Alex Trebek, the veteran host of the television game show Jeopardy!, has passed away following a lengthy battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old.
News of Trebek's death was announced by the official Jeopardy! account on Twitter:
News of Trebek's death was announced by the official Jeopardy! account on Twitter:
Trebek had hosted Jeopardy! since 1984. Over the years, he won seven Daytime Emmys for his work on the show. The series was recently announced to be returning with new host Ken Jennings.
Trebek's cancer fight was detailed in his recent memoir The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life, which was published earlier this year.
The veteran TV presenter was born George Alexander Trebek in Sudbury in 1940. He received a degree in philosophy from the University of Ottawa, but eventually made his way into television. Thanks to Jeopardy!, he holds the Guinness World Record for most episodes of a game show hosted, with 6,829 to his name.
He is survived by his wife and three children.
