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

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