Alex Trebek
Overview
George Alexander "Alex" Trebek (trɨˈbɛk; born July 22, 1940) is a Canadian American game show host who has been the host of the game show
Jeopardy!
since 1984, and prior to that, he hosted game shows such as Pitfall
and High Rollers
. He has appeared in numerous television series, usually as himself. A native of Canada
, he became a naturalized
United States
citizen
in 1998.
Trebek was born in Sudbury, Ontario
, the son of Lucille (née
Lagacé, which was the name of the street on which he grew up), a Franco-Ontarian
, and George Edward Trebek, a Ukrainian immigrant.
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
since 1984, and prior to that, he hosted game shows such as Pitfall
Pitfall (game show)
Pitfall was a Canadian game show that aired in American and Canadian syndication from September 14, 1981 to September 1982. The host was Alex Trebek and the announcer was John Barton...
and High Rollers
High Rollers
High Rollers is an American television game show based on the dice game Shut the Box. The show aired on NBC from July 1, 1974 to June 11, 1976 and again from April 24, 1978 to June 20, 1980. Two different syndicated versions were also produced, a weekly series in the 1975–1976 season which ran...
. He has appeared in numerous television series, usually as himself. A native of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, he became a naturalized
Naturalization
Naturalization is the acquisition of citizenship and nationality by somebody who was not a citizen of that country at the time of birth....
United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
citizen
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
in 1998.
Trebek was born in Sudbury, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, the son of Lucille (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Lagacé, which was the name of the street on which he grew up), a Franco-Ontarian
Franco-Ontarian
Franco-Ontarians are French Canadian or francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. They are sometimes known as "Ontarois"....
, and George Edward Trebek, a Ukrainian immigrant.
Quotations
What goes 0-300 in less than 2 seconds? Your mother on a scale.
Justinson, C.H.L. Down and Dirty, pg 32
Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination.
"What I've Learned: Alex Trebek", Esquire, March 2003