Alex Trebek Biography (1940-)
Born July 22, 1940, in Sudbury, Ontario (some sources say Alberta), Canada; immigrated to the United States, 1973; naturalized citizen, 1998; son of George Edward and Lucille (maiden name, Lagace) Trebek; married Jean Currivan, April 30, 1990; children: Emily, Matthew. Addresses: Office: c/o Jeopardy!, 10202 W. Washington, Culver City, CA 90232.; Contact: c/o Creston Farms, P.O. Box 500, Creston, CA 93432.
- Nationality
- American
- Ethnicity
- Canadian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Game show host, actor
- Birth Details
- July 22, 1940
- Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Host, Music Hop, 1963-1964
- Cohost, Vacation Time, 1964
- Quizmaster, Reach for the Top, 1966-1973
- Host, Strategy, 1969
- Host, Pick and Choose, 1971
- Host, Outside/Inside, 1972
- Host, The Wizard of Odds, NBC, 1973-1974
- Announcer, T.G.I.F., 1973
- Host, Stars on Ice, 1974-1977
- Host, High Rollers (also known as The New High Rollers), NBC, 1974-1980
- Host, Double Dare, CBS, 1976-1977
- Host, The $128,000 Question, 1977-1978
- Host, Battlestars, 1981-1983
- Host, Pitfall, 1981
- Host, Jeopardy!, syndicated, 1984-?
- Host, Classic Concentration, 1987-1990
- Host, To Tell the Truth, 1991
- Himself/host, Super Jeopardy!, ABC, 1990
- Pilots
- Cohost/announcer, Barris & Company, 1968
- Specials
- Himself, What's Alan Watching?, 1989
- Performer, Circus of the Stars #14, CBS, 1989
- Episodic
- Himself, "Mama on Jeopardy!" Mama's Family, syndicated, 1987
- Himself, "What Is ... Cliff Clavin?" Cheers, NBC, 1990
- Himself, "Questions and Answers," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1992
- Himself, "Hank's Wedding," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1993
- Himself, "Hank's Divorce," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1994
- Voice of himself, "Ellen's Improvement," Ellen, ABC, 1995
- Himself, "A Kiss Is Just a Kiss," Blossom, NBC, 1995
- Himself, "Double Jeopardy," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1995
- Himself, "Nanny and the Professor," The Nanny, CBS, 1995
- Man in black, "Jose Chung's `From Outer Space'," The X-Files, Fox,1996
- Voice of himself, "The Abstinence," Seinfeld, NBC, 1996
- (Uncredited) Himself, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC (Canada), 1997
- Himself, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Eric," Ned and Stacey, Fox, 1997
- Himself, Wheel of Fortune, NBC and syndicated, 1997
- Himself, "Back to School," The Weird Al Show, CBS, 1997
- Voice of himself, "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1997
- Himself, The Tom Green Show, 1998
- Himself, "Swept Away," Baywatch, syndicated, 1998
- Voice of himself, "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1," Family Guy (animated), Fox, 2002
- Also appeared as guest panelist, Front Page Challenge, CBC (Canada); guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares, syndicated; himself, ALF, NBC; voice of Alan Quebec, "Game Show Didi," Rugrats (animated),Nickelodeon; voice of game show host, The Magic School Bus, PBS; himself, "Sex, Lies, and Commercials," Ned and Stacey, Fox; Alec the Trojan, "Is There a Problem?" Nick's Got a Problem; voice of himself, "CatDog Meets Alex Trebek," CatDog (animated), Nickelodeon.
- Television Producer
- Series
- Jeopardy!, syndicated, 1984-1987
- Film Appearances
- Himself, Wrestlemania VII, 1991
- Himself, Dying Young, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
- Himself, White Men Can't Jump, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
- Himself, Short Cuts, Fine Line Features, 1993
- Agency tape recorder voice, Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996
- Himself, Ellen's Energy Adventure, 1996
- (Uncredited) Himself, Jane Austen's Mafia! (also known as Mafia!), Buena Vista, 1998
- (Uncredited) Jeopardy! host, Random Hearts, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
- Himself, The Male Swagger, 1999
- Himself, Charlie's Angels (also known as 3 Engel fur Charlie), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
- Himself, Finding Forrester, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
- RECORDINGS
- Video Games
- Host, Jeopardy!, Hasbro Interactive, 1998