Alex Trebek

George Alexander Trebek (July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020), OC was an Emmy Award-winning Canadian-American television personality and game show host, best known as the host of the game show Jeopardy! from 1984 until his death in 2020.

Alex Trebek

Quotes

• I'm curious about everything - even things that don't interest me.
  • Jacobs, A.J. The Know-It-All, pg 102.
• 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.
• Don’t ask me who’s going to replace me because I have no say whatsoever, but I’m sure that if you give them the same love and attention and respect that you have shown me, then they will be a success and the show will continue being a success. And until we meet again, God bless you and goodbye.
  • His prepared last words. From an ABC News interview, January 2020.