619 episodes)
– Episode #3.230 (1987) (producer)
– Episode #3.229 (1987) (producer)
– Episode #3.228 (1987) (producer)
– Episode #3.227 (1987) (producer)
– Episode #3.226 (1987) (producer)
See all 619 episodes »
 
Show ShowActor (11 titles)
2010 FCU: Fact Checkers Unit (TV series)
Alex
– Fact Master (2010) … Alex
– Fear of Flying (2010) … Alex
– Gilfanator (2010) … Alex
– Blonde on Blonde (2010) … Alex
– The Rider (2010) … Alex
See all 8 episodes »
 
2000 Arthur (TV series)
Alex Lebek
– Arthur and the Big Riddle/Double Dare (2000) … Alex Lebek (voice)
 
1999 Random Hearts
Jeopardy Host (uncredited)
 
1996 The Magic School Bus (TV series)
Announcer
– Shows and Tells (1996) … Announcer (voice)
 
1996 Spy Hard
Agency Tape Recorder (voice)
 
1996 The X-Files (TV series)
Man in Black
– Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' (1996) … Man in Black
 
1995 Dave's World (TV series)
– Bear with Me (1995)
 
1993 The Larry Sanders Show (TV series)
Alex Trebek
– Hank's Wedding (1993) … Alex Trebek
 
1993 Rugrats (TV series)
Alan Quebec
– Game Show Didi/Toys in the Attic (1993) … Alan Quebec (voice)
 
1991 Dying Young
Host of Jeopardy
 
1978 Vega$ (TV series)
Arthur Martin
– The Games Girls Play (1978) … Arthur Martin (as Alex Trebeck)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2013 Murder101 (grateful thanks) (completed)
 
2010 Lost: The Final Season - Beginning of the End (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2002 The Weather Underground (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (120 titles)
2013 Being Canadian (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
1984-2013 Jeopardy! (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #29.212 (2013) … Himself - Host
– Episode #29.185 (2013) … Himself - Host
– Episode #29.184 (2013) … Himself - Host
– Episode #29.183 (2013) … Himself - Host
– Episode #29.182 (2013) … Himself - Host
See all 4508 episodes »
 
2013 We Love Soaps TV (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Daytime TV at the Smithsonian (2013) … Himself - Guest
 
2010-2013 How I Met Your Mother (TV series)
Himself
– P.S. I Love You (2013) … Himself
– False Positive (2010) … Himself
 
1997-2012 The Simpsons (TV series)
Himself
– Penny-Wiseguys (2012) … Himself (voice)
– Miracle on Evergreen Terrace (1997) … Himself (voice)
 
2012 National Geographic Bee (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2012 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.96 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 13 May 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Fox News Sunday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Access Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 July 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
 
2011 National Geographic Bee (TV mini-series)
Himself - Host
 
2011 The Talk (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 11 May 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 The 2011 Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Nova (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Smartest Machine on Earth (2011) … Himself
 
2010 Jeopardy! (Video Game)
Himself - Host
 
2010 The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Canada for Haiti (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The 19th Annual Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame (TV special)
Himself
 
2010 Zany Zingers and Bonked-out Blunders
Himself
 
2009 Live from the Red Carpet: The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2009 2009 Game Show Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter (also archive footage)
 
2009 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 GSN Live (TV series)
Himself
– Alex Trebek (2009) … Himself
 
2007 Canada's Next Great Prime Minister (TV series)
Himself - Host (2008-2009)
 
2008 Q with Jian Ghomeshi (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Alex Trebek on Q (2008) … Himself - Guest
 
2008 The Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 May 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.71 (2008) … Himself
 
2005-2008 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 February 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2007 The Bucket List
Himself
 
2007 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 August 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Jeopardy! DVD Game (Video Game)
Himself - Host
 
2006-2007 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 May 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 October 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
1990-2006 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 October 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 November 1991 (1991) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 May 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
2006 The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 Family Guy (TV series)
Himself
– I Take Thee, Quagmire (2006) … Himself (voice)
 
2005 Little Manhattan
Himself
 
2005 Celebrity Poker Showdown (TV series)
Himself
– Tournament 6, Game 4 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (TV movie)
Himself - Commentator
 
2004 Married to the Kellys (TV series)
Himself
– Whose Pants Are Smarter? (2004) … Himself (voice)
 
2004 An Evening of Stars: 25th Anniversary Tribute to Lou Rawls (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Reflections on 'The X-Files' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host, Jeopardy (segment "Jeopardy!")
– Porn in the U.S./Still Fighting/Howard Hughes/Jeopardy! (2003) … Himself - Host, Jeopardy (segment "Jeopardy!")
 
2002 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself
– Winona Ryder/Moby (2002) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 This Hour Has 22 Minutes (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.13 (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Ladies Man (TV series)
Himself
– The 31-Inch-High Club (2001) … Himself
– A Quiet Evening at Home (2001) … Himself
– No Cinco, Seis! … Himself
 
2000 Finding Forrester
Himself
 
2000 Pepper Ann (TV series)
Himself
– The Finale (2000) … Himself (voice)
– Unhappy Campers/The Search for Pepper Ann Pearson (2000) … Himself (voice)
 
1997-2000 Wheel of Fortune (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host / Osment the Gnome
– Halloween Week 5 (2000) … Osment the Gnome
– Episode #14.142 (1997) … Himself - Guest Host
 
2000 Charlie's Angels
Himself
 
2000 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Betty White (2000) … Narrator
 
2000 Blacklight Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 68th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1999 Live from the Hollywood Bowl (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 Mad About You (TV series)
Himself
– The Dirty Little Secret (1999) … Himself (voice)
 
1999 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– George Carlin (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Male Swagger
Himself
 
1998 Watch & Make Money with Alex Trebek (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1998 Baywatch (TV series)
Himself
– Swept Away (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Jane Austen's Mafia!
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Jeopardy! (Video Game)
Himself - Host
 
1997 The Weird Al Show (TV series)
Himself
– Back to School (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Live from the Hollywood Bowl (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 Ragtime: The American Premiere (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Men Behaving Badly (TV series)
Himself
– Testing, Testing (1997) … Himself (voice)
 
1997 Ned and Stacey (TV series)
Himself
– It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Eric (1997) … Himself
– Sex, Lies, and Commercials … Himself
 
1996 Seinfeld (TV series)
Himself
– The Abstinence (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Before They Were Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Ellen's Energy Adventure
Himself
 
1995 The Nanny (TV series)
Himself
– Franny and the Professor (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series)
Himself
– Double Jeopardy (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Blossom (TV series)
Himself
– Who's Not on First (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Ellen (TV series)
Himself
– Ellen's Improvement (1995) … Himself (voice)
 
1995 The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Favorite Female Musical Performer
 
1994 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.201 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 Short Cuts
Himself
 
1993 Heart of Courage (TV series)
Himself - Narrator
 
1992 White Men Can't Jump
Himself
 
1992 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Himself
– Questions and Answers (1992) … Himself
 
1991 Pacific Station (TV series)
Himself
– Miata Es Su Ata (1991) … Himself
 
1991 WrestleMania VII (video)
Himself
 
1988-1991 Classic Concentration (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode dated 22 February 1991 (1991) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 21 February 1991 (1991) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 20 February 1991 (1991) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 18 August 1989 (1989) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 17 August 1989 (1989) … Himself - Host
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1990 A Conversation with Dinah (TV series)
Himself
 
1990 Super Jeopardy! (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.13 (1990) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.12 (1990) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.11 (1990) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.10 (1990) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.9 (1990) … Himself - Host
See all 13 episodes »
 
1990 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Himself / Host (Feb. 4-May 31, 1991)
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 Cheers (TV series)
Himself
– What is... Cliff Clavin? (1990) … Himself
 
1985-1989 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Co-Host
– Episode dated 30 December 1989 (1989) … Himself - Co-Host
– Episode dated 17 December 1988 (1988) … Himself - Co-Host
– Episode dated 27 December 1986 (1986) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 December 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1989 Circus of the Stars #14 (TV special documentary)
Himself - Performer
 
1989 Donahue (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 November 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 What's Alan Watching? (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 Mama's Family (TV series)
Himself
– Mama on Jeopardy! (1988) … Himself
 
1986 The 1986 Jewish National Funds Annual Tree of Life Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 M'ama non m'ama (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1983 The 35th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1981-1983 Battlestars (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode dated 1 July 1983 (1983) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 26 February 1982 (1982) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 25 February 1982 (1982) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 24 February 1982 (1982) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 23 February 1982 (1982) … Himself - Host
See all 6 episodes »
 
1982 Starcade (TV series)
Host (unaired second pilot)
 
1981 Pitfall (TV series)
Host
 
1981 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 February 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Card Sharks (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1974-1980 The New High Rollers (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode dated 20 June 1980 (1980) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 2 March 1979 (1979) … Himself - Host
 
1974-1978 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 April 1978 (1978) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 July 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1978 The Jim Nabors Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1978) … Himself
 
1976 The $128,000 Question (TV series)
Host (1977-1978)
 
1977 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 December 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1976-1980 Stars on Ice (TV series)
Host
 
1976 Double Dare (TV series)
Host (1976-1977)
 
1973-1974 The Wizard of Odds (TV series)
Host / The Wizard of Odds
 
1973 Dinah's Place (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 November 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 T.G.I.F. (TV series)
Announcer
 
1972 Outside/Inside (TV series)
Host
 
1971 Pick and Choose (TV series)
Host
 
1969 Barris & Company (TV series)
Co-host/announcer (pilot)
 
1969 Strategy (TV series)
Host
 
1965 Reach for the Top (TV series)
Quizmaster (1966-1973)
 
1962 Vacation Time (TV series)
Co-host (1964)
 
1963 Music Hop (TV series)
Host (1963-1964)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (12 titles)
2012 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
 
2011 Pearl Jam Twenty (documentary)
Himself (voice) (uncredited)
 
2010 Public Speaking (documentary)
 
2010 Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Rome Is Burning (TV series)
 
2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
 
2006 Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (video)
Himself
 
2005 WWE WrestleMania: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 2 (video)
Himself
 
2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
 
2004 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Lord Stanley's Cup: Hockey's Ultimate Prize (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Larry Sanders Show (TV series)
 
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Alternate Names:

Alex Trebeck | George Alexander Trebek

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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[When asked if he missed Bob Barker's final show in 2007]: I was doing some electrical work in an attic today. See more »

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Though he's good at pronouncing words in many different languages, he has had difficulty with Welsh and Hawaiian. See more »

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Star Sign:

Cancer