Alex Trebek Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Alex Trebek was a Canadian television personality, game show host, and actor who was best known for being the host of the famous syndicated game show Jeopardy and also for hosting the TV game shows like The Wizard of Odds, Double Dare, High Rollers, and To Tell the Truth. He holds the record to have hosted the most game show episodes for the same program.

Age

Alex was born on July 22, 1940.

Died

Alex died on November 8, 2020, at the age of 80, at his home in Los Angeles, California, U.S., after fighting pancreatic cancer for over 18 months.

Sun Sign

Cancer

Nationality

Education

Alex attended the University of Ottawa and graduated in 1961 with a degree in Philosophy.

Girlfriend / Spouse

Alex had dated –

1. Elaine Callei (1974-1981) – Alex married businesswoman Elaine Callei in 1974. This was Elaine’s 2nd marriage. The couple did not have any children together but Alex adopted Elaine’s daughter Nicky from her previous marriage. They divorced in 1981.
2. Jean Currivan (1990-2020) – Alex married real estate project manager, Jean Currivan in 1990. They have had 2 children together named and Emily Trebek. The relationship ended in November 2020, as Alex passed due to pancreatic cancer.

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Mostly wore glasses
• His beard and mustache

Brand Endorsements

Alex had appeared in the commercials for the following brands –

• National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board (Print ad) (1999)
• WebTV (1999)
• Sundown Herbals (1999)
• Conseco Direct Life (1999)
• The Phonics Game (1998)
• Colonial Penn Insurance
• Holiday Inn Express (2003)
• Alaska Airlines (Radio commercials) (1998)
• Emerald Downs Racetrack (TV and Radio commercials)
• DirecTV (2010)
• Wheat Thins crackers (2012)

Best Known For

• Being the host of the famous syndicated game show Jeopardy! since its revival in 1984 until 2020
• Hosting popular TV game shows like The Wizard of Odds, Double Dare, High Rollers, Classic Concentration, and To Tell the Truth

First Film

Alex made his theatrical film debut in Dying Young as the host of Jeopardy in 1991.

First TV Show

Alex made his first TV show appearance in Music Hop as a host in 1963.

Personal Trainer

As per an interview in 2014, Alex revealed that he was eating a Snickers and a Diet Pepsi for breakfast for almost a year and even after a warning from his nutritionist, he did not switch to a healthy breakfast. He joked about replacing his breakfast with Milky Way and Diet Cokes. Alex said that he was not able to have a good breakfast because of his work schedule but he did have a good solid dinner.

Alex Trebek Favorite Things

• Author – Mark Twain

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Alex Trebek Facts

1. He worked as a garbage man in Cincinnati, United States, but returned to his country Canada to complete his studies in 1961.
2. He had always wanted to be a news anchor and was even a member of his college English Debating Society.
3. While he was still a college student, Alex wanted to make a career in broadcast news and event before the completion of his degree, he began working with CBC in 1961.
4. The last year of his college life was very hectic as he attended school in the mornings and worked at night. According to him, he worked so much that at one time, he had replaced “every announcer in every possible job”.
5. After working mindlessly, he eventually got to read the national news. He was also on CBC’s radio and television divisions and covered a variety of special events.
6. In 1963, he got his first hosting job which was on Music Hop, a Canadian music program.
7. Alex began hosting the revival of Jeopardy! in 1984. On May 2, 2017, his contract with the show was renewed till 2020 which was further extended until 2022.
8. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1998.
9. Alex grew up in a bilingual French-English environment. Hence, he was a fluent English and French speaker. He could also speak some German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian.
10. In 2014, he was honored by the Guinness World Record as the person who has hosted the most game show episodes for the same program.
11. TV personalities and , (Canadian Prime Minister), Ken Jennings (Game Show contestant and author), and were the ones who paid him early tribute on his death.
12. Alex did not have any official social media accounts.

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