Alex Trebek is a famous television personality and is better known as the host of the popular game show ‘Jeopardy!’ This biography of Alex Trebek provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
Alex Trebek
@American-canadian Television Personality, Birthday and Family
Jul 22, 1940
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: July 22, 1940
- Nationality: Canadian, American
- Famous: American-canadian Television Personality, Media Personalities, TV Anchors, TV Presenters
- Spouses: Jean Currivan Trebek (m. 1990), Elaine Callei Trebek (m. 1974–1981)
- Known as: George Alexander Trebek
- Childrens: Emily Trebek, Matthew Trebek
- Universities:
- University of Ottawa
- Toronto's Malvern Collegiate Institute
- Lisgar Collegiate Institute
Alex Trebek born at
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Birth Place
He married Elaine Callei in 1974. The marriage ended in divorce in 1981. His second marriage was to Jean Currivan in 1990. The couple has two children.
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Personal Life
He is actively involved with the charitable organization World Vision and has traveled to many third world countries with the organization’s projects.
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Personal Life
He is the son of George Trebek and Lucille. His father was a chef in a local hotel.
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Childhood & Early Life
As a young boy he went to Jesuit schools and graduated from Lisgar Collegiate Institute in 1957. He went to the University of Ottawa to study philosophy and received his degree in 1961. While he was at the university he became a member of the English Debating Society.
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Childhood & Early Life
He began his journalistic career as a newscaster and sportscaster with the CBC channel. His specialty was national news and he soon gained a reputation for being a cool headed and trustworthy journalist. He covered several special events for his channels’ radio and television divisions.
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Career
Even though his role as a newscaster was much appreciated, he changed gears and became the host of the Canadian quiz show ‘Reach for the Top’ in 1966 in which teams of high school students competed against each other.
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Career
He moved to the U.S. in 1973 to further his career. His first job there was to host the new NBC game show ‘The Wizard of Odds’. The show was short-lived and lasted only one season.
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Career
He started hosting the game show ‘High Rollers’ in 1974. He was in the show for its two runs—from 1974-76, and 1978-80, and also in its syndicated season during 1975-76.
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Career
During 1977-78 he hosted the second season of ‘The $128,000 Question’. In the show each participant was quizzed in a category of their expertise. The show never registered high viewership ratings and was discontinued after the second season.
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Career
He is best known as the host of the Award winning game show, ‘Jeopardy!’ which made him a famous household name. He has been hosting the syndicated version of the game show since 1984 and is expected to retire in 2016.
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Major Works