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Alex Trebek
George Alexander Trebek OC (July 22, 1940 - November 8, 2020) was a Canadian-American television personality, game show host and actor. He was the host of the syndicated game show Jeopardy! after its revival in 1984, and also hosted a number of other game shows, including The Wizard of Odds, Double Dare, High Rollers, Battlestars, Classic Concentration, and To Tell the Truth. Trebek also made appearances in numerous television series, in which he usually played himself.
A native of Canada, Trebek became a naturalized United States citizen in 1998. He received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host seven times for his work on Jeopardy!. On November 8, 2020, Trebek died at age 80 after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer; he had been contracted to host Jeopardy! until 2022.
As actor
Free Guy
What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show
Phil
Game Changers
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Who Is Arthur Chu?
Being Canadian
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
Public Speaking
Waking Sleeping Beauty
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Little Manhattan
Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
S.W.A.T.
Finding Forrester
Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players
Charlie's Angels
Random Hearts
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Spy Hard
Ellen's Energy Adventure
Short Cuts
White Men Can't Jump
Dying Young
WWE WrestleMania VII
The Earth Day Special
The Male Swagger