Alex Trebek

George Alexander "Alex" Trebek, , was a Canadian-American television personality and game show host. For Disney, he voiced himself in the animated series Pepper Ann and played himself in Free Guy. He also appeared as himself in the Epcot attraction Ellen's Energy Adventure and voiced the Agency Tape Recorder in Spy Hard. He had a cameo as himself in Mafia!.
Trebek was born on July 22, 1940 in Ontario, Canada. His first job at age 13 was as a bellhop at the hotel where his father worked as a chef. Trebek attended Sudbury High School (now Sudbury Secondary School) and then attended the University of Ottawa. Trebek graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in philosophy in 1961. At the time, he was interested in a broadcast news career.
Initially beginning as an announcer, Trebek soon became host for various network program. Such shows included , , , , , , and The National Geographic Bee national finals. However, he was best known for being the host of the syndicated quiz show (1984-2020). He has guest-starred on television shows that spoofed the game show in some fashion, such as , , , , , , , , , and . He has acted in shows outside of the Jeopardy theme, such as , , , , , and .
On March 6, 2019, Trebek announced that he had been diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer and was prepared fight the disease. While chemotherapy and surgery helped live longer than his initial prognosis, he passed away on November 8, 2020; twenty months after his diagnosis. He continued to host Jeopardy with his last taping occurring on October 29 and released posthumously. His remains were cremated.
==Roles==
Alex trebek ellens energy adventure.jpg|Himself(Ellen's Energy Adventure)
Alex Trebek PepperAnn.jpg|Alex Trebek(Pepper Ann)
==Trivia==
*Within the series Pepper Ann, Alex Trebek is depicted marrying Lydia Pearson and becoming the titular character's step-father. In real life, Trebek was already married to his second wife and would remain so until his death.
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