George Alexander Trebek (July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian-American television personality, game show host and actor. Alex Trebek died the morning of November 8, 2020 after battling pancreatic cancer for almost two years. He was the host of the syndicated game show Jeopardy! after its revival in 1984, and 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. Alex Trebek was contracted to host Jeopardy! until 2022. Alex Trebek also made appearances in numerous television series, in which he usually played himself. A native of Canada, he became a naturalized United States citizen in 1998. For his work on Jeopardy!, Alex Trebek received 31 nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host, winning 7 times. Alex Trebek graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in philosophy in 1961. While a university student, he was a member of the English Debating Society. At the time, he was interested in a career in broadcast news. Alex Trebek married broadcaster Elaine Callei in 1974. The couple had no children and divorced in 1981, Alex Trebek adopted Callei's daughter Nicky. In 1990, he married Jean Currivan, a real estate project manager from New York. They have two children, Matthew and Emily. We here at Chile Hush *but don't stop telling it* extend our condolences to the family, friends, co-workers and fans of Alex Trebek. https://www.instagram.com/p/CHVxYkUHi7B/?igshid=uafacpougruw








