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
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.
Learning something new is fun,
I tried to do my best impression of The Jonas Brothers, but no matter how hard I tried I ended up looking cool!
Jim Cummings, Whoopie Goldberg & Cheech Marin make up this famous Disney threesome.
Sex? Unfortunately, as you get older - and I shouldn't admit this - there are other things that become more important in your daily life.
Merv Griffin, who developed Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, had a great line once. I used to personally answer all the mail that came in to Jeopardy! whether it was favorable or unfavorable, and Merv said, You know how I handle the nasty mail? I said no. He just grabbed it and folded it up and crunched it up and threw it in the wastebasket. He said, I don't bother with it.
I'm curious about everything--even things that don't interest me.
We are all experts in our own little niches.
My life is what it is, and I can't change it. I can change the future, but I can't do anything about the past.
It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.
The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it’s wanting what you get,
Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination.
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 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.