Alex Trebek
Alex Trebek
George Alexander "Alex" Trebekis a Canadian American television personality. He has been the host of the syndicated game show Jeopardy! since 1984, and has also hosted a number of other game shows, including The Wizard of Odds, Double Dare, High Rollers, Battlestars, Classic Concentration and To Tell the Truth. Trebek has made appearances in numerous television series, usually portraying himself. A native of Canada, he became a naturalized United States citizen in 1998...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGame Show Host
Date of Birth22 July 1940
CityGreater Sudbury, Canada
CountryUnited States of America
Hey, way to go. I bet our writers that no one would get that.
I want to thank myself. Forty-five years ago, I graduated from the University of Ottawa and had a few career opportunities available, but I chose television and I've never, ever regretted that decision.
They're operating under a misconception and have been for many years. As long as they're polite in their critique, we are polite in our response. But if they're mean and rude, I tell them that.
I would have loved to have a role in the HBO series 'Deadwood.' It was Shakespeare in the Old West.
'Music Hop' in 1963 was my first hosting job of a variety program.
People say, 'You look to be in great shape for your age,' and I guess I am.
Viewers know that I have a weird sense of humor, but that I'm serious about the game,
Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination.
The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it’s wanting what you get,
Jim Cummings, Whoopie Goldberg & Cheech Marin make up this famous Disney threesome.
The only reason I got into broadcasting was, I needed money to pay for my junior and senior years at college, and they hired me, those fools!
People ask me, How would you do as a contestant on the show? And I tell them I would do fairly well among senior citizens, but against a good thirty-year-old I would have trouble because I cannot recall information as quickly as I used to. You used to say something and I would go, boom, right away, very sharp. Now it's like, Oh, yes, but wait a minute, uh, uh...
My dad drank pretty heavily, and he never missed a day of work in his life. So I never looked at drinking as a serious problem, but drugs to me are a serious problem. I think it's a generational thing. I think older people don't feel as uncomfortable around drinkers as they do around dopers.
When I finish as the host of 'Jeopardy!' I'm going to go up to Taft in central California. They have a small college there that teaches you about oil drilling.