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Ken Jennings took over as the Jeopardy! host shortly after Alex Trebek’s death and has fit into the role perfectly. Initially, Mike Richards replaced Trebek, but he was forced out and replaced by Hennings and Mayim Bialik. Now, it is Jennings’ show on his own, and fans seem to have accepted him as their own.
However, he recently revealed that he “stole” something from Alex Trebek to make his job much easier. Here is what you need to know.
Ken Jennings Admits To Stealing Something From Alex Trebek
Before Ken Jennings took over as the Jeopardy! host, he was a contestant. He ended up wildly successful, winning $3,022,700 on the show, including $2,522,700 in his initial appearances. Jeopardy! isn’t his only gameshow appearance, as he has won more money than anyone else on American game shows, with $4,522,700 in winnings.
Jeopardy!: Ken Jennings
This made him more than qualified to host Jeopardy!.
However, he recently revealed that he “stole” something from Alex Trebek to make his job much easier. Here is what you need to know.
Ken Jennings Admits To Stealing Something From Alex Trebek
Before Ken Jennings took over as the Jeopardy! host, he was a contestant. He ended up wildly successful, winning $3,022,700 on the show, including $2,522,700 in his initial appearances. Jeopardy! isn’t his only gameshow appearance, as he has won more money than anyone else on American game shows, with $4,522,700 in winnings.
Jeopardy!: Ken Jennings
This made him more than qualified to host Jeopardy!.
- 6/10/2024
- by Shawn Lealos
- TV Shows Ace
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Hair department head MaryAnn Hennings first heard about the television adaptation of “Daisy Jones and the Six” while working on the film adaptation of “Where the Crawdads Sing,” two big projects produced by Hello Sunshine, the company founded by Reese Witherspoon.
“[Executive producer and Hello Sunshine film and television president] Lauren Neustadter hired me on ‘Where the Crawdads Sing,’” Hennings says in an exclusive video interview with Gold Derby. “So we did that movie, and she was always talking about ‘Daisy Jones’ and how it’s their love child. She was so excited about it that I had a tease before I even went in.”
Based on the book by Taylor Jenkins Reid and co-created by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, the Oscar-nominated screenwriters behind “The Disaster Artist” and “(500) Days of Summer,” “Daisy Jones and the Six” tells the story of a fictional rock band in the 1970s as they rise and fall. Riley Keough stars as...
“[Executive producer and Hello Sunshine film and television president] Lauren Neustadter hired me on ‘Where the Crawdads Sing,’” Hennings says in an exclusive video interview with Gold Derby. “So we did that movie, and she was always talking about ‘Daisy Jones’ and how it’s their love child. She was so excited about it that I had a tease before I even went in.”
Based on the book by Taylor Jenkins Reid and co-created by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, the Oscar-nominated screenwriters behind “The Disaster Artist” and “(500) Days of Summer,” “Daisy Jones and the Six” tells the story of a fictional rock band in the 1970s as they rise and fall. Riley Keough stars as...
- 6/13/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
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When Daisy Jones first performs at the famed Troubadour in the second episode of Prime Video’s “Daisy Jones & The Six,” she’s not yet a rock star. The titular character, played by Riley Keough, steps onto the low-lit stage with an acoustic guitar awkwardly strapped around her shoulders, her hair hastily done up in prairie braids, her frizz the telltale sign of a broke artist without the time or money to care about aesthetics.
“I’m Daisy,” she says into the mic. Not yet “Daisy Jones” or “lead singer of The Six,” the band that she would later join and catapult her into fame. At this point, she’s just Daisy. But her star power is evident — and she already looks the part.
“The thing I like...
When Daisy Jones first performs at the famed Troubadour in the second episode of Prime Video’s “Daisy Jones & The Six,” she’s not yet a rock star. The titular character, played by Riley Keough, steps onto the low-lit stage with an acoustic guitar awkwardly strapped around her shoulders, her hair hastily done up in prairie braids, her frizz the telltale sign of a broke artist without the time or money to care about aesthetics.
“I’m Daisy,” she says into the mic. Not yet “Daisy Jones” or “lead singer of The Six,” the band that she would later join and catapult her into fame. At this point, she’s just Daisy. But her star power is evident — and she already looks the part.
“The thing I like...
- 3/10/2023
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
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