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'''George Alexander Trebek''',<ref>{{cite book| title=The Answer Is... Reflections on My Life| first=Alex| last=Trebek| year=2020| publisher=Simon & Schuster| page=36| isbn=9781982158019}}</ref> {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} ({{IPAc-en|t|r|ə|ˈ|b|ɛ|k}}; July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian-American game show host and television personality. He was the host of the [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] [[game show]] ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' for 37 seasons from its revival in 1984 until his death in 2020. He also hosted a number of other game shows, including ''[[The Wizard of Odds]]'', ''[[Double Dare (1976 game show)|Double Dare]]'', ''[[High Rollers]]'', ''[[Battlestars (game show)|Battlestars]]'', ''[[Concentration (game show)#Classic Concentration (1987–1991)|Classic Concentration]]'', and ''[[To Tell the Truth]]''. Trebek also made appearances in numerous television series, in which he usually played himself. |
'''George Alexander Trebek''',<ref>{{cite book| title=The Answer Is... Reflections on My Life| first=Alex| last=Trebek| year=2020| publisher=Simon & Schuster| page=36| isbn=9781982158019}}</ref> {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} ({{IPAc-en|t|r|ə|ˈ|b|ɛ|k}}; July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian-American game show host and television personality. He was the host of the [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] [[game show]] ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' for 37 seasons from its revival in 1984 until his death in 2020. He also hosted a number of other game shows, including ''[[The Wizard of Odds]]'', ''[[Double Dare (1976 game show)|Double Dare]]'', ''[[High Rollers]]'', ''[[Battlestars (game show)|Battlestars]]'', ''[[Concentration (game show)#Classic Concentration (1987–1991)|Classic Concentration]]'', and ''[[To Tell the Truth]]''. Trebek also made appearances in numerous television series, in which he usually played himself. |
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A native of Canada, Trebek became a [[Naturalization#United States|naturalized]] United States citizen in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/08/us/alex-trebek-fast-facts/index.html|title=Alex Trebek Fast Facts|work=[[CNN]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]]|location=Atlanta, Georgia|date=July 3, 2018|access-date=August 2, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802193255/https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/08/us/alex-trebek-fast-facts/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He received the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host]] seven times for his work on ''Jeopardy!.'' He died on November 8, 2020 at age 80 after a nearly two-year battle with [[pancreatic cancer]]. He had been contracted to host ''Jeopardy!'' until 2022.<ref name=contract2022>{{cite web|last1=Ramos|first1=Dino-Ray|title='Wheel of Fortune's Pat Sajak & Vanna White, 'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Renew Contracts Through 2022|url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/pat-sajak-vanna-white-alex-trebek-wheel-of-fortune-jeopardy-renew-contracts-1202493329/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 31, 2018|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-date=November 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103024103/https://deadline.com/2018/10/pat-sajak-vanna-white-alex-trebek-wheel-of-fortune-jeopardy-renew-contracts-1202493329/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
A native of Canada, Trebek became a [[Naturalization#United States|naturalized]] United States citizen in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/08/us/alex-trebek-fast-facts/index.html|title=Alex Trebek Fast Facts|work=[[CNN]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]]|location=Atlanta, Georgia|date=July 3, 2018|access-date=August 2, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802193255/https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/08/us/alex-trebek-fast-facts/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He received the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host]] seven times for his work on ''Jeopardy!.'' He died on November 8, 2020 at age 80 after a nearly two-year battle with [[pancreatic cancer]]. He had been contracted to host ''Jeopardy!'' until 2022.<ref name=contract2022>{{cite web|last1=Ramos|first1=Dino-Ray|title='Wheel of Fortune's Pat Sajak & Vanna White, 'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Renew Contracts Through 2022|url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/pat-sajak-vanna-white-alex-trebek-wheel-of-fortune-jeopardy-renew-contracts-1202493329/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 31, 2018|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-date=November 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103024103/https://deadline.com/2018/10/pat-sajak-vanna-white-alex-trebek-wheel-of-fortune-jeopardy-renew-contracts-1202493329/|url-status=live}}</ref> since then, that is no longer happening do Trebek dying on November 8, 2020. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |